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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Lucius Bellinger Northrop Papers (MS058)

 Collection
Identifier: MS058
Content Description The bulk of these papers are correspondence (letters) between Lucius Bellinger Northrop (Charleston, SC and Anne Arundel County, MD) and R. Jones, Adjutant General of the United States Army (Washington, DC). The correspondence refers to Northrop's inability to perform military duty due to his knee wound and to the desire of the Adjutant General's Office for Northrop to return to his post. Included are doctor's statements reporting on Northrop's physical condition, as well as the army's...
Dates: 1841-1863
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Lucius Bellinger Northrop Papers (MS058)

McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs Collection (MS051)

 Collection
Identifier: MS051
Content Description

This collection consists of three series related to the McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs families. In each series there are sub-series of letters, legal documents, and genealogical materials. Contents also include military records, harbor and ballast master papers, an 1849 inaugural ball invitation, and miniature portraits of William P. McKnight and Margaret Jacobs. McKnight correspondence relates to the Civil War.

Dates: 1792-1973 (bulk, 1800-1865).
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs Collection (MS051)

Montgomery Dent Corse Papers (MS065)

 Collection
Identifier: MS065
Content Description

The bulk of the collection is related to Montgomery D. Corse's military career, including muster rolls, commission and discharge certificates, and 63 letters written by Corse to his wife, Elizabeth Beverley Corse, during his participation in the Civil War. In addition, the papers of Midshipman William H. Peters and a few letters written by Mrs. Corse are included.

Dates: 1846-1982
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Montgomery Dent Corse Papers (MS065)

Reenactments

 File — Box 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

This folder contains 13 photographs of Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactors and activities.

Dates: 1942 - circa 1991
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / MS331, Alexandria Gazette I (MS331)

Thomas Worsley Collection (MS020)

 Collection
Identifier: MS020
Dates: 1978 - 1994
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Thomas Worsley Collection (MS020)

United Daughters of the Confederacy Records (MS155)

 Collection
Identifier: MS155
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items pertaining to the UDC chapter such as year books, publications, miscellaneous items, and minutes of the UDC chapter.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1897, 1919-1988
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / United Daughters of the Confederacy Records (MS155)

U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book for Alexandria, Virginia, July 1863 - September 1864, July 1863 - July 1865

 Item — Box 1, Object: 1
Identifier: MS207-01-01
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a single ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens.

Dates: July 1863 - September 1864; Modified: July 1863 - July 1865
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / MS207, U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS207
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a single ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens.

Dates: July 1863 - September 1864; Modified: July 1863-July 1865
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

William and Virginia Letters, 1858-1866

 File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Original List of ContentsWilliam Wallace Bennett to Virginia Sangster Bennett, May 17, 1858, NashvilleVirginia S. Bennett to William Wallace Bennett, June 7, 1858, AlexandriaVirginia SAngster Bennett to W. W. Bennett, August 24, 1858, AlexandriaVirginia S. Bennett to W. W. Bennett, October 8, 1858, AlexandriaVirginia S. Bennett to W. W. Bennett, December 22, 1860, AlexandriaWilliam Wallace Bennett to Virginia S. Bennett,...
Dates: 1858-1866
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / MS294, Sangster Papers (MS294) / Series I: William Bennett and Virginia Sangster Bennett Correspondence

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