1861-1866:  Civil War

Containers:
Box 6, Folder 3a
Scope and content:

Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Civil War. See also, addition Mss. Acc. 1995.39. Diary: 1861 Photographic copy of a diary and memorandum book of Samuel E. Holt, surgeon in the Confederate Army, stationed at Williamsburg and Yorktown, 3 September - 23 October 1861. (The original is in the possession of Mrs. Eva Rosseau, Williamsburg, Va.) Typescripts of letters: 1862 Typescripts of letter of Gen. Philip Kearny to his wife, 7 May 1862, and 15 May 1862. (Originals in the Library of Congress.) Letter: 4 October 1862 Robert F. Cole, Williamsburg, Va., to [?], certifying that his iron grey mare was taken from him by order of Lt. Col. Smith. Letter: 7 October 1862 Major J. P. Wilson, Head Quarters 5th Penna. Cavalry, to Captain G. C. Johnston, A.A.G., Yorktown, Va. stating when he will make a report of all the horses taken from citizens of Williamsburg. Letter: November 19, 1862. Mrs. M.N. Munford, Williamsburg, to Gen. [Henry A.] Naglee requesting his aid against thefts by runaway negroes and soldiers, especially the use of a government wagon to haul fuel and his assistance, in obtaining medicine for herself. Letter: 16 May 1865 Sallie Munford, at Tazewell Hall, to Lizzie Ewell, describing conditions in Williamsburg. Letter: 8 April 1866 Robert M. West at North East P.O., Cecil County, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell concerning the theft of valuables from the home of Miss Gabriella Galt and destruction at the College of William and Mary by Union troops. Engraving: Engraving of the "Battle of Williamsburg" from the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers (Johnson, Fry & Co., Publishers, N.Y.) Correspondence and notes of Dr. Earl G. Swem about the Battle of Williamsburg.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Parent terms of access:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.