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Map Showing the Location of Battle Fields of Virginia

Description: Hand-drawn color map of the state of Virginia which shows the location of Civil War battlefields (1861-1865), Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad lines, distinguishing between those which are pre-war and post-war, other railroads during the war, plank roads, turnpikes, other roads and light houses. Bodies of water and geographic features are noted, with relief shown by hachures.
Date: 1891
Creator: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Ball-Caster.

Description: Patent for a new and useful ball caster, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Carraway, Esther P. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Trunk And Dressing-Case.

Description: Patent for a new and useful combined trunk and dressing case. This design is to "provide a simple and efficient device of the character specified having a large amount of space for receiving different articles of wearing-apparel and for inclosing various kinds of toilet appliances" (line 9 - 14).
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Carraway, Esther P. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Map of northeastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington.

Description: Map shows Union and Confederate fortifications and batteries; roads, railroads, ferries, settlements, and landowners in the District of Columbia and inland from the Potomac River. Includes "data used in compilation." Relief shown by hachures. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:126,720].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. Topographical Bureau.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Fredericksburg.

Description: Map shows Union and Confederate fortifications in the vicinity of Fredericksburg, Virginia; landowners, canals, roads, and railroads; layout of Fredericksburg and Falmouth; course of the Rappahannock River. Scale [ca. 1:38,990].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map showing the position of the batteries used by the U.S. forces in the reduction of Fort Pulaski, April 10th & 11th, 1862: accompanying report of Brig. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore, U.S. Vols.

Description: Map shows Union and Confederate fortifications in areas of Columbus, Kentucky; Fort Pulaski, Ga.; and various areas in Virginia; landowners, roads, and railroads; layout of Columbus. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:14,400].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Plate LXXXVI : [Savannah, Ga. to Washington, D.C.].

Description: Map shows troop locations, cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, bayous, marshes, swamps, post offices, roads, railroads, vegetation, and terrain, for area from Savannah, Ga., to Washington, D.C. Map titles: 1. Savannah River at convergence of Beaufort (SC), Effingham & Chatham (GA) counties (Savannah, Springfield, Gualamville); 2. Barnwell & Beaufort (SC) counties.; 3. Lexington & Orangeburg (SC) counties,; 4. Fairfield & Richland (SC) counties (Columbia, Winnsborough).; 5. Lancaster, Chester… more
Date: [1891..1895]
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Draft of letter, 1891]

Description: This is a draft from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore when he was 68 years old and addressed to the Courier Journal. In this letter, Moore discusses the Annie Laura story printed in the Rockbridge County News and provides the journal with 100 year old verses written about her by Robert Burns. It is dated 1891 in an unspecified month and day. The document is damaged along the edges and some words are missing due to the damage.
Date: 1891
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Hampton Roads and Approaches

Description: Map illustrating the site of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack during the Civil War including part of Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads harbor, and the surrounding areas. Cities, forts, railroads, and batteries are noted on the map and some depths are shaded. This map accompanies the War of the Rebellion papers which include documentation of the action between the ships which took place March 8-9, 1862. Scale 1:211,200 (5 statute miles per 1.5 inches)
Date: 1898
Creator: United States. War Department.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Map of Nansemond River and Vicinity

Description: Map illustrating the region surrounding Suffolk, Virginia. Cities, forts, railroads, swamps, and military forces are indicated. This map accompanies the War of the Rebellion papers which include documentation of the Union North Atlantic Blockading Squadron aiding the defense of Suffolk. Scale 1:101,376 (1 statute mile per 5/8 inch)
Date: 1899
Creator: United States. War Department.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Maps of Virginia and West Virginia]

Description: Map shows railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Inset: "Western Portion of Virginia." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,300,000] and [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date: [1890..1910]
Creator: C.S. Hammond & Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Scrivner Family photo album

Description: Brown velvet-cushioned photo album with pale yellow letters and designs containing studio portraits of members of the Scrivner, Vise and Gross families. Page 1: Will and Ella Gross with their two sons and daughter Page 2: First of Will Gross' sons. Page 3: Second of Will Gross' sons Page 4: Children of Henry Scrivner Page 5: Woman wearing a dress and holding a gun and a riding crop. Only identified as Belle. Page 6: Unidentified baby Page 7: Lewis Gross as a child Page 8: Neely Scriv… more
Date: 1890~
Partner: Private Collection of Charles R. Delphenis
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