American Civil War Papers, WLU.Coll.0074

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Repository

Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

Identification

WLU.Coll.0074

Title

American Civil War Papers Inclusive 1861-1865

Quantity

.2 Linear Feet

Language

English .

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains approximately 90 miscellaneous items connected with the government and people of the Confederate States of America, including correspondence, official orders, almanacs, bonds, paper money, sheet music, memorabilia, and clippings.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Almanacs
Bonds
Broadsides
Civil war -- Economic aspects
Civil war -- Religious aspects
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Military orders
Money
Personal narratives -- Confederate
Sheet music
Treasury bills
United States -- Confederate States of America

001

Correspondence

March 14th, 1861 - October 3, 1862English.

From Jno. M. Giles to his parents.

From G. W. Miller to his mother and sister.

From G. W. Miller to mother and all.

From Thomas Cford to his sister.

On front, in ink: From Capt. H.R. Morrison, Co. F, 4th VA Inf. Regt. to Col. James Francis Preston. On reverse, in pencil: From Col. Jas F Preston to General James Longstreet.

From Lieutenant Isaac R. Snoddy to his brother & sister.

From (J?) R. Fontaine, (General and Staff Surgeon?) to Mr. (Charles S. M. ?) See.

From Mr. Enoch Brady and Samuel. H. Moffitt (10th NC State Troops, Company C, Artillery) to Mr. Brady (father of Enoch?) .

From John F. McDonald, Company G, 33rd NC Infantry, to his cousin.

From Jno. M. Gily (?) to his parents.

From G.W.M. to Mother and Sister.

From Ennoch Brady to his wife.

From Nathan Tucker to his son.

From Jno. M. Gily to his parents.

From D. W. Jaynes to his father, G. W. Jaynes.

From Emma Cain to Mr. Sharpe.

To a Valued Friend. Sender unknown.

Letter from Greenlee Davidson to his mother.

002

Correspondence

June 21, 1863 - March 24, 1865English.

From M. E. Reily to Cousin Emma.

Letter from A. A. Jackson, 30th Regiment, to his mother.

Letter from James to his father and mother.

From Thos.Cford to his Sister.

From Brigadier General John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders to his father.

From (S.K.?) Crump (likely son of William Wood Crump, Assistant Secretary of the CSA Treasury) to a dear friend.

From George _____ to his mother.

Letter from W. S. Cavness to his wife, D.A. Cavness.

Letter from William _____ to Jenny ____ .

Letter from Charlie to Charlie.

Letter to dear, sweet wife. From (Edgeumd?) 26th Wednesday July.

Letter from Rosa to her sister.

Cover from Capt J. H. Mauz__ Company _ 68th Regiment, Indiana Volu__.

003

Official Correspondence

July 13, 1861 - January 26, 1864English.

[2012] Circular. Claims for payments due to deceased soldiers. [Richmond, 1861.] [1] p. 19.5 cm. Dated: Treasury Department. Second auditor's office, Dec. 30, 1861. ViLxW

[2467] Circular. To the clerk of [ ] County [requesting number of male slaves in each county preparatory to their being used to labor on the public defences.] [Richmond, 1863.] [1] p. 22 cm. Dated: Pay Office, Engineer Dept., C.S., Richmond, Sept. 22d, 1863. Signed: John B. Stanard, 1st Lieut. Engineers, P.A.C.S., P.O. Box, 656. ViLxW

[2892] Resolutions [By the Senate and House of Representatives of Georgia praising its troops and authorizing the Adjutant General to prepare a registry of military personnel and a list of the gallant and lamented dead.] Milledgeville, 1862 [i.e. 1863]. Broadside. 20.5 x 13 cm. Dated: State of Georgia. Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Milledgeville, January 14th, 1862 [i.e. 1863]. ViLxW

[6335] God save the South. [n.p., 186_.] Broadside. 14 x 9 cm. Poetry. ViLxW (2 copies)

[1226] General orders. [n.p., 1863.] v.p. Nos. 3-12; ? 31 December 1863. ViLxW (88 & 90)

[902] President's Message. [Richmond, 1861.] 8 p. 24.5 cm. Caption title. Dated: November 18, 1861. Au, CSmH, CtY, DGW, DLC, FMU, GEU, GHi, GU, IC, IU, MB, BMAt, MsHaU, NN, NcD, NcU, NcWsW, PPLL, ScFIM, ScHi, TxHR, TxU, Vi, ViHi, ViLxW, ViRC, ViRU, ViU, VtU, WvHuM

[2430] General Orders. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office. [Richmond, 1863.] v.p. Nos.1-164; 3 January - 30 December 1863. Multiple Institutions. ViLxW (37) *Actually includes General Orders Nos. 37, 39, 53, 92, and orders from the Quartermaster General's Office.

[4680] Conscription circular, no. 1.[reprinting War Department, Adjutant and Inspector Gerneral's Office General Orders, no 76 of October 6th, 1864, and Conscript Office Circular no. 68 of October 6th, 1864.] [Richmond, 1864.] 4 p. 20.5 cm. Dated: Headquarters Reserved Forces of Virginia, Richmond, October 6th, 1864. Signed: By command of Major General Kemper. R.H. Catlett, Assistant Adjutant General. NcD *(Duke)

[2430] General orders. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office. [Richmond, 1863.] v.p. Nos. 1-164; 3 January -30 December 1863. Multiple Institutions. *Specifically, General Orders No. 147. Richmond, Nov. 17, 1863. W&L not previously listed as owning a copy of General Orders No. 147.

[2596] Regulations for the future guidance of officers of the Subsistence Department, embracing all amendments and substitutions heretofore made, but not printed in the regulations of said department to take effect from date . [Richmond, 1864.] 43 p. 19.5 cm. Caption title. Dated: October 1, 1864. GEU, LNT, ViLxW, Viu

[4678] To the presiding magistrate and sheriff of the County of [ .] The General Assembly of Virginia has passed an act to provide for the distribution and sale of salt to the people of this commonwealth at actual cost. [Lynchburg, Va., 1862.] Broadside. 27 x 21 cm. At head: Quartermaster General's Office, Va. Forces, Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 13, 1862. Signed: L.R. Smoot, Maj. & Qr. Mr., Acting Quartermaster General Virginia Forces. ViLxW

005

Almanacs

1862 - 1895English.

Unknown CS Railroad Directory.

Partial Richardson's 1862 Almanac.

Reprinted Confederate States Almanac, and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for 1862.

006

Orders

September 18, 1861 - January 23, 1865English.

Small order on blue paper.

Extract. Special Orders No. 59.

Special Orders No. 127.

From Head Quarters 5 Reg Cavalry (?), G____ (Pond/Road/Sound/Ford?), 7 March 1863, to Captain Zimmerman Davis, Comdg. Co. D. Signed, T. A. Jeffords, A.Adjt.

General Orders No. 49.

Orders. Hd. Qrs, 3d Sub. Dist.6th Militry Dist. S.C.

007

Official Orders

February 2, 1861 - March 5, 1865English.

To Brigadier General S.R. Gist, from Walker Gwynn, Major of Engineers.

Appointment for Dr. D. A. Maxwell to the position of Surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States.

Pass, to sutlers to purchase beer.

Pass, for Surgeon H. J. Barton.

Recommendation of Board of Trade.

Report of the Arms of Company I, 2nd SC Cavalry for the month ending June 30th, 1864.

Telegram, Southern Express Company, From A.R. Lawton to Genl. G.T. Beauregarde.

Form No. 40, Special Requisition, for Quartermaster's Stores.

008

Bonds and Certificates

1861- 1865English.

Loan Act February 17, 1864.

Confederate States of America, Missouri Defense Bond, $100, two $5 certificates attached, No. 1727.

Loan Act February 11, 1864.

Loan Act February 17, 1864.

009

Invoices and Receipts

March, 1863English.

Claim to the C.S. Treasury Department.

Form No. 12. Request for Reimbursement for Regimental Desk.

Confederate States of America, Quartermaster's Department, Invoice of Quartermaster's Stores...

Form requesting pay.

010

Paroles and Oaths of Allegiance

April 10, 1865 - July 18, 1865English.

Paroled Prisoner's Pass.

Oath of Allegiance to the United States for James E. Hutton.

011

Newspaper Clippings, Broadside, Letter Covers

1860-1865English.

Newspaper Clipping, A Statesman and Philosopher. Professor Blackie of Edinburgh.

Broadside or circular from Mesrs. Lyons, Staples, Goode, Holcombe, and others, Members of Congress from Virginia:

Envelope, letter cover.

014

Sheet Music in Oversize

1861 - 1866English.

The Conquered Banner, 1866, color cover, New Orleans, A.E. Blackmar.

[7237] Maryland! my Maryland!

The Attack Step Quickstep.

[7175] "Keep me awake, mother; ballad."

[7414] "Rock me to sleep, mother; ballad"

[7045] "Gen. Lee's Grand March."

012

Civil War Paper Money

1861 - 1865English.

Scope and Contents

Bundle 11.) Franklin County, Virginia 75-cent note. Rocky Mount, Va. June 3, 1862. J.C. Johnson, printer.2.)Buchanan Savings Bank 50-cent note. Buchanan, Botetourt County, April 15, 1862. 3.)Amherst County, Virginia 1-dollar note. August 5, 1862.4.)City of Lynchburg, Virginia, 25-cent note. Lynchburg, May 1st, 1862. J.C. Johnson, printer.5.)Augusta County, Virginia 1-dollar note. Staunton, Va. May 25, 1862.6.) Ditto.7.)Rockbridge County, Virginia 1-dollar note. Lexington, Va., February 2, 1863. Gaz't printer.8.)The Lexington Savings Institution, 1-dollar note. Lexington, VA. Oct. 1861. Valley Star printer.9.)State of North Carolina, 1-dollar note, 'A'. Raleigh, Oct. 18th, 1861.10.)State of North Carolina, 1-dollar note, 'B'. Raleigh, Oct. 13th, 1861.11.)State of North Carolina, 1-dollar note, 'A'. Raleigh, Oct. 11th, 1861.12.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'E' 1st Series. Richmond, Feb. 17th, 1864. Archer and Halpin engraver.Type 72.13.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'D' 2nd Series. Richmond, April 6th, 1863. Archer and Daly engraver.Type 63.14.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'H' 1st Series. Richmond, April 6th, 1864. Archer and Daly engraver.Type 72.15.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'A' 2nd Series. Richmond, April 6th, 1863. Archer and Daly engraver.Type 63.16.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'I' 2nd Series. Richmond, April 6th, 1863. Archer and Daly engraver.Type 63.17.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'I' 1st Series. Richmond, Feb. 17th, 1864. Archer and Halpin engraver.Type 72.18.)The Confederate States of America, 50-cent note, 'A' 2nd Series. Richmond, April 6th, 1863. Archer and Daly engraver.Type 63.19.)Bank of Chattanooga, State of Tennessee, 2-dollar note, 'A'. Chattanooga, Jan. 4th, 1863. Printed/engraved by Keating & Ball, Columbia, S.C.20.)The Appomattox Savings Bank, 3-dollar note. Farmville, VA, October 21st, 1861. Lithograph of P.L. Valory, Fredericksburg(?), Va.21.)The State of Alabama, 1-dollar note, 1st Series, 'C'. Montgomery, Ala. 1st January 1863.22.)The Bank of the Commonwealth, 1-dollar note. Richmond, VA. May 1, 1861.23.)The State of Georgia, 50-cent note, 'F'. Milledgeville, Ga. January 1st, 1863. Howell engraver.24.)The Bank of the State of South Carolina. Feb. 1, 1863.Bundle 225.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'A', partial (badly torn). July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.26.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'B'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.27.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'C'. Richmond, Oct. 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.28.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'A'. Richmond, Oct. 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.29.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'C'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.30.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'B'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.31.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'C'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.32.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'C'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.33.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'C'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.34.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.35.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.36.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'B'. Richmond, May 15 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.37.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'C'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.38.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.39.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.40.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'A'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.41.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.42.)Virginia Treasury Note, 1-dollar note, 'B'. Richmond, July 21 1862. Hoyer and Ludwig, Richd engraver/printer.43.)The Confederate States of America, 1-dollar note, first series, '6'. Richmond, June 2, 1862. B. Duncan, Columbia S.C.Type 44.44.)The Confederate States of America, 1-dollar note, third series, '6'. Richmond, June 2, 1862. B. Duncan, Columbia S.C.Type 44.45.)The Confederate States of America, 1-dollar note, first series, '7'. Richmond, June 2, 1862. B. Duncan, Columbia S.C.Type 44.46.)The Confederate States of America, 100-dollar note, 'Z'. Richmond, Dec. 11, 1862. Keating & Ball, Columbia S.C.Type 41.47.)The Confederate States of America, 50-dollar note, first series, 'A' and 'Y'. Richmond, April 6th, 1863. Keating & Ball, Columbia S.C.Type 57-9.48.)The Confederate States of America, 1-dollar note, 'E'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Keating & Ball, Engraved and printed.Type 71.49.)The Confederate States of America, 2-dollar note, 'H'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Keating & Ball, Engraved and printed.Type 70.50.)The Confederate States of America, 5-dollar note, Series 7, 'B'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, and Lithograph by Evans & Cogswell. Type 69.51.)The Confederate States of America, 5-dollar note, Series 4, 'F'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, and Lithograph by Evans & Cogswell. Type 69.52.)The Confederate States of America, 5-dollar note, Series 5, 'D'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, and Lithograph by Evans & Cogswell. Type 69.53.)The Confederate States of America, 5-dollar note, Series 5, 'C'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, and Lithograph by Evans & Cogswell. Type 69.54.)The Confederate States of America, 10-dollar note, Series 5, 'G'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, and Lithograph by Evans & Cogswell. Type 68.55.)The Confederate States of America, 20-dollar note, Series VIII, 'C'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, Columbia, S.C.Type 67.56.)The Confederate States of America, 50-dollar note, 2. Series, 'A' and 'Y'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Engraved by Keating & Ball, Columbia, S.C.Type 66. 57.)The Confederate States of America, 100-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C. Type 65.58.)The Confederate States of America, 500-dollar note, 'D'. Richmond, Feby. 17th, 1864. Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C.Type 64.59.)The Confederate States of America, 5-dollar note, 'O'. Richmond, Sept. 2nd, 1861. Type 33.With letter:60.)Cashier of Townsend Bank, 3-cent note. Brookline, N.H., July 4th, 1864. Donor letter accompanying note.

013

Oversize Materials for Civil War Papers

1861 - 1865English.

Loan Act February 20, 1863. Maturity date July 1, 1868.

Loan Act March 23, 1863. Maturity date April 1, 1893.

Loan Act August 19, 1861. Maturity date July 1, 1873.

Loan Act February 20, 1863.

Loan Act February 17, 1864.

Unsigned and un-cut notes from the Bank of the Empire State, State of Georgia.

Casualty report after the battle of Manassas to General Jackson from 4th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

Ordnance of Secession, reprint, State of Alabama, printed by Libby A. Hoen & Co., Balt.

Reunion Ribbons

1883-1887English.