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Abstract
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings,
a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within
the collection are facsimiles and photocopies. Highlights of the collection include: the diary of Alex McGraw, who served
with the West Virginia First Light Artillery; a letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise Legion
to Colonel Lucius Davis requesting certification to purchase necessary equipment; a letter from General John B. Floyd to A.W.G.
Davis giving authorization to raise supplies for the Confederate Army of the Kanawha; a morning report of the Fifth Brigade,
Confederate Army of the Northwest commanded by William Booth Taliaferro; and a muster roll of the Second Virginia Volunteer
Cavalry, Company G. See "Scope and Content Note" for more detail.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Richard Beto, Collector, Records Regarding the Civil War in West Virginia,
A&M 3044, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings,
a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within
the collection are facsimiles and photocopies.
Diary of Alex McGraw, who served with the West Virginia First Light Artillery, Battery D, containing entries regarding camp
life, troop movements, rumors, and skirmishes with Confederates in the Eastern Panhandle. Locations mentioned include Romney,
New Creek, Moorefield, and Petersburg
A letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise Legion, who was stationed at Camp Defiance, Sewell
Mountain, in Fayette County, (West) Virginia, to Colonel Lucius Davis requesting certification to purchase necessary equipment
14 October 1861
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
A depot quartermaster's order for the Confederate States Army issued by Alfred W. G. Davis. who was stationed in Fayette County,
(West) Virginia
1861
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
A letter from General John B. Floyd to Alfred W. G. Davis giving authorization to raise supplies for the Confederate Army
of the Kanawha. Includes a transcript of the letter
29 August 1861
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
A facsimile of the first page of a letter written by a soldier stationed in Romney, (West) Virginia to his mother mentioning
a march from Winchester to Hancock
19 January 1862
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
A facsimile of a letter written by John L. Givins(?) of Sweet Springs, (West) Virginia and sent to "Will", a soldier in the
Confederate Army. The content of the letter mainly regards news and rumors about recent battles
1861 July 27
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
A facsimile of a letter written by Confederate soldier R. H. Owen and sent to his wife Eliza. The letter mentions the destruction
of infrastructure targets, including bridges, as well as Owen's homesickness. A transcript of the letter is included
1863 May 17
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
A facsimile of a letter from an unknown Union soldier, located near Stoney River in Hardee County, (West) Virginia (now Grant
County), to his wife. The letter regards troop movements, skirmishes, and prisoners taken. ([year unknown]
18 May
Mixed Materials Folder: 2
One facsimile of an envelope sent by Pope Barrow, a lieutenant in the Confederate army, to Howell Cobb, Jr. and Tom Barrow.
The letter was sent via "Soldier's Due". Historical background information regarding the sender, recipients, and circumstances
of the letter is also included
A facsimile of the first page of a report to Brigadier General Henry R. Jackson regarding the involvement of the Georgia First
Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Corricks Ford, Tucker County, (West) Virginia
10 August 1861
Mixed Materials Folder: 3
A two page copy of the morning report of the Fifth Brigade of the Confederate Army of the Northwest, which was stationed along
the Greenbrier River in southeastern (West) Virginia. The Fifth was currently commanded by Colonel William Booth Taliaferro,
who later rose to the rank of Brigadier General
19 November 1861
Mixed Materials Folder: 3
A facsimile of General Orders No. 2 issued from the headquarters of Camp Keys in Romney, (West) Virginia
10 June 1862
Mixed Materials Folder: 3
One photocopy of and one facsimile of a Confederate States Army Discharge Disability Certificate of S. Miller Willis, who
served with the Phillips Legion, Company B, which is signed and dated Sept. 26th 1862, near Martinsburg, (West) Virginia
26 September 1862
Mixed Materials Folder: 4
Documents regarding Charles C. Eyster, who served with the West Virginia Sixth Infantry, including Adjutant Generals' Reports,
pension records, commission reports, and unit histories
1861-1865
Mixed Materials Folder: 5
Documents regarding Elias Powell, who served with the West Virginia Seventh Cavalry, including Adjutant Generals' Reports,
pension records, commission reports, and unit histories. Powell and the Seventh Cavalry were among the Federal troops at the
Battle of Droop Mountain, which is frequently mentioned in these records
A biographical clipping regarding James Henry Burton, small arms manufacturing specialist and entrepreneur and gentleman farmer,
who served as Confederate Superintendent of Armories during the Civil War
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 6
A photograph and clipping regarding General Thomas M. Harris of Harrisville, (West) Virginia, who commanded the Tenth West
Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 6
A photograph and clipping of Charles J. Faulkner of Martinsburg, (West) Virginia, who was a long-serving state politician
before and after the Civil War, as well as an assistant adjutant general in the Confederate Army during the war. Also contains
is a photograph of Faulkner's daughters
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 6
A biographical clipping regarding Waldo Porter Johnson, who was the nephew of Virginia governor Joseph Johnson and an active
participant in mid-nineteenth century Missouri politics
undated
Mixed Materials Folder: 6
A biographical clipping regarding Alfred Ward Grayson Davis
Three photocopied ledgers; the first (1863, 1867-1868) records items sold and purchased; the second (1867-1875) records the
names of men with numbers entered for each day of the week; the third (1869) may be for a general store and records the purchasing
of item by customers and the settling of accounts due
Mixed Materials Folder: Oversize 30 December 1862 - 28 February 1863
Mixed Materials Folder: Oversize
Muster roll of the Second Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Company G (later the Second West Virginia Cavalry) kept by Captain Jasper
A. Smith and Lieutenant Joseph Ankrom. The muster roll documents payments to members of the company, including explanations
of back pay or any other discrepancies. The muster roll also includes remarks about company discipline and the condition of
munitions and personal effects, most frequently uniforms
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