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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

New York Herald, 1865 April 10

 Item
Identifier: A1992-070-003
Dates: 1865 April 10

New York Tribune, 1861 June 29

 Item
Identifier: A1984-009-001a
Scope and Contents

New York Tribune, June 29, 1861, newspaper that is several pages. One article describes the "War for the Union" and how the Union soldiers are doing in Virginia and mentioning Harper's Ferry as a place where Confederate soldiers are camped out.

Dates: 1861 June 29

Officer's commission issued to Frank Stanwood, 1862 May 01

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1983-021-001
Content Description

Commission for Frank Stanwood as a First Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of the United States Cavalry. Signed by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State Edwin Stanton and dated May 1, 1862.

Dates: 1862 May 01

Order from Enrolled Militia of Maine to William H. Washburn, 1862 July 16

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1979-003-018
Scope and Contents

Order from Enrolled Militia of Maine issued to William H. Washburn, July 16, 1862 to appear at School House in Rockport, Maine on July 18, 1862 for election of Commissioned Officers and "there wait further orders." The Company Commanding Officer was Orderly Sergeant Amos Barrett.

Dates: 1862 July 16

Paterson Daily Guardian newspapers, 1862-1865

 Collection
Identifier: A1983-010
Dates: 1862-1865

The Independent, 1861 May 23

 Item
Identifier: A1984-009-009
Scope and Contents

Newspaper entitled The Independent issued on Thursday, May 23, 1861, with several pages. The article "The Southern Madness. How Shall it be Dealt with?" analyizes the growing civil war between the Union and the South. There is another article entitled "The Theory of Secession" describes that many citizens of the USA (especially the Union) agree that secession is a "revolutionary proceeding" and must be suppressed by "an appeal to arms."

Dates: 1861 May 23

The Sanborn, Cram, and Perry Family correspondence collection, 1834-1884

 Collection
Identifier: A1980-002
Abstract The Sanborn and Cram Family Papers is a collection of correspondence relating to life in Boston, Concord, and Cambridge during 1834-1884. The majority of the correspondence is from two families, the Sanborns and the Crams, who were related by the fact that a Sanborn married a Cram. Both families were from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire and remained friends. The correspondence is legible and is in good condition. The correspondence from Joseph Leavitt Sanborn gives a...
Dates: 1834-1884

Thomas F. Edmands Civil War papers, 1862-1865

 Collection
Identifier: A2018-049
Dates: 1862-1865