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This collection consists of one letter (dated January 25, 1865) from Susan Comer (Russell) to her husband, Alexander T. C. Comer, Assistant Surgeon. The letter contains personal and family news, including the mention of a ball given by General Chapman's staff, a wedding, and a sleigh ride.

This collection consists of correspondence of Confederate soldier Henry H. Dedrick, a Private in the 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. A bulk of the correspondence consists of letters to and from his wife, Mary E. A. Dedrick (Balsley) ("Lissa" or "Lizza"). Subjects include camp life, regimental activities, family and personal news, and hardships endured by civilians. The letter dated May 10-11, 1863 mentions the wounding and death of General Stonewall Jackson.

This collection consists of one letter (dated September 20, 1863) from James W. A. Ford to his cousin Caroline. Ford discusses the death from the effects of childbirth of his sister Lizzie Ford Burdett. He also mentions that he has raised a company of cavalry.

This collection consists of the Civil War papers (approximately 80 items) of Captain Richard H. Adams, Jr, including:

• A manuscript diary kept while serving with the 5th Alabama Regiment in Virginia (April-June 1862), with an accompanying typewritten transcription
• Transcriptions of two additional diary volumes (September 1862-March 1863; and prison diary, 1864-1865)
• Forty seven letters (November 1863-September 1866) to Lottie Putnam Adams, most written before their marriage while Adams was a prisoner of war
• Twenty three letters from Lottie to Richard (March 1864-January 1865)
• A typescript titled "Account of Wheeler's Raids," which was written after the Civil War
• "Friendship book" (March 1865) that contains inscriptions by fellow prisoners
• Two photographs of Adams
• Documents and clippings

The Samuel S. Brooke papers consist of the personal papers (11 items) Brooke. The papers include five letters (dated 1862-1864) to and from family members that are largely concerned with personal family matters, but include some references to the Civil War and civilian life in Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia. Other topics include the 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment, including comments about camp life.

This collection contains three manuscript notebooks that include verse letters, poetry, notes, and a few newspaper clippings (bulk 1861-1865). One of the volumes is titled "Order Book, 9th Regiment Va. Volunteers, Craney Island." On the endsheets of this book are glued original manuscript signatures of VMI faculty and others, likely clipped from letters. The pages of this volume contain Sara Henderson Smith's writings.