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The War Years

Spring 1861–Spring 1865

Letters & Diaries

Read letters and diaries from the war years in the Valley Archive. Both sections contain a page that gives a brief description of each collection of personal papers, so you may scan through the collections for what looks most interesting or useful. You may also search the letters and diaries, to find a particular word, phrase, or name.
Newspapers

View transcriptions and images of the newspapers from Augusta and Franklin, providing access to how news was reported in the counties. Browse the individual newspapers by date, read articles grouped by relevant topics, or search the newspapers for particular words or phrases. In most cases, you may also view scanned images of the original newspaper pages.
Images of War

The image database contains over 700 photographs and magazine illustrations from the Civil War. You can use this search page to find photographs of soldiers from Augusta and Franklin Counties, scenes from battles that Augusta and Franklin units fought in, or magazine illustrations of homefront or camp life. The database also contains a large collection of photographs and magazine illustrations of African American soldiers and civilians during the Civil War years.
Battlefield Correspondence

The communities in Augusta and Franklin Counties sent men into over 40 different military units, U.S. and Confederate. After the war, the United States collated the battlefield reports, dispatches, and other documents that related to the war and published them under the title Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. As these 1,500 records indicate, the experiences of Augusta and Franklin Units who served in the war ranged widely.
Regimental Movements

This database offers detailed information about the movements of regiments from Franklin and Augusta counties. Access information about specific battles, including the start and end dates, numbers killed and wounded, and weather conditions.
Soldiers’ Dossiers

Military service records were kept by the United States and Confederate States on each soldier during the war. The Valley Project has amassed all the service records from the National Archives that we could find concerning men from Augusta and Franklin counties. These records contain a wealth of information on the individual Augusta and Franklin men who fought in the war.

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