A&M 1846Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, Journal of an Upshur County Resident Regarding the Civil War, 1861-1863 A&M 1846Staff 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 08:01:48 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, Journal of an Upshur County Resident Regarding the Civil War Phillips, Marcia Louise Sumner A&M 1846 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5466 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case) 1861-1863 Photocopy of typescript transcription of the manuscript journal kept by Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips of French Creek and Buckhannon, Virginia (West Virginia). It contains commentary on local and family affairs, and on Civil War military activities in the western Virginia and Virginia areas. Other subjects include churches, travel, elections, holiday celebrations, and the 1863 statehood convention in Parkersburg. There are descriptions of and quoted conversations with officers of both the Union and Confederate armies. Military units mentioned in the narrative include: the Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry, One Hundred Thirty-third Virginia Military, Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry, Tenth Virginia Infantry, Second Virginia Infantry, the Ringgold Cavalry, and the Imboden Rangers. Military camps commented on include Flatwoods, Elkwater, and Baldwin. Marcia L.S. Phillips was the wife of S.B. Phillips, Captain of Company E, Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There is also an additional photocopy preservation copy of the journal. 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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 Buckhannon (W. Va.) Camp Baldwin Camp Elkwater Parkersburg. Church buildings Civil War -- Camp Flatwoods Civil War -- Imboden's Rangers Civil War - Ringgold Cavalry. Civil War - Virginia 10th Infantry. Civil War - Virginia 133rd Regiment. Civil War - Virginia 18th Cavalry. Civil War - Virginia 2nd Infantry. Civil War - Virginia 3rd Infantry. Civil War - West Virginia 3rd Infantry, Company E. Civil War - West Virginia 3rd Infantry. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Diaries and journals. Elections Travel accounts. Statehood politics -- West Virginia Women's history -- 1850-1899 Phillips, Marcia Louise Sumner Phillips, S.B.