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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:

Military certificate for John C. Whiton, 1870

 Item — Box 339
Identifier: GL2004-2541
Scope and Contents

Certificate from Massachusetts to J.C. Whiton, Lt. Col, 43rd Regiment M.V.M. Col., 58th Regiment Massachusetts Vol. Infantry

Dates: 1870

Minute book, 1863-1873

 Item — Volume 1
Identifier: A2014-020-001
Scope and Contents

Minute book from Newburgh Lodge No. 309, includes details of influence of Civil War on a Masonic lodge. Many members are officers or soldiers by occupation

Dates: 1863-1873

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

Page of "The Daily Citizen", 1863

 Item — Box 204
Identifier: GL2004-0273
Scope and Contents

Has articles about the Civil War from the South's perspective. The reverse of newsprint is flowered wallpaper

Dates: 1863