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01/15/1871 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Glencary, Jan. 15th, 1871, Saturday, from Mary B. Woodville to her Mother [Emma W. G.Breckinridge] telling of events around Christmas and about the extreme cold weather that have had, a sick child, company from South Carolina, traveling to Sue Fredericks for Xmas dinner, with a lot of other guests: Willie and Florie, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Williamson, Aunt Letty, Charley and Cary were all there. She had a dinner party a we...
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11/08/1874 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859
Letter headed Branham, Texas, November 8, 1874 from Jeff Bassett to his sister in law Emma Breckinridge replying to a long letter she recently sent, thanking her for all the family news, mentions the local fair that was held in October and some of the problems the visitors had finding proper facilities, that his brother Ben is moving to Galveston where he has good business prospects, that he is also going to be a [corporate] director of a new rai...
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A Girl's Life In Virginia before the War - 1895
Pages 68 through 87 of a book titled "A Girl's Life in Virginia before the War". It mentions three estates: -- "Oaklands" was the plantation home of the Watts family. It notes many of the fine things including food (viands) and hospitality to be found there. Also included is the story of a vision that came to the eldest daughter just before her wedding. -- "Buena Vista" was a residence of elegance presided over by a gentleman widower and his d...
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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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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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Flowers for Dead Heroes by Rev. William H. Platt - June 10, 1894
The twenty-eighth observance of Memorial Day is the basis of this newspaper article. The paper is badly damaged and split at the folds where it was folded and stored. The first part of the article pertains to the ceremony itself and is followed by the oration of the Reverend Platt. Petersburg was attacked thirty years ago by the Union cavalry of General Kautz, held at bay by 125 citizen soldiers under the command of Colonel Archer until reinfo...
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George S. Bernard subscription lists - February 11, 1896
George S. Bernard maintained a list of names of people who had pre-ordered his Volume 2 of "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Some of the entries on the eight pages are difficult to determine, so no names are listed. On some lists there appears the address of the recipient and a reference to a letter that person wrote. The heading for the list of names is as follows: "The undersigned will each take one copy of Vol 2 of "War Talks of Confeder...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed September 25th [186]1, from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer giving him details of life in Botetourt County, people dying, sick, having diphtheria, a mother dying after giving birth to new baby, the distress of her husband, a young lady becoming engaged to a "gentleman from Fredericksburg," getting food (sweet potatoes) from the garden, hunting for chinquapins, about several local soldiers thinking to "seat" a house in Fair...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp of Instruction, Tuesday Aug 13th 1861 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of events at the Camp of Instruction, of meeting with various people and traveling to Richmond, about purchasing a barrel of flour which he said would feed 4 men for 83 1/2 days, that officers had to pay for all their meals, of meeting Billie Pegram who "had run off from Baltimore, passed through the Federal pickets and found one asleep", r...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Ivy Creek, Augt. 17, 1861 to his sister Emma Gilmer Breckinridge from William Gilmer telling of his brother John and wife Eliza are living with him now, John appears to be a captain of a "Clerical force" and is well liked by all his command, wants information on Gilmer Breckinridge, and tells his thoughts on how the war is going, states he has "sufficient sight of the Elephant & a full share of military glory for a long time" althou...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp near Fairfax C. H., Sunday September __ [22 was 4th Sunday], 1861 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia, ([letter] No.1 new series) telling of receiving food items she had sent, a long explanation of the strategy that he thought the Yankees were using, when they captured a fort in North Carolina, to aid in the lifting of a siege in South Carolina on Fort Pickens and he doubts that they will invade Virginia, about the good ...
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letter - March 20, 1833
Letter dated March 20, 1833 from George H. Gilmer, at Competition [Chatham], to his father, Peachy R. Gilmer, at Hardin's Tavern in Albemarle County, giving an account of his first public speech and discussing the opponents who were nullifiers, secessionists, and states rights people.
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Letter - August 6, 1831 or 1832
Letter headed "White Sulphur Springs, August 6th, [1831 or 32]" from Margaret Anthony to Emma W. Breckinridge, care of Peachy Gilmer, Esq., Hardins Post Office, Albemarle City, telling how she came to be at White Sulphur Springs (Aunt Deborah invited her), describing the ladies from other regions as "having the most singular appearance you can imagine with their short dress and their hair tied up so tight that they look as if they could not shut...
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Letter - August 7, 1838
Letter headed "Leigh August 7th 1838" from Emma Breckinridge, visiting her mother, to her husband Cary at home in Botetourt County. News of the trip to Albemarle County;social call from Dr. Minor and Lucy and Dr. Cabell, with doctor's comments about James's head rash (mentioned in an earlier letter to Lucy). Promises bringing sister Peach, nine years old now and cannot read, home for the year to share a teacher with Mary Ann, perhaps other girls...
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Letter - July 10, 1862
Letter from Civil War soldier (W. N. Curry) to Mr. James Curry from a camp near Richmond, Virginia dated July 10, 1862.
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Letter - November 15, 1842
Letter without heading from Emma Breckinridge at Catawba to her sister Lucy Gilmer at Leigh, near Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle, Virginia with a lot of family news, tells about the Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches are battling for new members, mentions that bishop Meade preached at Roanoke the previous week, a recent hunting expedition to Floyd County, more about Miss Kate (the children's teacher at Oaklands) and Mary Peachy's dislike of Miss Kat...
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Letter from Edmund F. Bowyer to his cousins, Gilmer Breckinridge - May 28, 1856 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Fincastle May 28 1856" from Edmund F. Bowyer to his cousin, Gilmer Breckinridge in Williamsburg, Virginia, (attending law school at William and Mary) telling of various events in his life and that of others: recalling with pleasure his time spent "on the shores of the oldest town in the state" (Williamsburg); gives the out come of numerous elections in Botetourt County elections, hopes that the "Know Nothings" will be able to take ...
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Letter from Mary Ann Woodville to her brother, Cary Breckinridge, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia - December 10, 1853 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Glencary, December 10th, 1853, Saturday morning" from Mary Ann Woodville to her brother, Cary Breckinridge, who appears to be staying with his Uncle John Gilmer in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, telling of her husband's wish that Cary was there to hunt pheasants with him, about James Breckinridge staying with them for several weeks and making rat traps for her, about a pony running away at Glencary and finding his way to Grove Hill...
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Newspaper article on Elliott's Brigade at the Crater - March 5, 1899
This newspaper article takes up two full pages with the first part on the front page, continuing on the reverse. The paper is deteriorating, which has resulted in some empty spaces. Four images make up the front page and four images the reverse. The first two images are advertisements and have no connection to the story. The story of Elliott's Brigade begins at the bottom half of the front page and continues on the whole of the reverse side. The ...
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