Browse Items (17 total)

  • Collection: Civil War Lynchburg

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.

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…

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.

Receipt for deceased soldier's effects, Lynchburg Quartermaster's Dept.

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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.

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,…

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.

Thomas S. Hallworth pass

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

Postcard, "Old Confederate Redoubt Near Lynchburg, VA. (134)"

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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.

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

Photograph, cabinet card, unidentified soldier of the 11th Virginia Infantry CSA & companion.

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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…