Finding Aid to the George Alexander Martin Papers
Finding aids
Martin, George Alexander, 1833-1915
Finding aid to the George Alexander Martin Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection on microfilm includes records and writing, scrapbooks, letters, and articles about the Confederacy and state politics
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2024
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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JMLMS2079FA
Finding Aid to the Horatio Minor Davis Scrapbooks
Finding aids
Davis, Horatio Minor, 1876-1963
Finding aid to the Horatio Minor Davis Scrapbooks held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The scrapbooks include materials related to the Hill City Lodge No. 183 Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, related families, and an 1888 Confederate Reunion.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2024
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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English
JMLMS2068FA
Finding Aid to the Wm. Fitzhugh Rose Book
Finding aids
Civil War -- memorabilia
Finding Aid to the Book Belonging to Wm. Fitzhugh Rose Taken From a Wagon in Retreat from Richmond. The book is held at Jones Memorial Library as Manuscript 2065. It belonged to Wm. Fitzhugh Rose and was abandoned in a wagon during a retreat from Richmond on 07 April 1865 during the U.S. Civil War. The book was claimed by D.R. Tompkins who wished to exchange it for food.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2024
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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English
JMLMS2065FA
Finding Aid to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Appomattox County Chapter Papers
Finding aids
United Daughters of the Confederacy (Appomattox County, Va.)
Finding aid to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Appomattox County Chapter Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The papers include minutes, letters, applications, membership lists, financial records, and yearbooks.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2024
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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Finding Aid to the United Confederate Veterans Dearing Camp Resolution to Raise Funds
Finding aids
United Confederate Veterans -- Dearing Camp
Finding aid to the United Confederate Veterans Dearing Camp Resolution to Raise Funds held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2024
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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JMLMS1945FA
Lynchburg Men of the Confederacy
Memoirs
Jennings, Arthur H.
Digital reproduction of a typewritten manuscript entitled "Lynchburg Men of the Confederacy" by Arthur H. Jennings.
This manuscript is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1397, Folder 1-5.
Jennings, Arthur H.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
circa 1930
Jennings, Arthur H.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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English
JMLMS1937.1-5
Finding Aid to the Augustus Forsberg Papers
Finding aids
Forsberg, Augustus, 1831-1910
Finding aid to the Augustus Forsberg papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Forsberg served in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War. Following the war he served as Lynchburg City Engineer until 1887.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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JMLMS1522FA
Finding Aid to the Samuel Baldwin Marks Young Letters
Finding aids
Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks, 1840-1924
Finding aid to the Samuel Baldwin Marks Young Letters held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Young served as a Lt. General in the Union Army. The two letters were written in 1905 to General Thomas Taylor Munford, who commanded the Second Virginia Cavalry for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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English
MS1479FA
Finding Aid to the Elihu Benjamin Washburne Letter
Finding aids
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (Va.)
Finding aid to the Elihu Benjamin Washburne Letter of 1874 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The letter is a copy of an original held at the Library of Congress, detailing the events of the Appomattox Court House surrender in 1865.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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MS474FA
Finding Aid to the Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter
Finding aids
Compton, Henry Gilbert, 1841-1862
Camp McCullock (Highland County, Va.)
confederate soldiers -- correspondence
Finding aid to the Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The letters are from 1861 and 1862 detailing conditions at Camp McCullock in Highland County, Vigrinia during the American Civil War.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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English
MS1462FA
Garland-Rhodes Camp Photo Montage
Civil War veterans (United States)
Photographs
Digital scanned image of a photo montage of Confederate Civil War veterans from the Garland Rhodes Camps in Lynchburg, Virginia. The original montage is held in physical format at the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg.
Unknown creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
1900s
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
pdf
English
High resolution scanned digital image
JMLscannedGarlandRhodesmontage
Finding Aid to the Pratt Hospital Muster Roll
finding aids
Pratt Hospital (Lynchburg, Va.)
Civil War -- hospital records
Finding aid to the Pratt Hospital Muster Roll kept at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The roll dates to 31 August 1864 and was kept by Rebecca Smith, Assistant Matron of the hospital.
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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MS1402FA
General Orders, No. 34, Headquarters 1st Military District
Voter registration
Images of printed document known as General Orders No. 34, Headquarters 1st Military District. The document includes three printed pages which give instructions for the governing of Boards of Registration regarding qualifications for voter registration in the First Military District, Richmond, Virginia.
The orders were issued 03 June 1867 following the Civil War during the period known as Reconstruction.
Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906
Chaflin, Samuel Fletcher, 1825-1891
First Military District, United States Army
03 June 1867
Creative commons non-commercial, non-derivative
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
MS1297FA
jpeg
English
MS1297
Finding Aid to the Eubank Notes
finding aids
Eubank, Elias Newman, 1825-1909
Finding aid to the Eubank Notes from the Civil War era in Lynchburg, held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The notes relate to military activity under General Nicholls and are presumed to belong to Elias Newman Eubank, who served in the Quartermaster department during the Civil War.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
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MS1300FA
Finding Aid to the Articles of Submission
finding aids
Confederacy -- bonds
Finding aid to the Articles of Submission held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The articles are an 1876 agreement between the City of Lynchburg and city bond holders for bonds issued in 1864 during the Civil War.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
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English
MS1299FA
Finding aid to Mrs. N.W. Floyd's Household in the Latter Part of the Civil War
finding aids
Floyd, N. W.
Records (Documents)
Finding aid to Mrs. N.W. Floyd's Household in the Latter Part of the Civil War, a manuscript held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
PDF file
English
MS1176FA
Finding to the Resolution of City Council
finding aids
City Council -- Lynchburg, Va.
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
Finding aid to the Resolution of City Council from 1864 issued to Confederate officers for services during the Civil War.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
PDF file
English
MS1172FA
Finding aid to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Old Dominion Chapter papers
finding aids
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Records (Documents)
Finding aid to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Old Dominion Chapter papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
English
MS1170FA
Finding aid to the Sons of Confederate Veterans United Confederate Veterans Garland-Rodes Camp Papers
finding aids
Garland-Rodes Camp
Civil War--veterans
Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization)
Finding aid to the Songs of Confederate Veterans and United Confederate Veterans Garland-Rodes Camp Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
PDF file
English
MS1161FA
Finding aid to the Confederate States of America Registered Bond, 1865
Finding aids
Confederate States of America
bonds
Confederate States of American Registered Bond 1865 held at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
PDF (Computer file format)
English
MS1075FA
Finding aid to the William J. Folkes (ca 1826 -1881) Business Papers
Finding aids
Finding aid to the William J. Folkes (ca 1826-1881) Business Papers collection held at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
PDF (Computer file format)
English
MS1060FA
Three Civil War Letters from Azariah F.M. Haynes to Harriet J. Cocke (MS 1032, Folder 2-6)
MS 1032 (Folder 2-6)
correspondence
Civil War
Confederacy
soldiers
Confederate Army
Petersburg, Virginia
Three letters written from Azariah F.M. Haynes to Harriet J. Cocke of Lynchburg, Virginia dated 4 June 1862, 15 March 1864, and 28 March 1965
Haynes, Azariah F.M. (1842-1880)
George M. Jones Memorial Library
1862 - 1865
4 June 1862
15 March 1864
28 March 1863
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Finding Aid to the Leonie Doss Cocke (1915-2008) Family Papers
MS 1032 Leonie Doss Cocke (1915-2008) Family Papers
Paper, blue ink, double sided, lined, 7.25 inches x 11.75 inches
Paper, blue ink, double sided, stamped edge, 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches
Paper, blue color, black ink, folded sheet, 10 inches x 8 inches
English
MS 1032 Folder 2-6
Chesterfield County, Virginia
South Carolina Hospital, Petersburg, Virginia
Battleline 25 March 1865, Petersburg, Virginia
Finding Aid to the John Daniel Imboden Papers 1847-1892
Manuscript finding aid
Manuscript finding aid to the John Daniel Imboden Papers 1847-1892 at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2023
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Adobe portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1017FA
Finding Aid to the William Spencer Hannah Diary
Manuscript finding aid to the William Spencer Hannah Diary at Jones Memorial Library
Manuscript finding guide to the diary of William Spencer Hannah. Hannah's diary covers the period April 1862-April 1865 and describes troop movements of the 46th Virginia Infantry during the U.S. Civil War.
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2022
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Adobe portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1011FA
Abraham K. Hanna (1926-1864) Letters (MS 1008)
correspondence
Civil War
Confederacy
Ladies Relief Hospital
war injuries
Collection of letters written by Abraham K. Hanna (1926-1864) to his wife Elizabeth A. Hanna following the Battle of Lynchburg in June 1864.
Hanna was wounded and his foot amputated; he subsequently died of his injuries on 13 August 1864 and was buried in the City Cemetery in Lynchburg.
Included in this collection are:
1) the manuscript finding aid for the collection
2) typed transcriptions of the three letters
3) images of a handwritten transcription of the 18 August 1864 letter
4) images of three handwritten letters
Hanna, Abraham K. (1826-1864)
Otey, Lucy Wilhelmina Norvell (1801-1867)
George M. Jones Memorial Library
1864
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Finding Aid to the Abraham K. Hanna (1826-1864) Letters
Portable document file (pdf)
English
MS 1008
Finding Aid to the Abraham K. Hanna (1826-1864) Letters
Manuscript finding aid
Manuscript finding aid to the Abraham K. Hanna (1826-1864) Letters held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
George M. Jones Memorial Library
2022
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Portable document file (pdf)
English
MS1008FA