Browse Items (17 total)

  • Collection: Civil War Lynchburg

Photograph, Harry Baxter King, Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry

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arte De Visite, "visiting card," aka CDV format photograph of Harry Baxter King, aka Henry Baxter King, aka Baxter Henry King. King was an orderly sergeant in Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Lynchburg…

Union Artillery Shell, Battle of Lynchburg

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This three-inch artillery shell exploded in downtown Lynchburg near Seventh & Clay Streets during the June 1864 Battle of Lynchburg. Written in white paint:                         When Hunter threatened Lynchburg this fell                      …

Belt Buckle, Civil War, US Army

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Belt buckle found on or near the Sandusky property by Harold Heywood Hutter in the mid 20th century. Likely a relic from the 1864 Battle of Lynchburg

R.W. Williamson receipt, 1861 May 13

Receipt, 13 May 1861, for supplies received from Brigadier General Richard Griffith of the Army of Mississippi, in
Lynchburg, Virginia, by R.W. Williamson of the Carroll County Rifles.

Coleman, R. P., 31 December 1862, Confederate soldier letter,

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Letter, 31 December 1861, from [J.H.?] Coleman, at the Ladies Relief Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, to his family. Coleman is working at the hospital and while the bulk of his letter is in regards to sending and receiving mail, he also writes about…

Thomas S. Hallworth pass

Pass, 19 September 1865, for Thomas S. Hallsworth to visit Lynchburg, Virginia.

R.P. Taliaferro Confederate Medical documents, 1861-1865

Papers, 1861-1865, including circulars, letters, invoices, and orders, relating to surgeon R.P. Taliaferro's duty for Confederate hospitals in Lynchburg and Richmond, Virginia. includes reports of sick and wounded, invoices for medical supplies,…

Photograph, Hunter the Hound, satirical political cartoon

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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…

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.

Commemorative Ribbon, Stonewall Jackson Procession 2007

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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.