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Alexander Sterrett Paxton Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0372

Scope and Contents This collection consiste of Alexander Sterrett Paxton's journals in six volumes (484 p.)during the American Civil War. They cover his service as a member of the 4th Virginia Infantry of the Stonewall Brigade, including his role as a Commissary Sergeant of the regiment. Journal entries explore the war experiences of a Confederate foot soldier and include: his insights into motives for war; observations and descriptions of ranking officers, fellow soldiers, friends and family; detailed...

Dates: Inclusive 1858-1959; Majority of material found within Bulk 1861-1865

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

Edmondson Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0251

Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters and receipts of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, a Lexington, Virginia lawyer, judge and mayor, and of his wife, Emily Jane Taylor Edmondson. Also included are Edmondson's letters to his wife during the Civil War, while he was an officer in the Stonewall Brigade. Their are some items from their relations, the Monroes and Penicks of Lexington.

Dates: Inclusive 1861-1904

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

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

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

John Paul Dull Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0072

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 16 letters from Dull to his wife, written while serving, first in the valley, then in eastern Virginia near Petersburg, with the Stonewall Brigade, 5th Division, in the army of the Confederate States of America; a photograph; and printed genealogy of the Koiner family.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

"Liberty Hall Volunteers" Orderly Book

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0625

Content Description This collection consists of a pocket sized leather bound notebook used initially by William A. Anderson, Orderly or First Sergeant of the 'Liberty Hall Volunteers,' Washington College's military company organized in April 1861 for service in the Confederate army. The notebook was used to keep the daily rolls of the company and documents such things as absences, sick lists, accoutrement details, and police lists of its original members. Anderson carried the notebook from the formation of...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1861-04 - 1861-09

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

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Alexander Sterrett Paxton Papers

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