United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:
Russel Benson Backus collection on Albert Galliton Earl and Elvira Egbert Carson
Collection — Folder 1: [31197232578630]
Identifier: MSS 8921
Scope and Contents
Contains biographical materials on Russel Benson Backus' ancestors, Albert Galliton Earl and Elvira Egbert Carson. Carson's autobiography covers 1821-1898 and discusses her life as a Mormon pioneer. Earl's biography, written by his daughter Elizabeth Elvira Earl Cordner, covers 1846-1909 and discusses his experiences in the Civil War and as a businessman in Utah. The collection includes original documents as well as photocopies, and both biographies are available on DVD. Materials dated...
Blaisdell family correspondence, approximately 1910-1985
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6207 Series 3
Scope and Contents
This series contains the correspondence of the Blaisdell family. This series spans from circa 1910 to 1985. It includes letters exchanged between member of the Blaisdell family.
Blaisdell family genealogy, approximately 1906-1999
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6207 Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains the history of the Blaisdell family, which includes Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, John Blaisdell, Mary Frances Blaisdell, and Ruth F. Blaisdell. This series spans from circa 1906 to 1999. It includes journals of family history; marriage, divorce, birth, and death records; and genealogy records.
Blaisdell family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6207
Abstract
This collection contains the Blaisdell family papers, consisting of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, programs, articles, family history notes and papers, genealogy books, articles, and other miscellaneous papers, dated circa 1800-1984.
Blaisdell family scrapbooks, approximately 1811-1987
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6207 Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series contains scrapbooks which record the history of the Blaisdell family. This series spans from circa 1811 to 1987. It includes photographs and newspaper clippings that document the lives of members of the Blaidell family.
Diaries and a memoir
Collection — Box 1: [31197223105955]
Identifier: MSS 2360
Scope and Contents
Diaries and memoir tell of Church's life's work, the weather, his accounts of the U.S. Civil War including events at Fort Sumpter (South Carolina), Secession of the Southern States and the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln. One diary contains a brief entry by Church's son, John A. Church, in 1889. The four diaries describe the day-to-day occurrences encountered by Church, including deaths of loved ones and acquaintances (which are described frequently). The fourth item, a...
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L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Diaries and a memoir
Elizabeth Touchstone Clayton collection of family letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7809
Scope and Contents
Contains letters between immediate and extended family members which come from various states including Texas, Alabama, Washington, New York, and New Jersey. A majority of the letters are between husband, William D. Craig, and wife, Bessie Graham Craig. Also includes letters from Gavin Drummond Hunt to his sister, Mary Craig, and letters from Allie G. Hunt. The letters date before, during, and after the American Civil War, and some letters include correspondence for Civil War soldiers about...
E. Kent Kane general research, 1854-1974
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 9 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains articles, book and encyclopedia excerpts, notes, and other materials gathered by Kane during his research on historical topics related to the Kane family. Includes information on the Bucktails Regiment, the McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company, the Civil War, and the Mormons. Materials date from between 1854 and 1974.
Edward M. Hayhurst correspondence and other material, 1862-1865
File — Box 9, disk: 74-77
Identifier: UA 5665
Scope and Contents
Digitized correspondence between Edward M. Hayhurst and various members of his family, including his father, mother, brothers, and grandparents. The letters mostly relate to his service in the Union army (Company E, 124th regiment, Ohio Infantry) during the Civil War, and date from between June 1862 and September 1865.
Edward M. Hayhurst letters, approximately 1862-1865
Series
Identifier: MSS 7928 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains primarily letters from Hayhurst to various members of his family (usually his father, but sometimes to his mother or "Our Folks" or his young brother Joseph), as well as original enclosures such as newspaper clippings and special orders. The letters discuss his experiences as a soldier, including battles and skirmishes, camp conditions and accommodations, assignments and rank advancements, commanding officers and fellow soldiers, local scenery and attitudes, leisure activities, and...