Claim by Alexander Haight and neighbors written by a Justice of the Peace in Fairfax, VA, for $332.50 worth of damage done when the southern army passed through their property on September 1, 1862.
Letter to Milton Barnes from his brother Clark Barnes writing from Winchester, Virginia. Clark was a member of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He mentions his health and the morale of the troops. Generals named include ...
Letter from J. L. to his father explaining the military medical positions open to him. He is a part of the First Regiment Artillery under the command of Colonel Gordon, though he writes of a rumor that his regiment will ...
Hand colored wood engraving with multiple scenes. Scenes include: a family under fire, the soldier's wife, a family taking the oath of allegiance, women and children manufacturing corn meal, a person standing outside of a ...
Reproduction of a photograph of Fairfax Station (railroad) taken by unknown photographer. Two men dressed in civilian clothes are in the foreground. There are army tents further in the background.
Hand colored wood engraving depicting the eastern part of Virginia from the Potomac River in the north to the state line in the south. Shows natural features, cities and towns, roads and railroads. February 1862. Measures ...
Two days after his court-martial declaring him guilty of disobeying a lawful order, and misconduct in front of the enemy, Union General Fitz John Porter writes from Washington DC to his friend Colonel F. J. Parker in Boston, ...
Hand colored wood engravings of two scenes: 1. Potomac Creek bridge built by General Herman Haupt and 2. the town of Dumfries, Va. Measures 9" x 13 1/3".
An order signed by officers of General Jackson on the day of the battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill), September 1, 1862, that depredations on private property shall not be justified and that no property shall be taken without ...
Page of hand colored wood engravings depicting the "Hotel" at Centerville, Virginia; ruins of the bridge across the Potomac at Berlin; the Loudon Heights across the Potomac, opposite the position lately occupied by General ...
Letter from Virginia District Judge, John C. Underwood to Colonel Devereaux shich states: "Dear Sir, The bearer Mr. Haight desires to go to Fairfax C (ourt) . H(ouse). Vienna to look up testimony in the confiscation cases ...