Showing Collections: 1 - 2 of 2
Elisha Franklin Paxton Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0273
Scope and Contents
The Elisha Franklin Paxton Papers are comprised primarily of the personal correspondences, business and military papers of Elisha F. Paxton between 1845 and 1863. The core of the personal letters are written from Paxton to his wife Elizabeth White Paxton during their courtship in the 1850s and during the American Civil War, 1861-1863, while he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army’s 27th Virginia Infantry, a member of the staff of General Stonewall Jackson, and general in...
Dates:
Inclusive 1845-1897; Majority of material found within Bulk 1854-1863
Rockbridge Rifles records
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0462
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a manuscript copy of the company's constitution and bylaws, which mentions that they quelled a rebellion at John Brown's raid. There is also a circa 1860 imprint of this document.
Dates:
Inclusive 1859-1860
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Subject
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) 1
- Broadsides 1
- Chancellorsville, Battle of (Virginia : 1863) 1
- Correspondence 1
- Debates and debating -- Societies, etc. 1
- Names
- Bank of Rockbridge (Lexington, Va.) 1
- Brown, John 1
- Confederate States of America. Army, Virginia Infantry Units, 27th 1
- Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade 1
- Franklin Society and Library Company of Lexington (Lexington, Va.) 1
- Graham, William A. (William Alexander) 1
- Hamilton, James Gilbreath, 1817-1893 1
- Jordan, Samuel Francis, 1805-1872 1
- McCorkle, William 1
- Ohio--Logan County 1
- Paxton, Elisha Franklin 1
- Paxton, Elizabeth White 1
- Paxton, James Gardiner 1
- Paxton, Matthew White, Jr. 1
- Paxton, Robert Owen, Dr. 1
- Rockbridge Baths (Rockbridge County, Va.) 1 + ∧ less
∨ more
∨ more