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Beard Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Papers (including correspondence) of Eva V. Beard, Nannie S. Beard, and John Link Beard of Augusta County, Virginia. Includes letter, 1843, of J. E. Carnes describing a trip by land and river boat from Augusta County, Virginiaa. to Licking County, Ohio (describing Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio, particularly Cincinnati); a portion of John L. Beard's account book, 1834-1865, listing coffins made; and an order for exchange of Civil War prisoners at Richmond.

  1. College of William and Mary

Bear Family Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Bear family (Augusta County, Va.)
This collection consists of diaries, books, and letters of various members of the Bear family of Churchville, Augusta County, Virginia. It includes a diary written in 1862 by Harvey Bear describing the war activity around him and his service as a wagon teamster for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Also includes two diaries written in 1878-1879 by Harvey's son George, an 1863 general order for Stonewall Jackson's Second Army Corp of the Army of Northern Virginia, and an 1849 letter from a member of the Virginia House of Delegates to Harvey Bear about a vote on resolutions regarding enslaved people.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beauregard Furnace Journals 2.00 Linear Feet

Account books of Beauregard Furnace located in Wythe County, Va. which was under contract to supply pig iron to Tredegar Iron Works during the American Civil War.

  1. College of William and Mary

Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection 9.5 Cubic Feet 18 boxes

Withrow family
The Bell, Kent, Cloyd, Withrow Family Collection contains the personal papers and financial records of members of four prominent families. Included are members of the Bell, Kent, Cloyd, and Withrow families, as well as, materials from related families and acquaintances. This is a diverse collection containing materials dating from 1780 to 1998. Items of interest include several Land Deeds and Warrant from the late 18th Century, including one signed by Benjamin Harrison, then Governor of Virginia; American Civil War correspondence from Confederate POW, Edgar Withrow; Regimental listings from the 19th Brigade of the Virginia Militia; and correspondence and military documents dating from World War II. The main collection contains materials from Gen. Gordon Cloyd, James Randal Kent, David Fenton Kent, Gordon Cloyd Bell Sr., David Kent Bell, James and Edgar Withrow, and many others.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ben Benson Collection 2 Linear Feet

Benson, Ralph Ben

The Ben Benson Collection includes original portrait art of presidents and first ladies by Ben Benson, various formats of printed presidential iconography and related presidential and U.S. political memorabilia from George Washington to Barack Obama.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Benjamin A. Banks Papers 10.20 Linear Feet 18 Hollinger document cases; 1 Hollinger dropfront print box; 1 oversize box boxes

Banks, Benjamin A. (1884-1974)
Lawyer and prominent member of the Norfolk Jewish community. Served on the Norfolk Board of Aldermen (1908-1911) and in the Virginia House of Delegates (1911-1913). Active in local, state and national politics. Includes personal and political correspondence, scrapbooks, letters to the editor, and photographs.
  1. Old Dominion University

Benjamin F. Hughes, Soldier, Civil War Letters 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Hughes, Benjamin F.
Benjamin F. Hughes served in the 3rd West Virginia Mounted Infantry and the 6th West Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War. Collection contains four letters from Hughes and other materials from the 1860s. Four letters from Hughes from December 1863 to April 1864 describe the weather; Hughes's health and loss of hearing; a possible visit home; Rosser's Raid on Moorefield, West Virginia; and Confederates at Harper's Ferry. Also includes a December 1861 petition asking the resignation of Capt. Cyrus Webb of Co. F, 3rd regiment, Virginia Volunteers, bearing forty -six signatures, including that of Benjamin F. Hughes. Other Civil War related documents include an 1862 letter from William [Dearing] from Camp Elkwater, West Virginia, about trying to be content under circumstances and conditions of war, not being able to walk home to visit, the weather, and fighting for the preservation of the Union, and a December 1864 letter from A.J. Squires of Preston County, W. Va. about land in Michigan, weather and snow, and family news. Collection also includes an unsigned letter from Fort Kasper, Dakota Territory, giving a description and drawing of Laramie Peak in the vicinity of Platte River dated October 1865.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Benjamin F. Hughes, Soldier, Civil War Letters and Other Material 0.21 Linear Feet 2.5 in. (1 document case)

Hughes, Benjamin F.

Transcripts and originals of letters regarding the Civil War authored by Sergeant Benjamin F. Hughes of Company F, West Virginia 3rd Regiment, and of Company D, West Virginia 6th Cavalry (10 items, 11 leaves). Subjects include battle of Allegheny Mountain (1861), battle of Droop Mountain (1863), service as a scout, report on wounded, his health, camp life, the home front, and opinions regarding the war. These letters were sent from locations mostly in West Virginia. There are also pension records for Hughes (1892-1906) and other material.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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