Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Isaac Norval Baker Civil War Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: MS-0357
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an original manuscript fragment (ca. 12 pages) and typewritten transcription (21 pages) describing Isaac Norval Baker's Civil War service as a Private in the Confederate Army's 18th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Baker's language is descriptive and lively, and the account includes many vignettes that provide insight into the lives of both soldiers and civilians. The narrative covers the period June 1863-April 1865; topics include camp life, wartime hardships, battles...
F. Lewis Marshall letter
Item
Identifier: MS-0165
Scope and Contents
One letter (October 6, 1863) confirming and giving details of the death of James K. Marshall, VMI Class of 1860, who was killed in battle at Gettysburg. The letter was written to James' parents, Edward C. Marshall and Rebecca Peyton Marshall, by his cousin, F. Lewis Marshall. James Marshall was a Colonel in the 52nd North Carolina Infantry.
John Garibaldi Civil War papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0284
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of 38 letters,
1862-1864, written by Garibaldi to his wife Sarah during his
service in the Confederate Army (27th Virginia Infantry
Regiment). Primary topics include camp life, the hardships of
war for both soldiers and civilians, battles and skirmishes
(including Chancellorsville and Gettysburg), other members of
the 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment, and family news. The letter of May 11, 1863...
Nathaniel C. Wilson and related papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0490
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of miscellaneous Civil War papers of Nathaniel C. Wilson (VMI Class of 1861) and misc. papers of other family members. Of the N. C. Wilson portion of the collection, the most significant item is a diary-account book fragment which includes entries (July 25th-July 3, the day of his death) from Pennsylvania and the battlefield at Gettysburg. Other N. C. Wilson items include two letters written while he was a student at the University of Virginia in 1859-1860, and one...
