Henry C. Hoar Memorial Collection, 1861-circa 1966
- Title
- Henry C. Hoar Memorial Collection, 1861-circa 1966
- ID
- Mss. Sm Coll Hoar
- Extent
- 0.05 Cubic Feet
- More Extent Information
- 11 items
- Scope and Contents
Manuscripts purchased in memory of Henry C. Hoar, a volunteer in the Manuscripts Department of Swem Library, College of William and Mary from 1966 to 1976. Include letters, 1861, written to Jane Margaret (Winfree) Brown by Catherine Virginia Winfree concerning the coming of the Civil War and by Virginia A. Brown Winfree concerning the evacuation of Hampton which bears letter of C. V. Winfree concerning the vulnerability of the Peninsula; letters, 1861-1863, from Civil War soldiers such as John Willcox Brown of the Fourth Battalion of Volunteers concerning duty near Norfolk, John Thompson Brown of Richmond Howitzers describing Battle of Big Bethel, A. B. Tuttle of 142nd New York Regiment describing military movements in James City Co., Va., John H. B. Jenkins (of 40th New York) describing Battle of Williamsburg; letter, 1886, of Harrison Holt Riddleburger concerning Northwestern Literary and Historical Society; and letter, 1887, of Charles Triplett O'Ferrall concerning a speech on education.
Acc. 1992.46 consists of two items relating to the Union occupation of Williamsburg, 1863/1864. One item relates to "destitute contraband," who were slaves who fled from their master to Union lines, and a list of servants at the Eastern Lunatic Asylum
Also includes a photograph of Henry C. Hoar.
- On-line Images/Records
- "Jennie" [Virginia A. (Brown) Winfree] letter to "my dear aunt" [Jane Margaret (Winfree) Brown], 1861-05-30
- A. B. Tuttle letter to "Dear Sister," 1863-06-17
- J. H. B. Jenkins letter to Mary Benjamin, 1862-05-17
- J. Thompson Brown letter to wife [Mary Martha (Southall) Brown], 1861-06-11
- J. Thompson Brown letter to wife [Mary Martha (Southall) Brown], 1861-06-14
- J[ohn] Willcox Brown letter to sister "Fanny," 1861-05-02
- Other URL
- http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/Sm__Coll__Hoar.pdf
- Creators
- Hoar, Henry C. (1899-1977)
- Subjects
- Big Bethel, Battle of, 1861.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Richmond Howitzers--History.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 3rd--History.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 4th--History.
- Eastern State Hospital (Va.)
- Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Hampton (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- James City County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Norfolk (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Northwestern Literary and Historical Society.
- Peninsular Campaign, 1862.
- Slavery--Virginia--Williamsburg--History--19th century.
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 40th (1861-1865)
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 142nd (1861-1865)
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
- Genres
- Correspondence
- Languages
- English
Detailed Description
Administrative Information
- Acquired
- 07/01/1977.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
- Rights
- Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
- Acquisition Note
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Source: Joseph Rubinfine, Louis Ginsburg, Cohasco, James Lowe, and Ron Seagrave.
Purchases made in 1977, 1978, 1986, and 1992.
Accession Number 1982-76.
- Related Materials
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For more information please see http://guides.swem.wm.edu/civilwar. - Preferred Citation
- Henry C. Hoar Memorial Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
- Finding Aid Revisions:
- Updated by Anne Johnson in 2009.
- Collection Material Type:
- Collection
- Other Note
- A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
