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Map of the New Convalescent Camp. Fairfax County, Virgina. Four miles southwest from Washington, D.C.

Description: Map shows buildings, structures, roads, railroads, water resources, swamps, vegetation, and cemeteries. Includes references and distances.Insets: "Library. 6000 Volms.," "U.S. Sanitary Commission," and "U.S. Christian Commission." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:2,400].
Date: 1863
Creator: Russell, L. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Libby Prison During the War.

Description: Poster depicting a large, red-brick building and ranks of soldiers in the background and white tents in the foreground. Text under the image reads, "Compliments of J. Thompson Brown & Co., Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers, 113 Main St., Richmond, Va."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poster
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir]

Description: Photocopy of Elizabeth Simpson Cooper's memoir about her childhood in Virginia and later her time in Kansas after moving westward with her family. In the text of her memoir, she describes her school days in Virginia, church, Cooper family history, "Bleeding Kansas" (the period of conflict over deciding if Kansas would be a free or a slave state), and the Civil War in Kansas as well as her personal encounters with Native Americans in Kansas.
Date: 1931-02-24/1932
Creator: Cooper, Elizabeth Simpson, 1840-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John H. Caldwell, February 21, 1863]

Description: John Caldwell has obtained leave of absence for sixty days. The reason for the leave of absence was because they would not let him retire and gave him the absence only if officers could be found to run his command. He wanted his captain to take command but the department would not allow it. Even if he had been granted retirement, it would have ended the same with a temporary command. He was able to acquiesced Dr. Col. Cunningham, a West Point graduate and a gentlemen to take the temporary comma… more
Date: February 21, 1863
Creator: Caldwell, John H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette Redway, December 3, 1865]

Description: A letter from Hamilton K. Redway in Washington D.C. to his wife, Loriette Redway, on December 3, 1865. The letter is regarding Hamilton Redway's business and life in Washington. Redway mentions that he will remain in the city until he gets his papers, and comments on the affairs of the army in Washington. He mentions that he has visited Munson's Hill and Upton's Hill in Arlington, and informs Loriette that the grounds about the Arlington Home have been turned into a national cemetery and that t… more
Date: December 3, 1865
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from Henry S. and Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker, July 1861]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Henry S. and Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker. Most of the letter is from Henry, who discusses his recent arrival in Trammel from the a military camp, his visit with Aunt Nancy and Elvira, military regiments, and the fact that Kentucky has not seceded from the Union yet. There is a short note from Elvira written on July 29, stating that Palmer's regiment may have left that morning.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry S. and Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker, July 1861]

Description: Letter from Henry S. and Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker. Most of the letter is from Henry, who discusses his recent arrival in Trammel from the a military camp, his visit with Aunt Nancy and Elvira, military regiments, and the fact that Kentucky has not seceded from the Union yet. There is a short note from Elvira written on July 29, stating that Palmer's regiment may have left that morning.
Date: July 1861
Creator: Moore, Henry S. & Moore, Elvira
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Hampton Roads and Approaches

Description: Map illustrating the site of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack during the Civil War including part of Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads harbor, and the surrounding areas. Cities, forts, railroads, and batteries are noted on the map and some depths are shaded. This map accompanies the War of the Rebellion papers which include documentation of the action between the ships which took place March 8-9, 1862. Scale 1:211,200 (5 statute miles per 1.5 inches)
Date: 1898
Creator: United States. War Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Map of Nansemond River and Vicinity

Description: Map illustrating the region surrounding Suffolk, Virginia. Cities, forts, railroads, swamps, and military forces are indicated. This map accompanies the War of the Rebellion papers which include documentation of the Union North Atlantic Blockading Squadron aiding the defense of Suffolk. Scale 1:101,376 (1 statute mile per 5/8 inch)
Date: 1899
Creator: United States. War Department.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Johnson's Virginia, Delaware, Maryland & West Virginia.

Description: Map shows existing railroads, counties, cities, towns and the District of Columbia. Shows canals in Maryland and Virginia. Includes illustrations of "Fortress Monroe," University of Virginia (Charlottesville), General Post Office, Patent Office, and Treasury Buildings. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:1,491,000].
Date: [1866..1879]
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Transcript for A. J. Underwood diary, December 16, 1861-December 18, 1862 - Pt. 3]

Description: Transcript for A. J. Underwood diary, December 16th, 1861 to December 18th, 1862, detailing military fellows, role as a sharpshooter, friends, daily activities, correspondences, and transactions. This item (p. 102-193) covers September 15th through December 18th, 1862.
Date: 1861-12-16/1862-12-18
Creator: Underwood, Adoniram Judson (A. J.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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