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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Turner Ashby Chapter Records, 1896/1991 2.42 cubic feet 3 boxes, 9 audiocassettes

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Turner Ashby Chapter, No. 162 (Harrisonburg, Va.)
This collection deals with the records from the Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. These records are mostly comprised of membership applications dated 1896-1991, along with memorabilia such as confederate banners, scrapbooks, yearbooks, cassette tapes, and the original charters for the chapter.
  1. James Madison University

United States Federal Nineteenth Century Government Publications, 1826/1878 2 Linear Feet

United States. Government Printing Office. Office of the Public Printer

Government publications printed by the U.S Government Printing Office (GPO) and others from the 1820s-1890s. The formats include legislation, annual reports, histories, speeches, resolutions, reports, rebuttals and more. Topics include abolition of slavery, Mexican War, information and reports about the Civil War, Army register for 1858, annual reports for railroads and banks, historical paper on Christ Church in Norfolk, Virginia (1878), Governor Pierpoint's address to "People of Virginia" (May 19, 1865) and more. This collection appears to be material purposely removed from larger bound reports. Many of the topics relate to matters that concern Virginia and other southern states.

  1. College of William and Mary

U. S. Court Martial Book, 1864/1865 0.10 Linear Feet

Record book, 1864-1865, of general court martial proceedings for the United States Army held in Washington, D. C. Courts martial include accusations concerning non-fulfillment of contracts by government contractors and desertion by soldiers.

  1. College of William and Mary

U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Selected Civil War Maps, 1861/1865 .01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 oversize folder)

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Selected Civil War maps reproduced from originals by the U.S. Coast Survey, 1861-1865. These were published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in the period ca. 1955-1965, during the tenure of Rear Admiral H. Arnold Karo, Director. See scope and content note for details.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207), 1863/1864 .3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Chandler, Lucius Henry, 1812-1876

This collection contains a single ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens.

  1. Alexandria Library

Vernon K. Deal, Collector, Papers and Diary regarding the Spanish-American War, 1899/1901 0 Linear Feet Summary: 11 pages

Deal, Vernon K.
The discharge papers of an American soldier (William G. Shaffer) who served in the Philippines during the insurrection. Also includes a published diary by one of the officers of his unit, George F. Collins, about life on ship and port calls to and from their tour of duty.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Vida Bailey, Collector, Papers, 1790/1882 0.2 Linear Feet 2 in. (4 folders)

Bailey, Vida
Indentures, deeds, court papers, land grants, letters, church notices, tax and other receipts, bills, notes and other materials concerning the Bluestone River area in Summers County, West Virginia, especially the Josiah Meadows and Robert Lilly families. Includes a Church of Christ minute book kept by Thomas Lilly, 1802-1817; a land grant to Jesiah Meador signed by Governor James P. Preston, 1809; and a letter from William Sellergrit Lilly from upper Louisiana Territory telling of earth tremors, sickness, and expected Indian trouble. Places mentioned include Mercer, Raleigh, Montgomery, and Giles counties, and Sinking Creek.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Virginia Records, 1623/1921 64.60 Linear Feet Summary: 64 ft. 7 1/4 in. (443 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector

Microfilm include State Land Office Records; S. Bassett French, Biographical Sketches; Mott-Alston Collection of Colonial Families; Confederate Service Records of Virginia Soldiers; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Bounty Warrants; Revolutionary Pensions; Revolutionary War, Rejected Claims; Family Genealogical Notes; and List of Baptist records at the University of Richmond.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Virginia Records, 1783/1863 17.94 Linear Feet Summary: 17 ft. 11 1/4 in. (123 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector

Church and Bible records, personal property tax lists, index to Confederate service records of Virginia soldiers, Revolutionary War public service claims, index to Revolutionary War record, Revolutionary War pension and claim [indices], index cards to Virginia legislative petitions, and index to muster rolls of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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