Confederate States of America -- Army -- Corps of Engineers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John E. Roller Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0171
Scope and Contents
The John E. Roller Papers consist of personal incoming and
outgoing correspondence, 1862-1870, including Civil War era
letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI; Civil War
dispatches and telegrams (1864), dating from his service with
the Confederate States Engineers, including one document
signed by General Robert E. Lee; scrapbook, ca. 1910,
containing clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit
reunions, monument...
John J. Clarke Civil War papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0112
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Clarke's Civil War papers (1861-1865; 12 items). Documents include commissions, military orders, correspondence and dispatches concerning activities in and around Charleston, South Carolina during the period 1864-1865; letter (Feb. 4, 1865) to Col. Clarke from Headquarters discussing proposed training of African-American troops in the Engineer Corps.
Robert A. Boyd Diary - Notebook
Collection
Identifier: MS-0092
Scope and Contents
One volume notebook, ca. 45 pages, containing miscellaneous personal notes (Dec. 1864-April 1865) and brief diary entries (January 1; April 3-13, 1865). Diary portion covers activities of the 1st Engineers Regiment during the last few days of the war; mentions surrender at Appomattox and includes pencil sketch of surrender site. Notes concern supplies, furloughs and desertions, guard rosters; also maxims and quotations from books.
William G. Williamson papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0205
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an original manuscript Civil War notebook, including reports (September 1862-May 1863) submitted to the Chief Engineer's Office, Army of Northern Virginia, in which Williamson discusses destroying bridges at Harper's Ferry, and reconnaissance and mapping trips in the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont; poetry, notes about architecture and engineering, and Williamson family genealogy. The papers also include miscellaneous correspondence and documents (1868-1898) and...
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