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- Collection: Civil War Lynchburg
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Photograph, Charles Graham Halpine (1829-1868)
Carte de visite (CDV) format photograph of General Charles Graham Halpine. Halpine was an Irish journalist, author, and soldier during the American Civil War. During the war he wrote under the pseudonym Miles O'Reilly.Halpin served on General David…
Pistol, Model 1851 Colt Navy Revolver, belonging to Colonel Maurice Scarsbrooke Langhorne (1823-1908)
Colt Navy Revolver probably manufactured in 1859 or 1860, and either presented to or purchased by Langhorne while serving as Captain off the Rifle Greys, a prewar Lynchburg militia unit which became Company A, 11th Virginia Infantry at the outset of…
Tags: Langhorne
Receipt for deceased soldier's effects, Lynchburg Quartermaster's Dept.
Blank form entitled, Quartermaster's receipt for deceased soldier's effects, 1864, received from surgeon Thomas
H. Fisher in charge of General Hospital, No. 3, Lynchburg, Virginia.
H. Fisher in charge of General Hospital, No. 3, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Tags: 1864, Army, Confederate, Death, Document, Hospital, Lynchburg, Military, Quartermaster, soldier
John H. Conley papers, 1865-1886
Papers, 1865-1886, including a letter and pension applications of John H. Conley of Lynchburg, Virginia, regarding the injury and amputation of his leg.
Photograph, Augustus T. Ward, 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Carte de Visite format photograph of Augustus T. Ward, an officer in company G, 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.Ward participated in the Battle of Lynchburg, 17-18 June 1864 as part of the 36th OVI which was under the command of Brigadier General George…
Tags: Army, Battle of Lynchburg, photograph, soldier, Union
Photograph, cabinet card, unidentified soldier of the 11th Virginia Infantry CSA & companion.
Post Civil War cabinet card copy of an 1861 photograph showing an unidentified member of company B, 11th Virginia Infantry. This company was named the "Southern Guard" and can be identified by the letters "SG" on the solider's cap as well as the…
Tags: Confederate, Lynchburg, photograph, soldier
Postcard, "Old Confederate Redoubt Near Lynchburg, VA. (134)"
Late 19th Century postcard showing one of 5-6 Confederate redoubts built to protect Lynchburg during the Civil War. These are depicted on 19th century maps as squares. After the war some were given names, e.g. Fort Early, Fort McCausland, etc.
Tags: Battle of Lynchburg, Civil War, Fort, photograph, postcard, Redoubt
Commemorative Ribbon, Stonewall Jackson Procession 2007
Commemorative Ribbon made for the 2007 anniversary re-enactment of funeral procession for General Thomas J. Jackson's body as it passed through Lynchburg on it's way for burial in Lexington, Virginia.
A.C. Smith records, 1864-1865
Records, 1864-1865, including receipts, requisitions, and vouchers for medical and hospital supplies received by A.C. Smith, surgeon in charge of Way Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Photograph, Hunter the Hound, satirical political cartoon
CDV (carte de viste) format photograph of a southern satirical political cartoon lampooning General David Hunter and his failed attempt to capture Lynchburg.Imprint of T. L. Darnell, Shepardstown, Va.Front reads:Hunter the Hound in terror cries'it's…
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Portrait, George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)
Oil on Canvas portrait of George Hutter as a young man, circa 1820s -1830s. George Christian Hutter.Artist believed to be early American painter Jacob…