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Alfred Hughes Family Papers 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880
This collection contains the papers of the family of Alfred Hughes (1824-1880), a doctor, Confederate sympathizer, and political prisoner, while he was held at Camp Chase, a Union prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, in 1862 during the American Civil War. Three letters between Alfred and his wife Mary (1832-1909) and sister Eliza (1817-1882), also a doctor, discuss the prison, health of patients, and updates on his parole. There are also envelopes for the letters that are marked as examined by an official at the prison. A pass issued to Hughes by Governor David Tod allows him to visit the prison after his parole, and a newspaper article discusses the U.S. Secretary of War order to release people imprisoned for discouraging enlistment or opposing the draft in the Union.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alfred S. Roe Report 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Roe, Alfred S. (Alfred Seelye), 1844-1917
This 1865 report by Alfred Seelye Roe (1844-1917) details his experience as a prisoner of war (POW) during the American Civil War. The document is a questionnaire from the Office of War Prisoners' Division of the New York Bureau of Military Record. Roe discusses his capture and general experience as a Union POW in Confederate prisons, primarily at Danville, Virginia. Roe served in Company A, 9th New York Heavy Artillery, in the Union Army and following the war was a school teacher, principal, historian, and state legislator in Massachusetts.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)

Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
Personal and business papers of lawyer, U.S. Senator, circuit court judge, and first Governor of West Virginia, Arthur I. Boreman. See scope and content note for more details.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Aten Family Civil War Letters 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Aten family
The Aten Family Civil War letters chronicle the Union Army service of James, John, and Henry Aten. James Aten returned to his native Hancock County from Illinois in February 1861 and enlisted in the First WV Volunteer Infantry for a three-month tour in May 1861. He reenlisted in the Twelfth WV Volunteer Infantry and saw service along the B & O Railroad, the Shenandoah Valley, along the James River and at one point he was a prisoner of war. John and Henry Aten served in the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. John was hospitalized at one point. The letters give good military and political perspectives.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Biographical Sketch of James Edward Hanger, Confederate States Army Veteran 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Facsimile of a manuscript historical narrative regarding James Edward Hanger (1843-1919) by Clyde Cale, Jr. The narrative describes Hanger's injury and amputation, brief imprisonment as a Confederate prisoner-of-war, and his postwar life and inventions. Hanger was born in Churchville, Augusta County, Virginia. In early June 1861, he joined his brothers as a member of the Confederate Churchville Cavalry, and shortly after, he was injured by a Union cannonball early in the Battle of Philippi. His left leg was amputated, and he was briefly a prisoner-of-war at Camp Chase (Columbus, Ohio) before he was released and exchanged about two months later. After the war, knowing he and other disabled veterans would need improved prosthetic limbs, he founded a prosthetic company that continues in business today.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers 5.84 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (14 document cases, 5 in. each); 1 oversize folder (1/4 in.)

Brinkman, Charles.

The papers received from Mr. Brinkman in 1938 include manuscripts, typescripts, and printed items, and general merchandise account books. The manuscript items are mainly letters, receipts, account statements, and certificates concerning the general merchandise business of George Brinkman in Grafton, Grafton Gas Works, Charles Brinkman's History of Grafton, history of the first memorial service and the location of the National Cemetery in Grafton (Box 13), and stock in the Grafton & Greenbrier Railroad Company.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers 8.1 Linear Feet 8 ft. 1 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 ledger, 2 in.)

Brinkman, Charles.

The papers include 36 volumes of business and other records, such as the ledgers of the George W. Brinkman merchandising firm, the Mutual Building Company, minutesof the Grafton Rotary Club; journal and statistical report of the Grafton Baptist Church, 1897-1906; and a mas. history of Taylor County in various American wars, and extracts from the Civil War diary of Fabricius A. Cather. Also included are 2 boxes of financial records, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, a partial index to scrapbooks, and a family genealogy. There are also 49 volumes of clipping scrapbooks dealing with Grafton and Taylor County subjects covering the period 1868-1938.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Charles H. Ruggles Civil War Letter regarding Prisoners Taken by Mosby's Rangers 0.01 Linear Feet 2 pages (1 folder)

Ruggles, Charles H.
Letter written by Charles H. Ruggles to a Mr. Lossing (possibly Benson J. Lossing), dated 26 November 1864. Ruggles asks Lossing to inquire of Colonel Milford at Fortress Monroe regarding the location and status of Majors David Ruggles and Edwin Moore, Union Army paymasters who had been taken prisoner by Mosby's Rangers during the Greenback Raid on the railroad between Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg on 14 October 1864. Collection contains a user copy. Please see "Historical Note" for further information.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Charles Smitley, Civil War Veteran, Letter regarding Pension Claim 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 6 pages (1 folder)

Smitley, Charles W.D.
Photostat copy of a letter written by Charles W.D. Smitley of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio, a Civil War veteran, to former Union General Franz Sigel, dated 6 January 1887. Smitley, a veteran of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry and the 5th West Virginia Cavalry, had his pension claim rejected for want of evidence and wrote to Sigel, his former commanding officer, to petition for his help. Smitley provides a detailed account of his service as a scout and the conditions under which he received the injuries he reports in his pension claim.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Civil War Miscellaneous Collection 0.2 cubic feet 1 box

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
The Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, 1860-2005 (bulk 1862-1928), consists of Civil War records and letters from soldiers from 1860-1926, as well as twentieth-century materials including newspaper clippings, research, and writing about local Civil War battles and events.
  1. James Madison University

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