West Virginia and Regional History Center
Pauline M. Headley, Collector, Civil War Letters
Headley, Pauline M.
A&M 3118
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0.25 Linear Feet
2 1/2 in. (1 document case)
1862-1865, 1885-1890
1862-1865
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Pauline M. Headley, Collector, Civil War Letters, A&M 3118, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Civil War letters from David Riel and Newton Van Leer of Company G, 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry and Charles W. Elliot of Company A, 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Most letters are to Sarah Riel of Wood County. Subjects include defense of the B&O Railroad, the kidnapping of Union generals Crook and Kelley, military action near Richmond, and military hospitals. Two postwar letters concern West Virginia emigrants to the West. This collection includes both original letters and a complete set of facsimiles.
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Civil War -- letters
Civil War - West Virginia 11th Volunteer Infantry, Company A.
Civil War - West Virginia 15th Volunteer Infantry, Company G.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Frontier and pioneer life
Elliott, Charles W.
Headley, Pauline M.
Riel, David
Riel, John G.
Riehl, Sarah.
Shaw, Sidney F.
Van Leer, Newton.
David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706741862 September 18David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706751862 September 19David Riel, Camp Willey to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706761862 September 24David Riel, Camp Willey, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. Riel (includes note to Lenora Elliott)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706771862 September 28David Riel, Camp Willey, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. Riel (includes notes from Newton Van Leer to Sarah Riel and his mother)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706781862 October 3David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706791862 October 14David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. Riel (includes note to Charles Elliott)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706801862 October 15David Riel to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706811862 October 24David Riel to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706821862 November 1David Riel to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706831862 November 6David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706841862 November 11David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706851862 November 13David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706861862 November 29David Riel, Wheeling to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706871862 December 12David Riel to Sarah E.C. Riel (includes note to mother)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706881863 January 1David Riel, Grafton to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706891863 January 14David Riel, Grafton to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706901863 January 15David Riel, Grafton to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706911863 January 28David Riel, Grafton to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706921863 January 28David Riel, Grafton to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170693ca. 1863 FebruaryDavid Riel, Grafton to Nickless RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170694ca. 1863 FebruaryCharles Elliott, Tygart Creek (Wood County) to David RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706951863 February 26David Riel to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170696ca. 1863 MarchDavid Riel to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170697ca. 1863 MarchDavid Riel to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170698ca. 1863 MarchDavid Riel, Grafton to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1706991863 March 6David Riel, Sir Johns Run (Morgan County) to Sarah E.C. Riel (includes notes from David, Hugh, and Daniel Riel to parents)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707001863 March 11David Riel, Sir Johns Run to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707011863 March 22David Riel, Sir Johns Run to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707021863 April 5David Riel, Sir Johns Run to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707031863 April 7David Riel, Sir Johns Run to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707041863 April 18David Riel, Sir Johns Run to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707051863 May 29David Riel, New Creek (Hampshire [now Mineral] County) to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707061863 June 24David Riel, New Creek to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707071863 July 5David Riel, Berkeley County to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707081863 July 25David Riel, Romney to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707091863 August 8David Riel, Romney to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707101863 September 1David Riel, Romney to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707111863 September 11Newton Van Leer, Camp near Romney to sisterArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707121863 September 22Newton Van Leer, Green Spring Run, near Romney to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707131863 October 18David Riel, Camp Romney to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707141863 October 21David Riel, Springfield (Hampshire County) to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707151863 November 13Newton Van Leer, Camp Springfield to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707161863 November 15David Riel, Springfield to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707171863 November 18Newton Van Leer, Camp Orleans Road (Morgan County) to sisterArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707181863 December 10David Riel, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707191863 December 24David Riel, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707201864 January 27Newton Van Leer, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707211864 February 5David Riel, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707221864 February 10Newton Van Leer, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707231864 March 7David Riel, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707241864 March 13David Riel, Orleans Road to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707251864 March 24David Riel, Webster (Taylor County) to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707261864 April 7Newton Van Leer, Webster to sisterArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707271864 April 7David Riel, Webster to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707281864 April 18Charles W. Elliott, Parkersburg to sisterArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707291864 May 8David Riel, Meadow Bluff Headquarters, Greenbrier County to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707301864 May 30Newton Van Leer, Camp Meadow Bluff to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707311864 May 30David Riel, Camp Piatt, near Charleston to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707321864 July 3David Riel, Halltown to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707331864 July 30David Riel, Charles Town to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707341864 August 31David Riel, Baltimore Hospital to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707351864 September 17Newton Van Leer to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707361864 November 20David Riel, Camp near Winchester to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707371864 December 16David Riel, Camp Melrow Hill (Virginia) to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707381865 January 4David Riel, Camp near Richmond to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707391865 January 16Newton Van Leer, Camp Deep Bottom (Virginia) to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707401865 January 27Charles W. Elliott, before Richmond to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707411865 January 31David Riel, Camp Laurel, in front of Richmond to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707421865 February 23Newton Van Leer, Richmond to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707431865 March 8David Riel, Camp near Richmond to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707441865 March 21David Riel, Hampton Hospital, Fortress Monroe (Virginia) to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707451865 April 13David Riel, Hampton Hospital, Fortress Monroe to Sarah E.C. RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707461865 May 9Newton Van Leer, Saltillo Nebraska to David and Sarah RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707471885 May 10[?], LeRoy, Illinois to David RielArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1707481890 August 18