Civil War, 1861-1865.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Barnum Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2012A002
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two letters with information about the War of 1812 and the Civil War, slavery and reconstruction.
Dates:
1813, 1919; Acquisition: 1986-01-14
Curtis F. Burnam Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2013A001
Scope and Contents
Curtis Field Burnam was a well-respected lawyer, judge, and statesman from Richmond, KY. He was a refined orator, as well, and numerous items in the collection are copies of addresses and orations which he presented to a variety of audiences. Much of the material has to do with the Civil War in Kentucky and in general. Many aspects of the Civil War, such as secession, abolition, and slavery, are reflected in the collection via newspaper articles, correspondence, and addresses.
His daughter,...
Dates:
1803 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1880; Acquisition: 1967-04-27
Civil War Collection (Subject)
Collection
Identifier: 0010-001
Scope and Contents
The Civil War Collection (1861-1865) is an artificial collection of correspondence, documents and printed material relating to the American Civil War. The Collection is comprised of a variety of items donated or purchased primarily because of their relationship to the war; some of the material predates, or postdates, the Civil War. The reason for their collection had mainly to do with the war or to a person closely associated with the war. Rather than create a number of small collections,...
Dates:
1849 - 1914; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1865
Green/Fife/White Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1989A006
Scope and Contents
The Green - Fife - White Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents from the family of Daniel Green and Margaret Ross Green and their descendants. The letters from Ireland to Alexander Fife are especially interesting as they discuss the economic and political situation in Ireland as well as information about family members and neighbors. The last letter in that series briefly mentions the Potato Famine. There are also numerous documents relating to slaves and slavery...
Dates:
1797 - 1955; Acquisition: 1983-06-27
Lester Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2012A008
Scope and Contents
The Lester Family Papers are comprised mostly of correspondence to Mildred Ann McAlexander Lester, of Mason County, Kentucky. She was the widow of Edras Lester and the letters are from her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, friends, and account holders. There is also correspondence addressed to others beside Mrs. Lester. In addition to the letters are many documents relating to a land dispute over Mrs. Lester's father's estate in Patrick County, VA. There is a sketch of property...
Dates:
1864 - 1934; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1913; Acquisition: 2012-04-05
Major Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2010A002
Scope and Contents
The Major Family was a prominent Frankfort, KY family in the mid-nineteenth century. The bulk of the material in this collection relates to Samuel Ire Monger Major II, mayor of Frankfort following the Civil War, a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and owner of the Kentucky Yeoman. A number of documents also relate to his father, Samuel Ire Monger Major I, who was Clerk of the Penitentiary of Kentucky and noted civic leader in early Frankfort;...
Dates:
1755 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1800-1900; Acquisition: 1969-10-01
James Rankin Mason Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1987A005
Scope and Contents
The life of the James Rankin Mason family of Madison County, Kentucky is documented through the papers in this collection. Much of the correspondence deals with Civil War times. Reference is made to hiring black people, desertion and loneliness of soldiers. Parental concerns are voiced in correspondence as women try to raise children alone. Other correspondence mentions trials concerning an army discharge as well as other matters during the war years. Of particular interest is a letter from...
Dates:
1847 - 1899; Acquisition: 1979-09-06
James B. McCreary Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015A012
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and speeches by Governor McCreary. Also book of United States Senators, 1903-1909, with 58 autographs.
Dates:
1882 - 1915; Acquisition: 1931-05-25
Thomas D. Osborne Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1984A007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal correspondence of Thomas DeCourcy Osborne, private in the Sixth Kentucky Infantry, which was part of the "Orphan Brigade" and later major general of the Third Brigade of the Kentucky Division. Most of the letters were written to Osborne's father, mother and sisters during his years of service in the Civil War. He recounted experiences of camp--loneliness, pastimes and privation--that were common to many young men who served in the war. One letter written...
Dates:
1852 - 1899; Acquisition: 1984-08-06