Digital Collections - Grand Valley State University

Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815
African Americans; Slavery--United States; Slave records; Slaves; Slaveholders; Property; Fullen, James,
Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Civil War & Slavery

Letter to James Anderson from George Washington Parke Custis, June 26, 1806
African Americans; Slavery--United States; Slaves; Slaveholders; Plantations; Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.); Anderson, James; Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857; Thornton, William, 1759-1828
Letter to James Anderson, manager of the White House Plantation from George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, from Mt. Washington. The letter concerns the management of the properties, sale of livestock,...
Civil War & Slavery

John Bennitt Civil War Diary, 1865
Bennitt, John, 1830-1892; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)--Surgeons; Surgeons--Michigan--Diaries; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care; African Americans
This diary was the last of three kept by physician John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan describing his experience as a Civil War surgeon the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment. The third volume (Jan. 1, 1865-May 13, 1865) begins with the account of...
Civil War & Slavery

Washington, D.C. Great Falls of the Potomac
District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
Great Falls of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.
D. J. Angus Photographs

Washington, D.C. Panorama of the Great Falls of the Potomac
District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
Panorama of the Great Falls of the Potomac.
D. J. Angus Photographs

Washington, D.C. Great Falls of the Potomac
District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
Great Falls of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.
D. J. Angus Photographs

Nathan Sargent from Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, Oct 27, 1855
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes, 1807-1891; Whig Party (U.S.); Constitutional Union Party (U.S.); American Party (N.Y.); United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees;
Letter expressing Holmes's desire that a Constitutional Union Party be formed for the 1856 election.
Civil War & Slavery

William Carroll from Edwin M. Stanton, Apr. 19, 1862
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869; Carroll, Samuel Sprigg, 1832-1893; United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Letter from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton informing Carroll of the leadership of his son Samuel Sprigg Carroll during a recent advance by the Army of the Shenandoah. In it Stanton expresses his hopes for a promotion for his son.
Civil War & Slavery

Tennessee. Norris Dam
Tennessee; Clinch River (Va. and Tenn.); Anderson County (Tenn.); Campbell County (Tenn.); Photographs; Photography; Dams
Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee.
D. J. Angus Photographs

Tennessee. Norris Dam
Tennessee; Clinch River (Va. and Tenn.); Anderson County (Tenn.); Campbell County (Tenn.); Photographs; Photography; Dams
Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee.
D. J. Angus Photographs

Tennessee. Norris Dam
Tennessee; Clinch River (Va. and Tenn.); Anderson County (Tenn.); Campbell County (Tenn.); Photographs; Photography; Dams
Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Tennessee.
D. J. Angus Photographs

Faust family correspondence, c. 1863-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 95th (1861-1865)
Correspondence between Pvt. Daniel Faust, his mother, and his sister of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. Faust was an infantryman in Pennsylvania's 95th and 96th Infantry regiments during the Civil War. Correspondence covers the routine details of...
Civil War & Slavery

Whitley Read Civil War diary, 1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. New York Artillery; Shipping; Diaries
This diary was kept by soldier Whitley Read detailing his last year of service in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery, Company H. It also focuses on his postwar service on a Great Lakes Schooner. The last pages of the diary include brief memoranda...
Civil War & Slavery

Milton A. Welch to his mother, Sep. 24, 1860
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865)
A letter from Milton A. Welch to his mother describing the camp at City Point, Va. with the New York 50th Infantry Regiment and updating her on recent events.
Civil War & Slavery

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