A&M 1601John J. Polsley Papers, 1862-1879 A&M 1601Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:58:25 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center John J. Polsley Papers Polsley, John J. A&M 1601 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4988 0.19 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1862-1879 1862-1865 Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a lieutenant colonel in the Eighth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry and later the Seventh West Virginia Regiment. The letters, most of which are addressed to Polsley's wife, pertain to military activities in central West Virginia, 1862-1863, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. These letters comment on the West Virginia statehood movement, camp life, guerrilla warfare, Polsley's confinement in Libby Prison, General John Imboden's raid, 1863, and the West Virginia capital question. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) Virginia Civil War -- Libby Prison United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons Civil War - raids and raiders. Civil War - West Virginia 7th Regiment. Civil War - West Virginia 8th Infantry. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Rivers and river valleys. West Virginia - state capital question. Statehood politics -- West Virginia Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895 Polsley, John J.