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Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, Journal of an Upshur County Resident Regarding the Civil War, 1861-1863 A&M 1846

Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, Journal of an Upshur County Resident Regarding the Civil War, 1861-1863 A&M 1846


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1846
Title
Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, Journal of an Upshur County Resident Regarding the Civil War 1861-1863
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198704
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)
Creator
Phillips, Marcia Louise Sumner
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Photocopy of typescript transcription of the manuscript journal kept by Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips of French Creek and Buckhannon, Virginia (West Virginia). It contains commentary on local and family affairs, and on Civil War military activities in the western Virginia and Virginia areas. Other subjects include churches, travel, elections, holiday celebrations, and the 1863 statehood convention in Parkersburg. There are descriptions of and quoted conversations with officers of both the Union and Confederate armies. Military units mentioned in the narrative include: the Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry, One Hundred Thirty-third Virginia Military, Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry, Tenth Virginia Infantry, Second Virginia Infantry, the Ringgold Cavalry, and the Imboden Rangers. Military camps commented on include Flatwoods, Elkwater, and Baldwin. Marcia L.S. Phillips was the wife of S.B. Phillips, Captain of Company E, Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There is also an additional photocopy preservation copy of the journal.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, Journal of an Upshur County Resident Regarding the Civil War, A&M 1846, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Buckhannon (W. Va.)
  • Camp Baldwin
  • Camp Elkwater
  • Church buildings
  • Civil War - Ringgold Cavalry.
  • Civil War - Virginia 10th Infantry.
  • Civil War - Virginia 133rd Regiment.
  • Civil War - Virginia 18th Cavalry.
  • Civil War - Virginia 2nd Infantry.
  • Civil War - Virginia 3rd Infantry.
  • Civil War - West Virginia 3rd Infantry, Company E.
  • Civil War - West Virginia 3rd Infantry.
  • Civil War -- Imboden's Rangers
  • Civil War -- Camp Flatwoods
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Elections
  • Parkersburg.
  • Phillips, Marcia Louise Sumner
  • Phillips, S.B.
  • Statehood politics -- West Virginia
  • Travel accounts.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Phillips, Marcia Louise Sumner
  • Phillips, S.B.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Buckhannon (W. Va.)
  • Camp Baldwin
  • Camp Elkwater
  • Parkersburg.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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