United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Beverly Walter Henry Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: A3087
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of letters written by Beverly Walter Henry and his family including his brother, Brice M. Henry; his wife, Sarah (Sallie); his daughter, Carrie Belle; and his cousin, Mattie Sue Molloy. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1848 to 1910 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1861 to 1862. There are several gaps with no letters dating 1849-1860, 1863-1874, 1876-1890, or 1893-1909.
Brice M. Henry served in Capt. Stapp’s Company,...
Dates:
1848-1910; Majority of material found within 1861-1862
William Watts Parker Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3321
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a travel diary, two letters, and two documents recounting Dr. Parker’s Civil War service and Parker’s Battery. The collection dates from 1843 to 1920, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1854 to 1855, and large gaps from 1865 to 1900 and 1907 to from 1920. It is arranged chronologically.
The bulk of the diary records Parker’s trip to England, Ireland, Scotland, and France from September 30, 1854, to March 23, 1855. The trip was a combination...
Dates:
1843-1920; Majority of material found within 1854-1855