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The Broun Family Papers: A Virginia Family's Civil War Journey, 1833-1883

 Collection
Collection number: UA-24-19-07
Scope and Contents This collection is an aggregation of primary source documents associated with the Broun Family of Northumberland County, Virginia, created during the antebellum, Civil War, and postbellum periods of American history, spanning from approximately 1833 to 1883. These documents offer valuable insight into personal experiences and perspectives during one of the most turbulent eras in American history.The first series of this collection predominantly features transcribed correspondence...
Dates: 1833-1883
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

George and Joyce Aigen Collection

 Collection — Electronic Record: ms149_aigen_bag
Collection number: MS-149
Abstract

Family photos and genealogical assets for the family of Joyce and George Aigen. Includes interviews with George Aigen. George Aigen served in World War II between 1944-1946. (Company B, 1269th Combat Engineer Battalion, 6th Army Group; 44th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade) He participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, April 29, 1945. The personal narratives of George Aigen are part of the Veteran's History Project (AFCX/2001/001/95454) at the Library of Congress.

Dates: 1944 - 2015; Acquired: 2016-04-05
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

Lieutenant Andrew McConnell Civil War Diary

 Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-12
Scope and Contents The diary was written in pocket-sized editions and each was sent home after it was completed.  The collection in the Valdosta State Archives has two folders, each containing an identical copy of the McConnell diary.  The diary is divided into five volumes, the last of which was written by John Albert Feaster Coleman after McConnell died.  Kathleen and Mary Bess Coleman and Julia and Mary Faucette owned four of the original volumes of the diary.  Donald Clayton owned one book, which he found...
Dates: 1861-1865
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

William Knight Civil War Letters, 1861-1863

 Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-52
Abstract

The William W. Knight Civil War Letters Collection consists of correspondence authored by William Washington Knight during his service in the Civil War. The letters are addressed to his wife and father, and provide personal insights into his experiences on the battlefield. The collection includes copies of the original letters, dating from 1861 to 1863, and contains 36 handwritten letters.

Dates: 1861-1863; Acquired: 1985-01-03
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

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Andrew Jackson McConnell, Jr., 1838-1864 1
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 1
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875. 1
Broun (Family : Broun, Edwin Conway, 1819-1904) 1
Coleman, R. W. (Roger W.) 1
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Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 17th 1
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 1
Dunovant, John 1
Evans, Nathan George, 1824-1868 1
French, Wm. H. (William Henry), 1815-1881 1
George Aigen 1
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 1
Joyce Aigen 1
Knight, William Washington, 1829-1863 1
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 1
McMaster, Fitz William, 1826-1899 1
South Carolina Volunteers 1
Summerville (S.C.) 1
United States. Army. 1
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