Confederate Civil War letters [manuscript], 1861-1865.

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Confederate Civil War letters [manuscript], 1861-1865.

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The collection contains a letter, 1861 March 12, New York Hotel, George H. Thomas, Maj., U. S. Army, to Gov. John Letcher, Richmond, Va., declining the offer of a commission. A letter, 1861 April 30, Warrenton, Va., William [Extra-Billy] Smith to Gov. Letcher, encloses a tender of service from his nephew, Lieut Caleb Smith. A letter, 1861 May 21, Fredericksburg, Va., R. L. Walker, Capt., Vol. Va., to Gov. Letcher, asks for an artillery captaincy in the Provisional Army. A letter, 1864 June 26, Danville, Va., Commandants Office, R. E. Withers, Col. Comdg. Post, to Gen. Bragg, states damage done to the Richmond & Danville Railroad by the enemy's cavalry and estimates their force to be 2500 or 3000. A letter, 1865 May 16, Camp Lincoln, Va., Headquarters, 25th Army Corps, Army of the James, G. Weitzel, Major General, to Lieut. Col. T. S. Bowers, Asst. Adjt. General, Armies in the Field, Washington D.C, concerns alleged irregularities committed by troops in and about Richmond.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Smith, Caleb, d. 1874.

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Bowers, Theodore Shelton, 1832-1866

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Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870

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Thomas was born at Newsom's Depot, Southampton County, Virginia, five miles (8 km) from the North Carolina border. His father, John Thomas, of Welsh descent, and his mother, Elizabeth Rochelle Thomas, a descendant of French Huguenot immigrants, had six children. George had three sisters and two brothers. The family led an upper-class plantation lifestyle. By 1829, they owned 685 acres (2.77 km2) and 24 slaves. John died in a farm accident when George was 13, leaving the family in financial diffi...

Withers, Robert Enoch, 1821-1907

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Senator from Virginia. From the description of Signature to printed form : Washington, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270589920 ...

Richmond and Danville Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1847; main line opened in 1856 from Richmond to Danville, Va. (140 miles); grew through purchase, lease, and other means to 3300 miles of railroad by 1890; controlled by Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse Company (1886-1894); reorganized as Southern Railway Company in 1894. From the description of Records, 1847-1894. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410076 Stem (Granville Co.), N.C. railroad company. From the ...

Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876

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Confederate Army officer, planter, and engineer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1833-1879 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44880220 Confederate General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mobile, to H. Storm, 1873 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133497 Army officer. From the description of Braxton Bragg papers, 1861-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455179 G...

Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896

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Born in France of American parents; college professor in Virginia; Confederate brigadier general; headmaster of military schools in North Carolina; on the general staff of the Egyptian Army, 1873-1878; lecturer and author; and clerk in the U.S. War Department, 1883-1894. From the description of Raleigh Edward Colston papers, 1842-1906 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24923900 Raleigh Edward Colston (1825-1896) was born in France of American parents. Colston was...

Walker, Reuben Lindsay, 1827-1890,

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Smith, William, 1797-1887

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Virginia governor. From the description of Letter : Warrenton, Va., 1856 October 11. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 29734105 From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Warrenton, Va., 1856 October 11. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647835143 From the description of Letter [manuscript], 1860 October 10, Richmond to A.R. Blakey [Madison Court House]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823159 Governor of Virginia....

Letcher, John, 1813-1884

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to President Buchanan, 1860 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591184 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lexington, Va., to Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, 1813-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590807 Native of Virginia; graduate of Washington College; lawyer, newspaper editor, presidential elector in 1848, and member of Virginia's constitutional c...

Weitzel, G. (Godfrey), 1835-1884

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Major General; major of engineers. From the description of Godfrey Weitzel correspondence, 1865 Apr.-June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 631836752 ...