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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

William Emery Merrill Civil War Maps

 Collection — Oversize folder 1: [Barcode: 1336-22-025-001]
Identifier: 1336
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of five Civil War maps depicting Union Army territory.

Dates: 1863 - 1864

John J. Miller Letters

 Collection
Identifier: 0505
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence to and from John J. Miller documenting his imprisonment at Johnson's Island, Ohio and military duties at Richmond, Virginia. Includes letters from his father James Miller and brother William J. Miller in St. Louis, and Mary Elizabeth Burd, later his wife, from Oakland, Missouri. Also contains photographs of Miller and his wife, an 1860 officer's commission from the State of Tennessee (Western Military Academy), and a short biography of Miller. ...
Dates: 1863 - 1865

James Nichols Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1345
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two images, one of James Nichols and one of Sarah Jane Hastings Nichols. Also included are multiple letters between he and his wife.

Dates: 1862; 1863; 1869

Kenneth W. Noe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1303
Scope and Contents

This collection includes research and teaching notes, professional and personal correspondence, and various documents showcasing Dr. Kenneth W. Noe's career as a Civil War historian, history professor, nonfiction author, and active member of the academic community. Photocopies of original historical documents used in his research, such as The Memoir of Marcus Woodcock, 9th Kentucky Infantry, are also included.

Dates: 1990 - 2018

Pearson-Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1135
Scope and Contents The core of this collection is a set of forty-six letters written by various members of the Pearson and Johnson families to each other during the Civil War years and the years immediately before and after the war. Included are love letters between Jefferson Lafayette Pearson and Mary Abigail Johnson, letters from the soldiers in the family to their brothers and sisters and in-laws, and letters between the women in the two families on the home front during the war. Topics covered include...
Dates: 1848 - 1985

Isaac J. Rogers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1182
Scope and Contents

This small collection, maintained in original order, focuses predominantly on the life and experiences of Isaac J. Rogers during the Civil War and the late nineteenth century. The collection includes his order book/journal, transcriptions of order book/journal entries, and his obituary. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings depicting University of Alabama football player, Isaac J. "Ike" Rogers, potentially a younger relative of Isaac J. Rogers.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865; 1836 - 1915

Thach Family Genealogical Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1325
Scope and Contents This collection contains historical and genealogical material collected by the descendants of Charles Coleman Thach.Included are wills from the Thach lineage, personal family letters and letters regarding genealogy, death notices and obituaries, newspaper clippings, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) membership applications, a calling card printing plate, lineage charts, census records,...
Dates: 1828 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1959

Thomas Porter Whitby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0063
Scope and Contents

This collection includes transcripts of Whitby's Civil War letters, materials on 19th century dentistry in Alabama, and genealogical data on the Whitby family into the 1990s. It also includes a list of "Members who paid for Base Ball", dated March 1, 1866, four newspaper clippings about Dr. Whitby, copies of the newspaper clippings, and a typed biographical sketch of Dr. Whitby.

Dates: 1862 - 1995