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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Mayer-​Bradstreet correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3059
Abstract

The collection contains 42 letters from Charles Mayer and 20 letters from Brantz Mayer to Martha Bradstreet, circa 1831-1869.

Dates: 1831-1869

McLane-Fisher family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2403
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, and legal papers from members of the McLane family of Delaware and Baltimore, and the Fisher family of Baltimore. The collection is primarily McLane family materials.

Dates: circa 1800-1905

McNeal-Watters-Preston-Munnikhuysen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3055
Abstract

The papers in the collection span more then 200 years, from 1776 to 1981. The materials consist of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, business correspondence and photographs relating to the McNeal, Watters, Preston, and Munnikhuysen families.

Dates: 1776-1981

Moffett papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1373
Abstract

This collection contains the letters of William H. Moffett, Jr. and Edwin W. Moffett to father William H. Moffett Sr. and their brothers, during the Civil War, describing conditions. Also included are muster rolls and reports of Captain Moffett while a members of the 8th MD Regiment, Volunteer Infantry

Dates: 1862-1917

Redwood collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0676
Abstract

This collection contains primarily letters from Lt. George Buchanan Redwood (1888-1918) to his mother Mary Buchanan Coale Redwood (1861-1940) as well as the sympathy letters she received after he was killed in action on May 28, 1918 during World War I. Also included in the collection is the correspondence of William E. Coale (1816-1865) and George Buchanan Coale (1819-1887) and a volume of poems entitled "Random Rhymes at Truant Times" belonging to John Greene Proud, Jr. (1813-1883).

Dates: 1828-1919

Rumsey-Bullus correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2676
Abstract

This collection contains letters to the Bullus family in Little Gunpowder, Baltimore County, Maryland from family members in Chicago and New York City. Topics include the deaths of relatives, life in New York and Chicago, stock purchases, and support for the Union in the Civil War.

Dates: 1846-1886

Small print-subject collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPSC
Abstract

The Small Print-Subject Collection consists of over 1,300 advertisements, woodcuts, etchings, drawings, newspaper images, newspaper clippings, small booklets, and other items. Most date from the 18th and 19th century. The prints in this collection are less than 10 x 15 inches in size.

Dates: 1656-1976

Steuart family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0758
Abstract This collection contains the correspondence, diaries, account books, and business papers of several generations of the Steuart family. The Steuarts were wealthy plantation owners with estates in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County and were also strong supporters of slavery. The materials in the collection mainly pertain to a trust estate established in 1861 by Major General George H. Steuart (1790-1867), who served in the War of 1812 and joined the Confederate States of Amercia during the...
Dates: 1885-1955

Thomas Buchanan letter book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0161
Abstract

This collection consists of letters of Lt. Comm. Thomas McKean Buchanan reporting the activities of U. S. Steamer "Calhoun" with fleet near new Orleans, including fighting to clear confederates from the Atchefalya River and to replace buoys and channel markers.

Dates: 1862

United Daughters of the Confederacy records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2846
Abstract

The United Daughters of the Confederacy Records include the minute books, administrative reports, and scrapbooks of the Maryland Division Executive Board.

Dates: 1936-1984