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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Kerr-Peters Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1845
Scope and Contents

Collection consists primarily of nineteenth-century deeds for property in St. Louis and related legal documents, mostly relating to Anne M. Peters, George W. Kerr, and the Spencer family. Collection also contains two Civil War commissions of James F. How.

Dates: 1827-1883

Kingsbury Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0818
Scope and Contents The Kingsbury Family Papers consists of correspondence, circulars, commissions, clippings, and genealogical information. The collection primarily contains material related to the service of the Kingsbury family in the U.S. Army and some family letters. A large portion of the collection comprises correspondence between Jacob Kingsbury and prominent American military and political leaders such as Secretary of State Henry Knox, Secretary of War James...
Dates: 1791-1924

John Lang Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: A3221
Scope and Contents The scrapbook contains mostly newspaper clippings in English and German relating to the 28th Ohio Infantry and to the St. Louis Police Department. The front cover of the scrapbook is embossed, “J. Lang & Co. / Hotel Garni & Restaurant / No. 8 N. Fifth St. St. Louis,” and the first few pages are a guest register. The pages appear in numerical order, and blank pages have been removed from the disbound volume. The scrapbook spans from 1866 to 1892 with a large gap...
Dates: 1866-1892

Robert E. Lee Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0886
Scope and Contents The Robert E. Lee Collection consists of correspondence, contracts, photocopies, handmade copies and biographical information relating to Lee’s life. The collection is arranged chronologically. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Lee and Henry Kayser relating to the river channel project at St. Louis; Lee's financial investments in St. Louis; political affairs; and family news and gossip. The remaining material consists of various military field orders and...
Dates: 1834-1967

George Eliot Leighton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0889
Scope and Contents The papers contain approximately 300 items. The bulk of the material is related to George Eliot Leighton’s service as provost marshal in St. Louis, 1861–1863. Also contained in the collection are seventeen items related to the founding of the Missouri Historical Society, 1866–1883. These latter items consist mainly of letters to James S. Butler and Elihu Shepard from other historical societies. In 1861, St. Louis and Missouri were torn by the storm...
Dates: 1862-1875

Ellen Magill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0968
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of letters written to Ellen Magill from family and friends, which mostly discuss family and local news regarding Florissant, St. Louis, and Mexico, Missouri. The collection also contains correspondence relating to a cousin, Lucy Sullivan, whose account at St. Vincent’s Institution was paid for by Ellen and Jane Magill; receipts for items and money sent to St. Vincent’s Institution; and an account book from a Florissant grocery store, dated 1877.

Dates: 1837-1887

Mayer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0999
Scope and Contents The Mayer Family Papers consist of the correspondence of Flora Byrne to Mrs. Charles F. Mayer. Describes her life and family at Byrnham Wood in Clark County near Winchester, Missouri. Includes correspondence from various members of the family in Baltimore, Maryland. The letters contain many sidelights on the state of development in that day, mention well-known characters, and show the facilities for transportation between the Atlantic seaboard and St. Louis. The latest...
Dates: 1839-1861

Mepham Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1027
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of receipts, accounts, correspondence, and other papers regarding the businesses of M.S. Mepham & Bro., the St. Louis Paint Manufacturing Company, and George S. Mepham & Co. in St. Louis. The collection also contains receipts, correspondence, and other business papers of M.S. Mepham from the 1830s and 1840s, prior to his arrival in St. Louis; several documents relating to the Civil War, many of which do not appear to be related to the Mepham family;...
Dates: 1832-1947; Majority of material found within 1832-1899

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Missouri, Records

 Collection
Identifier: A1043
Scope and Contents

Collection consists primarily of circulars, memorial sketches, memorial cards, and correspondence of the Commandery of the State of Missouri.

Dates: 1885-1931

24th Missouri Infantry Records

 Collection
Identifier: A1075
Scope and Contents

The 24th Missouri Infantry Records, formerly part of the Civil War Collection, consists primarily of reports, returns, requisitions, and other military records relating to the Quartermaster’s Department, while this Union regiment was stationed at Rolla, Missouri, in 1862 and early 1863. The collection also contains some records relating to the Ordnance Department, the Subsistence Department, and the Commissary Department.

Dates: 1862-1864