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Holding The Line: Confederate Defense Of The Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike In The Fall Of 1861, Joe Geiger Jr.

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In June and Juy of 1861 the American Civil War's first land campaign was conducted along the Staunton-Parkersburg turnpike in western Virginia. Although insignificant in the war's eventual outcome, the early campaign in western Virginia seemed consequential at the time for several reasons. First, the Union offensive into the region was the initial military campaign of the war. As a result, news of the fighting in western Virginia was closely followed by citizens both North and South. Second, the region appeared to have strategic significance. If the Confederacy could hold all of Virginia, the northwestern portion of the state could …

0609: Association Of Southern Women For The Prevention Of Lynching Records [Microfilm], 1930-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The papers of the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching include correspondence, reports, pamphlets, legislative materials, and meeting minutes that trace the Association’s activities to address the problem of lynching of African Americans through public education rather than federal government intervention. Each format is not divided neatly into series and is available on multiple reels. Also in the collection is a guide covering in more detail what content is on reel, titled, The Commission on Interracial Cooperation papers, 1919-1944 and the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching papers, 1930-1942 : a guide to the …

0612: Jim Comstock Collection, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of three items: a signed letter to Jim Comstock by Marvin L. Stone, including a request from Comstock for stone to write about Marshall University and Page Pitt, the envelope the letter came in, and a handwritten reminiscence of Huntington in 1940-1945 by John Duncan titled, “We Polished Our Buttons,” which discusses Duncan’s experience in World War II as well as his memories of Huntington during that time.

0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains documents and correspondence by John Seeley of New Jersey, and Jonathan Taylor of the 24th Ohio Infantry, Co. D. Jonathan Taylor materials include discharge papers from June 1864 and a letter to his sisters and brother in Chattanooga, Tennessee from March 1864 discussing camp life. John Seeley materials include an envelope to Mrs. Charles Seeley (his mother) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, as well as two letters, both to his mother. The letters, from March 1862 and December 23rd of an unknown year, cover camp life, including Christmas, religion, and daily events among other topics.

Graduate Catalog, 1995-1996-1997, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1990-1999

Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the 1995, 1996, and 1997 academic years.

0605: John D. Harshbarger Papers, 1862-1961, Marshall University Special Collections

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Milton, West Virginia resident and sheriff of Cabell County, West Virginia. Bulk of collection relates to his service in the Civil War in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry; includes the sheriff's ledger, 1867-1871.

0611: Virginius R. Moss Papers, 1856-1903, Marshall University Special Collections

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Cabell Co., West Virginia physician. Bulk of collection consists of receipts for taxes and notes; family and other correspondence; ephemera includes bill of fare from the Greenbrier resort hotel.

0614: Andrew Roseberry Papers, 1857-1995, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mason County, West Virginia, native, sheriff; later in Lakeland, Florida. Primarily letters written in the 1850s to Violet Dils of Parkersburg, Va. (now West Virginia) who became his wife.

0616: Chesapeake And Ohio Hospital Association Records, 1897-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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Corporate hospital established for railroad employees; papers relate to the hospital located in Huntington, West Virginia and include published histories, pamphlets and photographs.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Chesapeake & Ohio Hospital Association Records, 1897-1979 here.

0610: Kentucky Birth, Marriage, And Death Records [Microfilm], 1852-1910, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed microfilm copies of birth, marriage, and death records for selected counties in Kentucky between 1852 to 1910. Due to the nature of these records, completeness of the documents on the roll is uncertain.

The Chief Justice, 1995, Marshall University

Marshall Yearbooks

The 1995 Chief Justice is the final issue of the Marshall University yearbooks.

General Undergraduate Catalog, 1995-1996-1997, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1990-1999

Marshall University General Undergraduate Catalog for the 1995-1996-1997 academic years.