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8th Regiment Artillery Troops Roster

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-047

Scope and Contents

This document is a roster of the Union troops of the 8th Regiment Artillery of New York commanded by Colonel James M. Watson as of February 1865. W.S. Williamson was listed as the adjutant. It lists the number of men lost during service by disease or mortal wounds.

Dates: 1865 February

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Anchram H. and Elizabeth K. Evans Civil War Letters

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-254

Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence between Anchram Harris Evans, a Confederate soldier during the Civil War from Brunswick County, NC, and his wife Elizabeth Kelly Evans (she is referred to as either "Bettie" or "Lizzie" in the letters). There are a handful of letters to or from other family members, as well as typed transcripts of the letters by their grandson, Troy Henry, from 1956. The bulk of the correspondence occured in 1864, but letters span the duration of the war from 1861...

Dates: 1861-1865, 1956; Majority of material found within 1861-1865

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Anna Sherman Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-157

Scope and Contents

This collection of original and photocopied items is comprised of correspondence and newspaper clippings encompassing nearly 100 years, from 1849 to 1938. Especially of note is the correspondence dating from the time of the U.S. Civil War 1861- 1865. The letters paint a poignant image of life in the confederacy.

Dates: 1849-1938

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Ashe Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-320

Scope and Contents This collection contains the biographical documents, familiy histories, diaries, works of poetry, genealogical lists, and photographs of the Ashe family of North Carolina. Most of the materials in this collection consist of photocopies or typed transcripts, but it does contain original diaries, letters, and photographs.The original diaries were written by Henrietta Perkins and Sarah Anne Ashe during the late 1840s and early 1850s. Sarah's diary focused on the tragedies of...

Dates: 1672-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1852-1887

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Barden Family Private Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-127

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of the Barden family, who were planters in Sampson and Duplin Counties during the 19th century. Contained within are mercantile records, receipts for the purchase of enslaved persons, land indentures, correspondence, photographs and other documents that illustrate the economic activities of the family. All items are photocopies of originals authorized by the donor of the materials.

Dates: 1790-1922 (photocopies/reprints)

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Broadside

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-004

Scope and Contents

The College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, VA, suffered damage during the Civil War. Benjamin S. Ewell, then president of William and Mary, published a broadside appealing for financial aid in rebuilding the institution. Though obviously written after the Civil War, its exact date is unknown. This appeal includes endorsements for the rebuilding fund by Bishop Potter of New York, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Generals Grant and Meade, and by Wm. W. Corcoran of Washington City.

Dates: after 1865

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Captain Edward W. Ward Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-196

Scope and Contents

The Captain Edward W. Ward Collection includes various items related to Ward's experience during the Civil War including Confederate Bond Coupons, a loan to the Confederate States and papers regarding his military service. The collection also contains newspaper articles and documents regarding settlement of debts by made by Ward.

Dates: 1850-1902

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Civil War Era Newsprints

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-286

Scope and Contents This collection primarily consists of illustrations from Civil War era newspapers including Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Harper’s Weekly, and Illustrated London News. Images printed in the newspapers are listed by the caption of the main illustration with page numbers and/or dates when known. Illustrations in this collection focus on the Civil War as it happened in coastal North...

Dates: 1861-1875, undated

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Civil War Newspapers and Magazines

Collection

Identifier: SC-MS-079

Scope and Contents This collection consists of four pages from three 19th century newspapers and magazines including Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and The Illustrated London News. The reports covered in these pages recount various events that occurred in North Carolina during the Civil War. Subjects include an account of the revel steamer "Nashville" running the blockade at Beaufort, NC; the surrender of Fort Macon; the capture of Fort Fisher and an account of...

Dates: 1865 February-April

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

Clewell Family Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC-MS-365

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two manuscripts - "Endurin' The War" and "Francis Clewell's War Letters," specifically as they relate to Margaret Clewell Jenkins, her husband Robert Alexander Jenkins, and her brother Francis Christian Clewell during the U.S. Civil War. Photographs are included in "Endurin' The War."

Dates: 1908, Undated

Found in: Randall Library Special Collections

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8th Regiment Artillery Troops Roster

Anchram H. and Elizabeth K. Evans Civil War Letters

Anna Sherman Collection

Ashe Family Papers

Barden Family Private Papers

Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Broadside

Captain Edward W. Ward Collection

Civil War Era Newsprints

Civil War Newspapers and Magazines

Clewell Family Collection

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