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   Letter about a lace shawl worn by Elizabeth Taylor Minor at a party given in the honor of General Lafayette in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1825. The letter was written by Jane Minor to Mrs William Henry Dunn of Rapidan, Virginia in Culpeper county on July 25,1912. The letter reads as follows: Lace Shawl-In 1825, Elizabeth Taylor, wife of Col. Thomas Minor, jr. were the chief hostess & host at a Fete given in honor of "General Lafayette" in the...

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2. 01/14/1865 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Danville, Va - January 14th, 1865 from Cousin Ella P Burch to "Dear Cousin" giving her reasons for not being able to visit this winter: miserable roads and difficulties for ladies traveling alone during these times, plans to go to Petersburg to visit friends in February and gives an address there, comments on the grave condition of our country and hopes "God forbid that the sacrifices of so many noble victims shall be in vain."

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3. After-Photographs of Crater Action - 1892

   This Object ID is made up of two pages. Each page contains two photograph images, all of which refer to "The Crater". Each view (#1, 2, 3, and 4) has an explantion, beneath the image, of what the photo is revealing.

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4. Alex. R. Hair Crater Legion Card - November 1, 1903

   The Grand Bivouac, Crater Legion, Card number 181 is issued to Alex R. Hair, Company E, (the regiment number is overwritten) Mahone's Brigade. He is entitled to the Medal of Honor that will be presented on the battlefield November 6, 1903. Notation states that medal was delivered. Other cards from the Legion are issued to the 12th Virginia.

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5. Alice Gidding October letter - October 18, 1892

   Alice Gidding writes Bernard that she owes him an apology as she has heard from her sister (Mrs. Weedon) in Washington, D.C., that she did not have the photograph that she (Alice) thought she had (a photo of Bernard and Confederates). Alice then wrote to Mr. West's daughters to see if Bernard had given her father one of the photos, but wrote back she did not. For this Alice is truly sorry as she knows how much Bernard would like to have one to se...

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6. Alice I. Gidding September letter - September 3, 1892

   Alice Gidding is writing Bernard to tell him she has received his letter, was glad to hear from him and his family, and wishes they could meet again. Perhaps some day she will see them. She tells Bernard about the photo he had referred to. She and her sister (Mrs. Blake) had one together with several Confederate friends, but cannot put her hands on one just now. She has written to her other sister (Mrs. Weedon) who lives in Washington D. C., and ...

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7. An E. W. Schutte letter - 1894

   Written on paper that has a furniture-company heading. Schutte is writing to Bernard to inform him that he had expected to visit the "Cockade City" (Petersburg) in the summer and had hoped to walk over old ground and stand over more of the Jerusalem Plank Road. That was where Schutte helped build one of the forts during July 1864. But he states that "man proposes and God disposes" as a fire in their factory has upset all his plans. He hopes to...

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8. Artillery Experiences at Petersburg & Elsewhere by Dr. Joseph W. Eggleston - January 3, 1895

   Eggleston's letter is fragile, the paper is aged, and the edges are beginning to break off. The type is also very light. The letter was used as a talk given to the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans, January 3, 1895. Eggleston's opening remarks mention that the current generation shows little interest in the events that occurred between 1861-1865. They are neglecting to preserve the history for future generations. But their children will ...

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9. A Trooper's Reminiscences by Benjamin Boisseau Vaughn - May 27, 1894

   Object ID 2009.75.220 is a duplicate of this newspaper article. Object ID 2009.75.026 - The content of the object ID referred to is a one-page entry that is in pieces, but is part of this same newspaper article, which is the same as page 5. Page 3 and 4 are duplicates, but the second image has more of the article on the right top. The newspaper is split into smaller portions where it was folded. Vaughan was a trooper in the 1st Virginia ...

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10. Beauregard at Drewry's Bluff & Petersburg - April 12, 1893

    Johnson Hagood was born in South Carolina, educated at the South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel), practiced law, and was a member of the state militia. He entered the Confederate service at the start of the Civil War and in 1862 was ranked as a Brigadier General. In early 1864 he was in charge of the Seventh Military District of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, commanded by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. When Beauregard wa...

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11. Bernard Autobiography - 1895

    This handwritten page is an autobiography of George S. Bernard. His name appears at the top, but the page is not dated. The content is almost an identical copy of the Bernard autobiography that appears as the second entry in the Object ID 2009.75.008. It begins with Bernard's birth in 1937 and ends in 1893. His education and professional accomplishments are summarized. In 1885 his "Civil Service Reform Versus The Spoils System" was published, fol...

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12. Bernard note to Doctor Claiborn - September 21, 1895

    A rough draft of a note, written by Bernard, to Dr. Claiborn, who had sent Bernard a copy of his reminiscences as a contribution to Volume II of War Talks of Confederate Veterans. Bernard stated that he had made some slight changes and additions, and that what the Doctor had sent was a fitting addition to General Hagood's submission. Bernard wanted Dr. Claiborn to review the notations he had made, and to return the same. On the reverse is a ...

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13. Bernard writes on Petersburg - 1892 - assumed

    Bernard writes about Petersburg, besieged in June 1864. It is not known if he is recalling his own memories or if he is writing a story. Many words within the 19 pages cannot be deciphered as the handwriting is difficult to read. There is no page 3, and the last page is only half of the page. The Federals reached Petersburg in June of 1864, and their lines extended from the Appomattox River to Colonel Avery's house. Only a few brigades opposed...

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14. Biography of George W. Camp - 1896

    George W. Camp was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on February 26, 1833, and was educated there. He served as deputy city collector under George Williamson and was collector of the city taxes of Petersburg during years 1857, 1858, and 1859. Camp was elected Commissioner of the Revenue of that city in 1860 and held this office until 1870. When he was not able to take the "iron-clad" oath that he had not given aid and comfort to the Confederacy, he w...

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15. Biography of John C. Griffin - 1896

    Captain John C. Griffin was born February 22, 1832, in Charlotte County, Virginia, where his father, Capt. Spencer Calicote Griffin, a farmer, lived. He moved with his father to Granville County, North Carolina, where he started his education. He later was a student at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. At age 20 his grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Nelson of Nottoway County, appointed him as farmer in charge of a large farm near Burkville Junction, Vir...

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16. Biography of John T. Parham - 1896

    Ensign John T. Parham was born in Prince George County, Virginia, October 26, 1843, and educated in Petersburg at the classical school of Professor William T. Davis. At the start of the war, Parham was a clerk in his father's store, the late Henry Parham, once the clerk of Prince George County, but at that time a merchant of York County, Virginia, doing business as a merchant at the half-way house between Williamsburg and Yorktown. Parham enliste...

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17. Biography of Samuel H. Pulliam. - 1896

    Samuel H. Pulliam was born in Richmond, January 16, 1841. He was the son of Samuel T. Pulliam. Prior to the war, he was the recorder and presiding magistrate for the city. He graduated from Richmond College and attended the University of Virginia where he was graduated from several of its schools. In the spring of 1862 he enlisted in a battery of light artillery with Capt. S. Taylor Martin in command. The unit was made up of men from Virginia and...

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18. Biography of Walter N. Jones - 1896

    Walter N. Jones was born August 3, 1850, in Manchester, Virginia, whose [sic] ancestors for generations have lived in Eastern Virginia. His father was [the] Reverend Thomas H Jones, of Gloucester County, Virginia, and his mother was Rosa C. Day of Manchester, Virginia. Both parents died before Walter was twelve years old. After his mother died in 1862, he lived with his uncle, Dr. Francis F. Jones of Gloucester, then living in Dinwiddie County...

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19. Booklet - May 10, 1887

    A 22-page, soft-covered booklet titled "CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE PETERSBURG PERPETUAL BUILDING AND LOAN COMPANY." This company was chartered by the General Assembly of Virginia and printed in Petersburg by the Index-Appeal Power Print.

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20. Booklet - May 1963

    Booklet titled "The Norfolk and Western and The Confederacy" written by Ben Dulaney in May 1963.

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