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Henry Solomon White Papers, 1861/1865

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)
The manuscript diary of Henry Solomon White, a Corporal and Orderly Sergeant in Company N, Sixth Regiment, [West] Virginia Volunteer Infantry, covering the period of 24 September 1861 to 26 September 1864. Company N was organized at Camp White, in 1861 for a three-year tour of duty guarding the B.&O. and North Western railroads. The company was stationed at various times at Burton, Littleton, Barrackville, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Grafton, and Webster. Squads of this company were detailed for special duty and scouting detail in Cornwallis, Ritchie County; Camp Burne; Camp Wilkinson; and in Monongalia, Marion, and Roane counties; and Fayette and Greene counties, Pennsylvania. Company N was on duty in Fairmont during the Jones Raid in 1863.
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Henry Solomon White Papers, 1861/1865 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

White, Henry Solomon
The manuscript diary of Henry Solomon White, a Corporal and Orderly Sergeant in Company N, Sixth Regiment, [West] Virginia Volunteer Infantry, covering the period of 24 September 1861 to 26 September 1864. Company N was organized at Camp White, in 1861 for a three-year tour of duty guarding the B.&O. and North Western railroads. The company was stationed at various times at Burton, Littleton, Barrackville, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Grafton, and Webster. Squads of this company were detailed for special duty and scouting detail in Cornwallis, Ritchie County; Camp Burne; Camp Wilkinson; and in Monongalia, Marion, and Roane counties; and Fayette and Greene counties, Pennsylvania. Company N was on duty in Fairmont during the Jones Raid in 1863.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Richard Beto, Collector, Records regarding the Civil War in West Virginia, 1861/1875, bulk 1861/1863

0.22 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 16 leaves
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings, a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within the collection are facsimiles and photocopies. Highlights of the collection include: the diary of Alex McGraw, who served with the West Virginia First Light Artillery; a letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise Legion to Colonel Lucius Davis requesting certification to purchase necessary equipment; a letter from General John B. Floyd to A.W.G. Davis giving authorization to raise supplies for the Confederate Army of the Kanawha; a morning report of the Fifth Brigade, Confederate Army of the Northwest commanded by William Booth Taliaferro; and a muster roll of the Second Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Company G. See "Scope and Content Note" for more detail.
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Richard Beto, Collector, Records regarding the Civil War in West Virginia, 1861/1875, bulk 1861/1863 0.22 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 16 leaves

Beto, Richard
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings, a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within the collection are facsimiles and photocopies. Highlights of the collection include: the diary of Alex McGraw, who served with the West Virginia First Light Artillery; a letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise Legion to Colonel Lucius Davis requesting certification to purchase necessary equipment; a letter from General John B. Floyd to A.W.G. Davis giving authorization to raise supplies for the Confederate Army of the Kanawha; a morning report of the Fifth Brigade, Confederate Army of the Northwest commanded by William Booth Taliaferro; and a muster roll of the Second Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Company G. See "Scope and Content Note" for more detail.
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Union Volunteers of West Virginia Regiments, Civil War Service Records, 1861/1865

38.06 Linear Feet Summary: 38 ft. 3/4 in. (261 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

The compiled service records of soldiers belonging to units from the State of West Virginia are arranged according to an organizational breakdown ending with the regiment or the independent company. Under each unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by soldiers' surnames. Preceding the jacket-envelopes for the individual soldiers in each organizational unit are envelopes containing record-of-events cards giving the stations of the unit and sometimes information relating to the movements, activities, or organization of the unit or a part of it. In addition, there sometimes are envelopes containing general notation cards giving information relating to the entire organizational unit. The jacket-envelope for each soldier is labeled with his name, rank, and unit in which he served and typically contains the originals of any papers relating solely to that soldier and card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, descriptive books, etc. There are cross-references for soldiers' names that appear in the records under more than one spelling. The series of card abstracts is arranged in the same general organizational order as the jacket-envelopes. The personal papers are in two subseries: one arranged alphabetically by name of soldier; the other by organizational unit and thereunder alphabetically by name of soldier.

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Union Volunteers of West Virginia Regiments, Civil War Service Records, 1861/1865 38.06 Linear Feet Summary: 38 ft. 3/4 in. (261 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

The compiled service records of soldiers belonging to units from the State of West Virginia are arranged according to an organizational breakdown ending with the regiment or the independent company. Under each unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by soldiers' surnames. Preceding the jacket-envelopes for the individual soldiers in each organizational unit are envelopes containing record-of-events cards giving the stations of the unit and sometimes information relating to the movements, activities, or organization of the unit or a part of it. In addition, there sometimes are envelopes containing general notation cards giving information relating to the entire organizational unit. The jacket-envelope for each soldier is labeled with his name, rank, and unit in which he served and typically contains the originals of any papers relating solely to that soldier and card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, descriptive books, etc. There are cross-references for soldiers' names that appear in the records under more than one spelling. The series of card abstracts is arranged in the same general organizational order as the jacket-envelopes. The personal papers are in two subseries: one arranged alphabetically by name of soldier; the other by organizational unit and thereunder alphabetically by name of soldier.

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West Virginia, Union, Civil War Military Records, 1861/1865

0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
West Virginia Union Civil War records compiled by unit for cavalry, infantry, and artillery regiments, and also for the veteran reserve corps, independent infantry exempts, the Independent Loudo(u)n Rangers, the Mountain Howitzers, scouts, militia, and home guard units. The records include name, age, residency, rank, dates and places of muster and discharge, and details of service. They also include summaries of the organization, re-organization, and dissolution of companies; and military death records.
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West Virginia, Union, Civil War Military Records, 1861/1865 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

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West Virginia Union Civil War records compiled by unit for cavalry, infantry, and artillery regiments, and also for the veteran reserve corps, independent infantry exempts, the Independent Loudo(u)n Rangers, the Mountain Howitzers, scouts, militia, and home guard units. The records include name, age, residency, rank, dates and places of muster and discharge, and details of service. They also include summaries of the organization, re-organization, and dissolution of companies; and military death records.

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