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Pistol, 1851 Model Navy Colt, belonging to Richard Henry Toler Adams (1839-1900)
Captain Richard Henry Toler Adams was born in Lynchburg on 6 November 1839. In April, 1861 he enlisted in the Co. G of the 11th Virginia Infantry. In May, 1862, he was made Captain in the signal service and assigned to General A. P. Hill’s Staff. …
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
Blank requisition form, forage for horses, Confederate States Army
The blank form was found among a cache of Hutter family letters and documents..
Tags: Civil War, Confederate, Document, Hutter
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
Letter, 30 June 1863, James Risque Hutter (1841-1923) to George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)
Letter written by J. Risque Hutter, Captain 11th Virginia Infantry, while on the Gettysburg Campaign. Hutter writes his father that he has been made provost marshall of Chambersburg, Pa. and thus responsible for keeping order while Lee's army is…
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…
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,…
Southern Cross of Honor, Arthur Cummings Davis (1848-1927)
Southern Cross of Honor belonging to Arthur Cummings Davis of Virginia
Southern Cross of Honor was a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate Veterans.
Per Virginia Regimental…
Southern Cross of Honor was a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate Veterans.
Per Virginia Regimental…
Coleman, R. P., 31 December 1862, Confederate soldier letter,
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…
Diary, 1861, James R. Hutter (1841-1923)
Details troop movements, camp life, 1st battle of Bull Run, skirmishes, news of fellow soldiers, weather, and reports on the war.
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Letter, 25 November 1838, General Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) to Captain George Christian Hutter (1793-1879)
Letter written by General Zachary Taylor to Major George Christian Hutter regarding leave of absence sought by Hutter to attend to family…