United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Engineering and construction.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Adna Anderson Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-3718
Abstract
This collection consists of a Civil War letter and document written to B.D. Parkinson from Adna Anderson. The letter appointed Parkinson as Engineer of Repairs, United States Military Railroads, Military Division of the Mississippi. The document, titled Special Order No. 9., officially recognizes the appointment. Anderson assisted the North during the Civil War as chief superintendent and engineer of all the military railroads.
Dates:
1864 November 1-2
Captain William E. Merrill's Rail Road Bridges and Tunnels Document
Collection
Identifier: MS-3844
Abstract
This collection contains a lithograph document compiled by Captain William E. Merrill in 1864 featuring records of bridges and tunnels along the railway between Georgia and Tennessee.
Dates:
1864
Mary Francis (Fannie) Smith Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-3029
Abstract
The collection contains thirty Civil War letters written to and from Binghamton, New York and a variety of places in Tennessee. Some of the letters are written on paper provided by the U. S. Christian Commission. Most of the letters still have their original envelopes, some with postmarks and stamps still affixed. The letters from Binghamton are written by Eliza Smith and D. D. Cooley, a friend of the family. The letters from Tennessee are written by William and Alfred Smith. There are also...
Dates:
1865, 1904-1920