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The
following are a sample of images collected by
the Civil War 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization
and Access. Numerous diaries, letters, paroles,
photographs, and reminiscences were contributed
from donors visited in Campbell, Fauquier, Mecklenburg,
Prince Edward, and Shenandoah Counties, and
Portsmouth and Virginia Beach from September
2010 through January 2011.
Bell,
Frank. Journal and Letter book, 1864-1865.
These volumes are from the hospital
at a Union-operated prison camp in Beaufort,
South Carolina. (Orange County)
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Byrd,
William Wallace, Sr. Sketchbook, 1861-1862.
Includes sketches of the encampment
of the 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment
in the Fairfax County and Occoquan River
area. (Sent in on CD by donor)
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Molineux,
Edward Leslie. Collection, 1861-1865.
Includes letters, orders, photographs,
programs, and sketches of Brevet Major-General
Molineux of New York. The collection
includes over 300 scanned items tracing
his career and command in Georgia, Louisiana,
and Virginia. (Scanned at private event
in Williamsburg)
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Umberger,
George. Receipt for pasturing cattle,
1865. This receipt is for pasturing
47 cattle owned by the Confederate Government.
(Smyth County)
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Dr.
Charles Hancock (1828-1885) Farm Journal,
1858-1871, Keswick, Albemarle County,
Virginia. Lists land lent out for
the grazing cattle and sheep of the
Confederate Army. Also of note in
the back is a list of slaves with
birth dates. At a later time a family
member noted their job on the farm
and who they married and what children
they had. Scanned
in partnership with the Portsmouth
Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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Charles
W. Thomas Letters, 1861-1865.
Letters, 1861-1865, from Charles W.
Thomas of Mecklenburg County, Virginia,
to his wife, Mary Pearson Thomas.
Charles W. Thomas served with the
56th Virginia Infantry Regiment during
the war. In this letter, 14 May 1863,
Thomas mentions the recent death of
General Stonewall Jackson. Scanned
in partnership with the Mecklenburg
County Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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David
Allen Letters, 1905-1908. Lent
for scanning by private donor in partnership
with the Virginia Beach Local Sesquicentennial
Committee.
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David
Allen Letters, 1905-1908. Lent for
scanning by private donor in partnership
with the Virginia Beach Local Sesquicentennial
Committee.
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Papers,
1866-1916, of Reuben A. Mohler (1846-1901),
a soldier in the 143rd Ohio Infantry
Regiment, Company E. Papers include
Mohler's 1 May 1866 honorable discharge
from the Ohio National Guard; a transfer
card, 30 December 1891, allowing Mohler
to transfer to another post in the
Grand Army of the Republic; a photograph
of Mohler with his brother George
W. (b. 1841) and another man, likely
either William H. Mohler (b. 1843)
or Jacob Mohler (b. 1839); three documents
relating to Reuben Mohler's Civil
War pension; and lyrics, written by
Mohler, to a song entitled "Camping
in Dixie." Also of note is an
undated sketch of a burial site for
Union soldiers at Fort Pocahontas,
Charles City County, Virginia. Lent
for scanning by a private individual,
Richmond.
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Mary
Alice Mitchell was a former slave
in the Fore household in the Hixburg
area of Appomattox County, Virginia.
Following the end of the Civil War,
she and her husband eventually owned
over one hundred acres of land in
Appomattox County. An independent
woman, she was often seen in the county
traveling in her horse and buggy visiting
family and friends. Ms. Mitchell’s
descendent brought this image to a
CW 150 Legacy Project event to share
this incredible woman’s story
of success following enslavement.
Scanned in partnership with the Prince
Edward County Local Sesquicentennial
Committee.
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Mosby’s
Men Reunion memorabilia, 1901-1906.
Scanned
in partnership with the Shenandoah
County Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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David
S. Stover Letters, 1864. Scanned in
partnership with the Shenandoah County
Local Sesquicentennial Committee. |
Eliza
A.P. Green Letter, 1864 January 27.
Scanned
in partnership with the Portsmouth
Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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Henry
Cranford Letters, 1861-1864. Scanned
in partnership with the Virginia Beach
Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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Papers
of James (1837-1879) and Joseph (1808-1870)
Anderson of Spring Garden, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia. Includes essays
about the war written by James Anderson
while studying to be a Baptist minister
at Richmond College. Scanned in partnership
with the Portsmouth Local Sesquicentennial
Committee.
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Jesse
Reed Letters, 1864-1865. Scanned in
partnership with the Mecklenburg County
Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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Letters
of Lieutenant Eli B. Northrup (b.
1836), stationed in New Orleans, Louisiana,
to his family in New York. Scanned
in partnership with the Portsmouth
Local Sesquicentennial Committee.
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Theodore
R. Davis was an illustrator for Harper’s
Weekly, and was assigned to cover
the Chattanooga, Tennessee area in
1863 and 1864. This drawing shows
the headquarters of General Ulysses
S. Grant in Chattanooga, including
the camp area around the headquarters,
and troops performing everyday routines
such as gathering around a fire, transporting
items via covered wagon, and tending
to livestock.
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William
H. Billings letter, 1865 Apr. 18.
Letter, 18 April 1865, from William
H. Billings in Annapolis, Maryland,
to friends. Topics include the siege
of Petersburg, troop movements of
the 123rd Ohio regiment, capture and
parole, and the assassination of President
Lincoln. Lent
for scanning by a private donor.
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| Renee
Savits, CW 150 Legacy Project |
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