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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Colonel Benjamin Franklin Taylor collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1863
Abstract

This collection contains letters to Colonel Benjamin Franklin Taylor during his time fighting for the Union in the Civil War

Dates: 1861-1912

Colonel Edward F. Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1331
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence pertaining to the activities of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Edward F. Jones in Baltimore, Maryland from April to July 1861.

Dates: 1861

Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops roster book

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 2603
Abstract Roster book of Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops, which was comprised primarily of Marylanders. This book was most likely the field copy kept by 1st Lt. Charles Tarbell and records a range of demographic data--such as age, birthplace, occupation, status as free or enslaved--as well as enlistment details, remarks on service, and physical characteristics of the men. The fate of each member of the regiment is also recorded: discharged, deserted, or cause of...
Dates: 1864-1865

Confederate Society of Army and Navy of Confederate State in Maryland records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0258
Abstract

This collection contains three volumes relating to the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate State in Maryland. These include: two account books listing annual dues paid by members and the disbursements, 1886-1891; 1890-1921; and one book with a description roll of members of Company B, 21st VA Regiment, 1861-1865, and a ticket for election of officers of the Society of the Army & Navy of the Confederate State, in Maryland, in 1888.

Dates: 1886 - 1916

Confederate States of America papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0259
Abstract

Miscellaneous collection of muster rolls, photographs, letters, etc. Includes Presidential pardon for former Confederate W.S. Ritter, signed by President Andrew Johnson, November 14, 1865.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Confederate States of America record books

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0257
Abstract

This collection contains five volumes of records relating to the Confederate States of America activities during the Civil War. Volume 1 contains muster rolls of Maryland troops in service of the Confederate States. Volume 2 contains the "History of the Maryland Line, Maryland Organizations, and Maryland Soldiers and Sailors 1861-65." Volumes 3-5 contain extracts from official Records of the War of the Rebellion.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Cooke papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3253
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and ephemera related to Adolphus Cooke, a Confederate soldier, and his family, circa 1862-1915.

Dates: 1862 July 24-1915 April 14

Coriell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2498
Abstract

This collection primarily contains letters written to or by members of the Baltimore-based Coriell family. The letters mention the weather, mutual friends, illness, trips, and occasionally Baltimore politics.

Dates: 1845-1892

Curtis W. Jacobs diary and account book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3036
Abstract

Diary and account book of Curtis W. Jacobs, a wealthy Worcester County, Maryland farmer, state legislator, and ardent supporter of slavery. This book primarily details his business transactions, especially those relating to the enslaved people on his farm.

Dates: 1854-1866

Daniel M. Thomas papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1970.2
Abstract

The Daniel M. Thomas papers consist of a fairly large and varied group of papers which relate to the personal and social life of the Thomas family of West River, Maryland. Although the material ranges in date from 1674 through 1938, the bulk of the material falls into the period between 1840 and 1890.

Dates: 1674-1938