1 item. Mss12:1862 November 20:1.The discharge, 1862, issued by the General Hospital in Farmville to James Hannock Lee (18441865) of the 22d Virginia Infantry Battalion. Note: Known as the 13th Virginia Reserves Battalion until February 27, 1865. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. Mss2En366a1.A letter, 8 August 1864, to Robert Emmett English (18461922) of the Second Auditor's Office concerning a leave of absence. Mss12:1864 November 29:1.Special requisition (no. Also in the collection are copies of official letters, 1864, regarding Chamberlayne's promotion to captain of Davidson's Battery (section 2). Roster dated: Not dated Date of entry or muster into Confederate service: Apr. 104 items. 124 items. Mss12:1865 May 26:1.Handwritten agreement, 26 May 1865, signed by Simon Boliver Buckner and Edmund Kirby Smith, formally surrendering the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi to Edward Richard Sprigg Canby and his Union Army of West Mississippi. Commander Image, First Offensive Order of Battle: High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army4, Second Offensive Order of Battle: High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army6, Third Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army8, Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army9, Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army10, Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army11, Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army12,13, Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army16,17, Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:High Bridge (South Side RR) | First Military District | Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia | Confederate Army20,21. Casey's letters home concern his service in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina as a member of Company K of the 4th Virginia Heavy Artillery Regiment (later the 34th Virginia Infantry Regiment). Mss3C3815a728743.Contains affidavits and petitions, 1862, to the Charlotte County Board of Exemptions requesting exemption from service in the Confederate army (section 136). Mss2M3654a1.A letter, 9 November 1861, to A. A list of published U.S. Civil War regimental histories for Confederate forces from Virginia in the Library of Congress online catalog . Mss1C2466a.This collection primarily contains papers relating to service of Thomas Henry Carter (18311908) in the King William Artillery Battery and as chief of artillery to Daniel Harvey Hill and Jubal A. Volume also contains information on Companies B and D, 13th Battalion, Virginia Reserves; Smyth County militia units; hospitals; veterans; pensions; African The correspondence of George Henry Caperton (18281895) contains letters to him from his wife, Mary Eliza (Henderson) Caperton (18361900), discussing secession sentiment and general war news from Montgomery County in May 1861; from John Echols regarding Echols's duty as a recruiting officer at Staunton in 1861 and wounds he received during the 1862 Valley campaign; from Walter Henderson (18131887) concerning an attack by pro-Confederates in Maryland on the 7th New York Infantry Regiment as it marched toward Washington, D.C., in the spring of 1861, and regarding Confederate bonds; from John Francis Preston (18131862) offering advice to Caperton on his desire to join the Confederate army; and from George Wythe Randolph (18181867) concerning Caperton's commission as aide-de-camp to John Echols (section 8). Mss1C7637a. Mss12:1861 April 21:1 oversize.A muster roll, 21 April30 June 1861, of Company E of the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment (later Company A of the 46th Virginia Infantry Regiment). Confederate States Congress, House of Representatives, Vote, 1862. 24, 24 January 1863, to Williamson C. Jones of Company J of the 40th Virginia Infantry Regiment concerning the arrest of absentees and the procurement of conscripts and volunteers. Emil Sturmfels received authority from the War Department, August 2, 1861, to recruit this battalion. Also in the collection are miscellaneous records of Castle Thunder, Libby Prison, Winder General Hospital, Soldiers' Home, and General Hospitals No. Cleary, William Walter, Diary, 18621864. Confederate States Army, Department of the Potomac, Cavalry, Discharge, 1861. 14, 13 March 1862, placing Robert E. Lee in command of military operations of the armies of the Confederacy. The diary, printed in the 3 April 1935 issue of the Richmond News Leader, offers a detailed account of the evacuation fire and the subsequent occupation of the city by Union troops. Microfilm reels C451452.This collection contains the papers of Amanda Virginia (Edmonds) Chappelear (18391921) of Belle Grove, Fauquier County. Mss2C8444a1.A letter, 15 October 1864, from John Anthony Craig (18431901) of Company F of the 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment concerning the military situation in the Shenandoah Valley on the eve of the battle of Cedar Creek and his opinion of the Confederate cavalry operating in the Valley. Coghill, James Lindsay, Papers, 18611862. Of particular note is a letter, 10 February 1864, in which Casey asks a family member to try to catch a deserter and to send Casey a certificate proving the capture in return for which Casey will receive a fifteen-day furlough. Confederate States Army, 13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Muster Roll, 1862. 1 volume. 4, 21 June 1862, issued by Robert E. Lee, regarding standard procedures for recording and transporting sick soldiers from brigades and divisions to the general hospital at Richmond. Dyers/Sifakis Compendium Info: 11 items. Cave Family Papers, 17281881. Virginia Historical Society, 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard Chandler, Algernon Bertrand, Reminiscence, 1906. 1 volume. 1 item. Microfilm reel C584.This collection contains materials concerning the service of John Hampden Chamberlayne (18381882) in the 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment and in the Purcell, Crenshaw, and Davidson Virginia Artillery batteries. 886 items. Confederate States Army, Department of Northern Virginia, 2d Corps, Receipts, 1864. Mss2C9178a1.A letter, 1 August 1861, from Richard Hoope Cunningham (18341862) of the 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment to his mother concerning the unit's activities in northwestern Virginia in late July 1861, his reaction to the Confederate victory at the first battle of Bull Run, and his opinion of the generalship of Joseph E. Johnston. The list contains the location of each division's hospital, the names of United States Christian Commission agents on duty, and the number of patients located at each hospital at that time (section 36). 1840?) The battalion along with the 2ndInfantry Division reduced to zero. 1864 Date of rank, and whether by appointment, election or promotion: Apr. Research Library open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm, EMAIL: Info@VirginiaHistory.org turous expedition, and, without the sanction of your judgment, I should hesitate to grant the permission. Microfilm reel C592.Order Book, 10 February24 May 1863, containing general orders and circulars issued by John Clifford Pemberton. Mss5:1C3685:2.Recollections, written by John Taylor Chappell (18451915), concerning primarily his experiences while serving in Company H of the 23d Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Confederate retreat following the battle of Rich Mountain. Microfilm reel C593.This enrolling book, 19 March 18636 February 1864, kept by Charles Parkhill (b. Mss5:1C3685:4.A recollection, written by John Taylor Chappell (18451915), concerning an event that occurred on 25 December 1864 involving a member of Parker's Artillery Battery and a northern civilian in a Union observation tower near Dutch Gap in Henrico County. Included are letters to Cabell from A. H. McLaws concerning the relief from command of Lafayette McLaws by James Longstreet in December 1863; from Preston M. Quarles (18311863) regarding Cabell's promotion to lieutenant colonel in September 1861; from George Wythe Randolph (18181867) concerning ammunition and training for Cabell's battery while serving on the Peninsula in 1861; and from Robert Augustus Stiles (18361905) informing Cabell of orders reorganizing artillery batteries in his battalion before the battle of the Wilderness, and offering reasons why Cabell will not be promoted to brigadier general in March 1865 (section 18). 1900, by Francis Chamberlayne offering a description of the burning of Chambersburg, Pa., on 30 July 1864. We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Other items in the collection include Cooke's amnesty oath, 1865, and several 1863 Confederate bonds (section 2); an undated newspaper article containing a printed 1862 letter by Joseph C. Webb offering a detailed description of the experience of the 27th North Carolina at the battle of Antietam (section 3); an undated map of the battle of Fredericksburg, showing, among other things, the location of Cooke's wounding, and a sketch, 1862, of the Holly Shelter Creek, N.C., vicinity (section 4); and a handwritten copy of General Order No. Confederate States Army, Department of Northern Virginia, General Orders, 1863. Mss1C5503a.Contains primarily genealogical materials compiled by Arthur Bell Clarke (18541923) of Richmond. Some of the reports and letters are printed in the Official Records, ser. 3 items. Crafts, George J., Papers, 18561866. As part of its commemoration, Marine . 1 item. Mss1C6458a. 1 item. Kept in camps in North Carolina and Virginia, the register bears the endorsements of James Henry Lane and Charles Cochrane Lee (18341862). Chappell, John Taylor, Poem, 1865. Mss1C2358h.This collection contains the papers of the Carrington family of Charlotte and Prince Edward counties. Confederate States Army, 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Muster Roll, 18621865. Confederate States Army, 33d Virginia Infantry Regiment, Muster Rolls, 18621863. Note: Formerly known as the 4th Battalion Virginia Reserves. 2, 5, 11, 12, and 13. 1 item. 1911 by Catlett Fitzhugh Conway (18401929) of Green County. Carter Family Papers, 18561931. Microfilm reel C593.This letterbook, 3 May11 October 1861, contains copies of the official correspondence of Harrison Ball Tomlin (18151897) while serving as commander of Confederate forces at West Point. 1 item. Also includes the copyright request filed for oil painting entitled The Burial of Latan by William Dickinson Washington (18341870). Topics include camp life, religion, and family news. 21 george street,morwell 3840 telephone 0351354444 $1.80 inc. gst i hockey champs valley sport donation drive moe eisteddfod page 7 page 15 24 24 22 15 shower or two mostly sunny showers increase . 1 item. Confederate States War Department, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, General Orders, 1862. Marines with outstanding performance in information-related occupational fields were recognized and awarded according to their achievements. Microfilm reel C593.This order book contains general and special orders, 26 April28 May 1862, issued by Joseph Reid Anderson to troops under his command in Caroline, Spotsylvania, and Hanover counties. Mss1C5795a.This collection contains the papers of members of the Clay family of Virginia. 1 item. Gorringe (concerning a request from the ladies of Winchester to allow them to tend to Confederate wounded in private homes); J. W. Mann and E. B. Parsons (regarding the offer of fodder for Elizabeth Conrad's cow); and Philip Henry Sheridan (concerning the release from prison and return to Winchester of Robert Young Conrad in December 1864) (section 17). 1 item. Mss4C7d oversize.This collection contains drawings of bridges, batteries, and ordnance in Virginia received for approval by Jeremy Francis Gilmer (18181883). 1 item. Thirty-third Infantry regiment: Cummings, Arthur C., colonel; Golladay, Jacob B., major; Grace,. The letters mostly concern the raising of volunteer troops in the area, requests for supplies from Confederate forces at Yorktown and military operations on the Pamunkey River. Also included in the collection are materials relating to Cooke's wartime service, including photocopies of his service records (b152158); typescript copies of orders and letters written by or concerning Cooke (b159166); and personal reminiscences by Cooke concerning his service with Beauregard and Braxton Bragg (b169178), the battle of Shiloh (b179), Jefferson Davis (b180), Robert E. Lee (b181183), the siege of Petersburg (b184187), and the surrender at Appomattox Court House (b188189) (section 2). Mss2C4175b.An agreement, 1883, of C. F. Chelf, as representative of Smith & Chelf of Culpeper County, with C. B. Hank regarding a claim against the United States government for cotton destroyed at East Macon, Ga., in 1864. 183 Coles, Roberts, Letter, 1862. 13th Battalion Virginia Reserves, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Smith. Included in the collection is a letter, 13 January 1862, from William Fauntleroy Cocke (18361863) of the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment to his brother, John Preston Cocke (18451917), discussing family news and describing life in winter quarters near Centreville (box 5). Mss12:1863:4 oversize.A muster roll, 1863, of patients at a Confederate hospital in Lynchburg. Mss3C9154a. Mss12:1861 May 24:1.A descriptive roll, 1861, of Company B of the 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment. Mss2C6677a.A letter, 15 May 1863, from William Henry Coit of the South Carolina Palmetto Light Artillery Battery to his family describing, in detail, the death of his brother, George Coit, during the Suffolk campaign, and the use of artillery and breastworks. 3 items. Photocopy. 1 p. Mss12:1863 November 14:1.This pay record, 14 November 1863, contains a list of clothing items purchased by U. F. Crawford of Company F of the 60th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Muster Out: Disbanded April 12, 1865. Items include an account, 1865, for the service of George Ainsley Barksdale (18351910) paid by the Quartermaster's Department (a1); an account, 1864, of funds received by Samuel Cooper from George A. Barksdale (a2); a letter, 1863, from John Randolph Chambliss (18091875) to President Jefferson Davis concerning the impressment slaves to work on fortifications (photocopy) (a3); a receipt, 1864, from J. L. Agurs of the 6th South Carolina Infantry Regiment for 5,000 lbs. Mss12:1863 December 31:1 oversize.A muster roll, 31 December 1863, of Company C of the 21st Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Mss2C3683a1.A poem, 1865, written by John Taylor Chappell (18451915) while serving aboard the CSS Virginia concerning Chappell and two friends, Robert Rankin and "Paul.". "the Mescalero Apaches walked 130 mi to the reservation . Confederate States Army, Jackson's Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Order, 1864. Cooke Family Papers, 18231953. 25118. 1,600 items. 8 items. 7 items. Mss12:1864 November 5:1.A letter, 5 November 1864, concerning charges brought against three members of Company D of the 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment for the loss of ordnance stores in fighting east of Richmond in the fall of 1864. Campbell, John William, Papers, 18611862. The memoir includes a brief record of Conway's service in Company A of the 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment. 1 p. Photocopy. Photocopy. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Confederate States Army, 43d Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Order, 1865. Microfilm reel C453.This collection contains the papers of members of the Cogbill family of Mecklenburg County. Mss5:1C3685:1.Recollections, entitled "From Yorktown to Williamsburg," written by John Taylor Chappell (18451915), formerly a member of Company A of the 10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, concerning his experiences during the siege of Yorktown and at the battle of Williamsburg. Mss4C7607a2.A blank commission, 1861, from President Jefferson Davis authorizing privateering activities. 18270. Chapman, William Henry, Letter, 1887. 18th Georgia Infantry Battalion Virginia Reserves. 22 pp. Microfilm copy. 1 item. 1848] concerning the Confederate defense of Fort Gregg near Petersburg on 2 April 1865), Thomas Charles Cheney ([b. Mss2K324a1.A pass, 1 April 1865, issued by the provost marshal in Petersburg to James C. Kemp granting him permission to visit Chesterfield. Other items relating to David Comfort's experiences during the war include a discharge, 1861, from service in the 20th Virginia Infantry Regiment, a medical exemption, 1863, for tuberculosis, a commission, 1864, to serve as a member of the Thomas County, Ga., soldiers' relief committee, and an oath of allegiance, 1865, to the United States (section 5). 1, 42: pt. The correspondence includes letters to Confederate Secretary of War James Alexander Seddon (18151880) and Adjutant and Inspector General Samuel Cooper seeking the release of Confederate prisoners incarcerated at Castle Thunder (sections 12); correspondence of John Henry Winder, commander of the Department of Henrico, regarding the disposition of individual prisoners' cases (section 3); official letters to and from Confederate officers in the Department of Henrico concerning the transfer and receipt of prisoners (sections 410); and letters from Union and Confederate prisoners kept at Belle Isle, Libby Prison, and Castle Thunder, presenting their cases and pleading for release (section 11).