Civil War documents and ephemeraMS.0079Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:50:46 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Civil War documents and ephemera Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 MS.0079 /repositories/3/resources/697 8 items 1862-1888 Manuscripts stacks and Oversized Case 2 English . Scope and Contents

The Civil War documents and ephemera collection consists of Civil War-related documents, largely items with autograph rather than content significance. The collection includes a shares document, autograph card, correspondence, an enrollement document, and a bond certificate.

United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 Banks and banking—History Stocks Petersburg (Va.) Autographs Correspondence Military records United States. Army—Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) Bonds—Confederate States of America United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Finance Cullen, Peter Bank of the City of Petersburg shares document/repositories/3/archival_objects/44291862 December 20English.Banks and banking—HistoryPetersburg (Va.)StocksConfederate bond certificate/repositories/3/archival_objects/44461864 September 28English.Scope and Contents

A 5,000 dollar six percent non taxable certificate, number 651, payable in Richmond, Virginia or at depository in Staunton, Virginia.

Bonds—Confederate States of AmericaUnited States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—FinanceEnrollment document for Peter Cullen/repositories/3/archival_objects/44431865 February 16English.Scope and Contents

Document of enrollement for Peter Cullen in Company E, 70th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Military recordsUnited States. Army—Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)Cullen, PeterDocument bearing autographs of various Confederate officers/repositories/3/archival_objects/4430circa 1866English.AutographsLetter from G. T. Beauregard to Conrad W. Chapman/repositories/3/archival_objects/4445Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-18931867 June 12English.Scope and Contents

Letter thanks artist Conrad W. Chapman for two engravings of the Civil War battery at Charleston, South Carolina. The letter also discusses proposed historical paintings.

CorrespondenceUnited States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Art and the war Chapman, Conrad Wise, 1842-1910Jefferson Davis autograph card/repositories/3/archival_objects/4431Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889circa 1870English.Scope and Contents

Autograph card bearing hand drawn watercolor images of Confederate flags with the signature of Jefferson Davis in the center.

AutographsLetter from Alexander H. Stephens to John W. Pratt/repositories/3/archival_objects/4444Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-18831881 February 19English.Scope and Contents

Letter to John W. Pratt of Paris, Kentucky, responding to a question about the Civil War.

CorrespondenceUnited States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865Letter from Jefferson Davis to Captain M. Moore/repositories/3/archival_objects/4432Davis, Jefferson, 1808-18891888 December 28English.Scope and Contents

Written from Beauvoir, Mississippi. Letter states that Jefferson Davis is unable to supply the information requested.

Correspondence