Collections

Butler Family Papers

This collection consists primarily of letters written by William Butler to his brother Edmund during the Civil War period from 1861 to his death in 1864. William served with the 69th Regiment of the New York Militia.

Civil War Letters

State University of New York at Plattsburgh - Feinberg Library

This collection contains letters written by Union Army Civil War soldiers.

Civil War Letters and Journal of Charles F. Weller

Onondaga County Public Library - Central Library

This collection consists of letters and a journal written by Charles F. Weller during his time as a soldier in the United States Civil War.

Civil War Letters of Albert and Edward Bayles

Longwood Public Library

Civil War era letters from two Middle Island, NY brothers.

Edward M. Ruttenber Collection

Newburgh Free Library

This collection contains manuscripts, including handwritten copies of regimental histories and individual personal histories of Orange County soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

Golden Hill School Collection

Ulster County Historical Society

Historic photographs of Golden Hill School, a boarding school for boys in Kingston, N.Y.

Hiram S. Wilson Civil War Letters

Union College

This collection includes letters written by Captain Hiram S. Wilson, primarily to his wife Elizabeth during the period of 1861 to 1864. Captain Wilson served in Company H of the 93rd New York Volunteer Infantry.

John McConihe Collection

Union College

This collection contains letters written by Captain John McConihe to his business partner, John B. Kellog.

Millard Fillmore Papers

State University of New York at Oswego - Penfield Library

A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Buffalo, New York native, and 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore.

First page of handwritten letter to "Friend Tillot," June 24, 1861 on patriotic letterhead depicting a soldier, American flags, military tents, and the US Capitol building

Schenectady County Civil War Collection

Schenectady County Historical Society

This collection contains documents created by or received by Schenectady County soldiers in the course of their service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.

School Letters of Rachel Eltinge

Historic Huguenot Street

The school letters of Rachel Eltinge, written during her stay at the New Paltz Female Academy.

Sterling Iron & Railway Company Correspondence Collection

Tuxedo Park Library

Correspondence sent to the Sterling Iron & Rail Co. during the years 1865 and 1874.

Taylor Civil War Letters

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

A collection of personal correspondence written during the Civil War by Union Soldier Edward H. C. Taylor.

Westinghouse Family Papers

Union College

This collection includes correspondence, an autograph book, legal documents and photographs from the Westinghouse Family from 1833-1913.