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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 119 Collections and/or Records:

Civil War Confederate cartes de visite collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS206
Scope and Content

This collection contains twenty-six cartes de visite of Confederate generals and politicians. Generals include Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, Stonewall Jackson, and Nathan Bedford Forrest among others. Politicians include images of President Jefferson Davis and Vice President Alexander Stephens as a young man. There is also an image of Emperor Napoleon III of France.

Dates: undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Civil War Confederate cartes de visite collection

Civil War documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS461f
Scope and Content

This collection contains receipts, an envelope addressed to Major D. N. Greer; and a typed transcription of a letter sent from Andersonville, Georgia, on October 2, 1864.

Dates: 1859-1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Civil War documents

Civil War era envelopes

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS450f
Scope and Content

This collection contains five Civil War era envelopes with stamps and cancellations, each addressed to Alexander H. Stephens in Richmond, Virginia, with handwritten notes on back of each envelope telling Stephens what the sender wants.

Dates: 1861-1865
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Civil War era envelopes

Civil War morning reports scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS792f
Scope and Content This collection contains a scrapbook made out of a Civil War morning reports book from 1864, which contains written records of several officers of the 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps Detachment of Tennessee. The book is labeled as "M. E. Whitehurst's Scrapbook" and includes additions such as a newspaper page and clippings, the majority of which contains poems; an 1874 Walker and Watson advertisement; a 1917 "Farmer's Bulletin" on nutrition from the United States Department of Agriculture;...
Dates: 1837-1923, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Civil War morning reports scrapbook

Civil War Round Table of Atlanta records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS380
Scope and Content

This collection is primarily comprised of organizational records for the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta. Included in the collection is membership applications, meeting minutes, organizational documents, chapter newsletters, and correspondence.

Dates: 1950-1995
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Civil War Round Table of Atlanta records

Clippings of Civil War illustrations

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1030
Scope and Content This collection contains pages and clippings of illustrations from Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, also called Harper's History of the Great Rebellion. Pages are dated between 1862-1868 with many undated clippings. All contain illustrations depicting Civil War scenes. Illustrations...
Dates: 1862-1867, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Clippings of Civil War illustrations

Cobb's Legion documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS705f
Scope and Content

This collection documents the members of Cobb's Legion. Included are a roster of names from the last roll call of Cobb's Legion and requisition for forage forms from the Legion's time in Virginia.

Dates: 1863, 1865
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cobb's Legion documents

Colonel Allen Phelps Julian collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS195f
Scope and Content

This collection contains copies of speeches and articles written by Allen P. Julian on topics about the Civil War and the Atlanta Campaign, such as Fort McAllister, Collier Mill mill stones, the Confederate flag, Confederate Memorial Day, Governor Joseph E. Brown and Joe Brown's Pikes, and the Army of Tennessee.

Dates: 1864-1960, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Colonel Allen Phelps Julian collection

Colonel Thomas Spencer photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS459
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs taken by Colonel Thomas Spencer of buildings and sites related to the American Civil War, largely the Battle of Chickamauga and battlesites in the Atlanta Campaign. Most of the photographs were taken in Georgia, with some in Tennessee and Alabama. Many buildings depicted served as headquarters and hospitals of one or both armies during the Civil War. This collection also contains photographs of historical markers, maps, and confederate flags. In addition...
Dates: 1950-1954, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Colonel Thomas Spencer photographs

Company D, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry muster roll

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS722f
Scope and Content This collection consists of a muster roll (including pay information) for Company D, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Troops covering the period 31 December 1864 to 30 April 1865. The roll includes the names of three officers and seventy-two men. For each entry, the roll includes the place and date of enlistment; where, when, and by whom mustered; the last date of pay; and comments about the current status of each man. Comments include details about absences due to sickness, battle...
Dates: 1864-1865
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Company D, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry muster roll

Curtis J. Hill enlistment record

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS728f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of an enlistment document declaring Curtis J. Hill's intent to enlist as a soldier in the army of the State of Georgia for a period of three years. The document is signed by the commanding officer of the 1st Georgia Regulars, Captain William J. Magill, and includes Hill's mark (in lieu of signature) and physical description.

Dates: 19 March 1861
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Curtis J. Hill enlistment record

D. C. Colley funeral invitation

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS68f
Scope and Content

The collection contains a hand written funeral invitation for Lieutenant D. C. Colley who served in Company G, 61st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. According to Mr. Colley's great-niece the invitation was shown door-to-door on a silver plate by a servant.

Dates: 1863
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / D. C. Colley funeral invitation

D. M. Russell Civil War letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS297f
Scope and Content This collection consists of a letter written by Russell to his mother about a recent battle, likely one of the Seven Days Battles in Virginia. Russell mentions that he was wounded during the fighting and his company was particularly hard hit. He lists the names of four dead soldiers and those badly injured, observing that of the twenty-five men in his company only three escaped injury. He tells his mother that he was injured near the end of the battle when the fortifications were captured...
Dates: 1862 July 9
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / D. M. Russell Civil War letter

Davis-Quillin family correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS90f
Scope and Content

This collection contains photocopies of letters and transcriptions from members of the Quillin and Davis family during the Civil War.

Dates: 1864-1865
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Davis-Quillin family correspondence

DuBose family collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1020
Scope and Content This collection contains the personal and professional papers of the DuBose family and the historical Civil War items they collected. The personal papers pertain to geneaology, correspondence, and DuBose Jr.'s military service in the United States Navy. Also included are manuscripts and presentations written by members of the DuBose family as well as many collected from others about the Civil War.These papers document the DuBose family's interest in the Civil War. There is...
Dates: 1782-2001, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / DuBose family collection

DuBose family visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS198
Scope and Content This collection contains artwork, images, and maps collected by the DuBose family. The artwork pertains to Civil War historical sites and scenes and includes etchings, engravings, drawings, and paintings. Much of the artwork was done by Wilbur G. Kurtz (1882-1967), a family friend, historian, writer, and artist. There are original photographs from the Civil War era in a variety of formats, such as cartes de visite, tintypes, and albumen prints. Photographic subject matter includes military...
Dates: 1783-2007, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / DuBose family visual arts materials

Edwards family collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS345
Scope and Content

This collection is primarily comprised of genealogy and family records pertaining to the Edwards family. Included in the collection are family histories, biographical sketches, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1714-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Edwards family collection

Elisha Hunt Civil War passes

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS178f
Scope and Content

This collection contains four passes which allowed Elisha Hunt to travel past Union military cordons in various locations, including Altoona, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Cleveland, Tennessee; and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Dates: 1864 June-August
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Elisha Hunt Civil War passes

Emma Calhoun Connally papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS70f
Scope and Content

This collection includes envelopes; a Revolutionary War Claim signed by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun; a letter to Mr. T. A. Hill from T. N. Wall regarding Union soldiers taking a fortification held by two Alabama regiments; and a letter to Emma Calhoun concerning genealogy of the Massey family.

Dates: 1819-1940
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Emma Calhoun Connally papers

Emma Lou Cole papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS86
Scope and Content Material related to the Eberhart family, including a scrapbook of late 19th Century advertisements, cards and magazine clippings, and one of newspaper clippings (which includes a history of Grady Hospital); and numerous items relating to apartment rental in Atlanta.Material related to the Eberhart family, including a scrapbook of late 19th Century advertisements, cards and magazine clippings, and one of newspaper clippings (which includes a history of Grady Hospital); and numerous items...
Dates: 1856-1970, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Emma Lou Cole papers