Papers, 1859-1899, of the Waring family of Powhatan County, Va.

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Papers, 1859-1899, of the Waring family of Powhatan County, Va.

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Papers, 1859-1984, of the Waring family (of Powhatan County, Va.), chiefly consisting of the correspondence of Adelaide J. (Lancaster) Waring. Also represented are the related Harvie and Lancaster families. Includes letters, 1859-1891, written to Adelaide J. (Lancaster) Waring by cousin John J. Lancaster (concerning his Civil War service in the 13th Virginia Light Artillery, detailing camp life, economic conditions in Richmond, and the battles of Yorktown, Gettysburg, and the siege of Petersburg; also notes the April 1862 promotion of brother William H. Lancaster and the death of brother Thomas Lancaster in 1868), brother Robert Alexander Lancaster (of Richmond, Va., concerning the Seven Days' fighting in 1862), son John Lancaster Waring (concerning his studies at Hampden-Sydney College during the Civil War and his life as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute), and son Warner Lewis Waring, Jr. (concerning his experiences at Lane & Meade's School in Richmond, Va.; letter of 9 May 1868 describes a Northern guest's refusal to drink from cups that once belonged to Jefferson Davis). Also include papers, 1863-1882, of John Lancaster Waring. Include correspondence with wife Peggy Blair (Harvie) Waring (concerning their courtship and marriage) and brother Warner Lewis Waring, Jr. (Civil War letter concerns the Richmond bread riot). Also include commission (dated 1874, making Waring a lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Volunteers), "Incidents in Life" (two-page typescript concerning Waring's activities during the Civil War), and Virginia Military Institute miscellany (including a report card, Waring's request for a furlough, and graduation day materials). Also include letters, 1859-1899, written to Mary Elizabeth (Blair) Harvie (of Richmond, Va.) by cousin Lewis E. Harvie ([b. 1825] of Frankfort, Ky., concerning the labor movement, tobacco growing, and his meeting with Gov. Simon Bolivar Buckner), son Dr. Lewis Edwin Harvie ([1843-1918] regarding his medical practice in New York City and differences between Northern and Southern ways of practicing medicine), and Thomas Yelveton Tabb (of "The Forest," Amelia, County, Va., concerning lines of verse dedicated to Mrs. Harvie). Also include miscellaneous correspondence, 1859-1899, arranged alphabetically by author. Significant letters include Jane [Rutherfoord Harvie?] to her aunt, Josephine Blair Harvie (concerning Jane's trip to Europe and Algeria), Harry Spilman to John J. Lancaster (concerning Spilman's work as a clerk in Richmond, Va., during the Civil War, his desire to attend boarding school, and his belief that the Confederacy should give up), Pattie Hardaway (Harvie) Taylor to Dr. John B. Harvie (undated Civil War letter concerns her encounter with Northern troops and the safety of her family), and Ellen Edmundson (Blair) Wiley to Dr. John B. Harvie (undated Civil War letter concerns the capture of Dr. Harvie's son, Lewis Edwin Harvie, by Northern troops).

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Hampden-Sydney College

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Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Founded in 1775, Hampden-Sydney is the 10th oldest college in the United States and one of only three four-year, all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States. From the guide to the Lottery Ticket, 1777, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Harvie, John Brockenbrough, 1810-1885.

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Lancaster, Robert Alexander, 1829-1902.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery Battalion, 13th.

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Tabb, Thomas Yelverton, 1809-1877.

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Waring, John Lancaster, 1848-1942.

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Waring, Peggy Blair Harvie, 1854-1914.

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Waring, Adelaide J. Lancaster, 1823-1901.

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Harvie, Josephine Blair, 1848-1913.

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Virginia Military Institute

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On March 29, 1839 the General Aslsembly passed the final version of the act establishing a military school at the Lexington arsenal, where the students would protect the arms while pursuing educational courses. The School was named the Virginia Military Institute and is the nation's oldest state supported military college. The governor appointed nine members to the Board of Visitors to oversee the new school and they elected Claudius Crozet as president of the board and named Franci...

Harvie, Lewis E., b. 1825.

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Waring family.

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Represented are Adelaide J. (Lancaster) Waring (1823-1901), her sons John Lancaster Waring (1848-1942) and Warner Lewis Waring, Jr. (1853-1931), John L. Waring's wife Peggy Blair (Harvie) Waring (1854-1914), and Peggy Blair (Harvie) Waring's mother Mary Elizabeth (Blair) Harvie (1819-1912). From the description of Papers, 1859-1899, of the Waring family of Powhatan County, Va. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 434123862 ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Harvie, Mary Elizabeth Blair, 1819-1912.

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Harvie family.

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Wiley, Ellen Edmundson Blair, 1827-1901.

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Harvie, Jane Rutherfoord, b. 1865.

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Taylor, Pattie Hardaway Harvie, 1838-1910.

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Harvie, Lewis Edwin, 1843-1918.

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Lewis Edwin Harvie (1843-1918) was a physician of Danville, Va. During the Civil War, Harvie was a student at Virginia Military Institute and later a Confederate soldier and prisoner of war. From the guide to the Lewis Edwin Harvie Papers, ., 1860-1865; 1935, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Spilman, Harry, b. 1847?

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Lancaster, John R. B., 1831-1905

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Farmer, of Round Bottom, Stone County, Ark. From the description of Lancaster collection, 1850-1905. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 252005843 ...

Lancaster family.

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Waring, Warner Lewis, 1853-1931.

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