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Morgan Family Civil War Papers, 1862-1864
No full textThe collection consists of twelve items. Included are letters (8 items), 1862-1864, addressed to Cadet Patrick H. Morgan. Those from his father (James B. Morgan of Currituck, Co. NC) contain news of Civil War civilian and home life Currituck Co., North Carolina, 1863-1864. Specific topics include enemy raids for food and supplies, diptheria, an uncle's death in battle, and the hardships of war. Other letters are from family friends and cousin John B. Wiginton. Also included are Cadet Morgan's written excuses (4 items) to the VMI Commandant for various infractions, April - May 1863
My Service with Stonewall Jackson by Thomas H. Williamson. Transcription.
No full textTranscription of the Thomas H. Williamson's Civil War memoirs, in which he discusses the events that took place during his temporary assignment to the command of Major General Thomas J. (Stonewall) beginning in April 1862. The manuscript from which this transcription was made was written ca. 1883
Lexington, Virginia Census for 1870. Annotated
No full textAnnotated census for Lexington, Virginia, 1870. The 1870 census provides insight into life in the small Shenandoah Valley community of Lexington, Virginia as it existed just after the end of the Civil War
John J. Clarke Civil War papers
No full textThis 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 of 1864-1865. One letter, dated February 4, 1865 to Colonel Clarke from Headquarters discusses proposed training of African-American troops in the Engineer Corps
