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John J. Polsley Papers, 1862-1879 A&M 1601

John J. Polsley Papers, 1862-1879 A&M 1601


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1601
Title
John J. Polsley Papers 1862-1879 1862-1865
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198472
Quantity
0.19 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm)
Creator
Polsley, John J.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .
Abstract
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a lieutenant colonel in the Eighth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry and later the Seventh West Virginia Regiment. The letters, most of which are addressed to Polsley's wife, pertain to military activities in central West Virginia, 1862-1863, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. These letters comment on the West Virginia statehood movement, camp life, guerrilla warfare, Polsley's confinement in Libby Prison, General John Imboden's raid, 1863, and the West Virginia capital question.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John J. Polsley Papers, A&M 1601, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Civil War - West Virginia 7th Regiment.
  • Civil War - West Virginia 8th Infantry.
  • Civil War - raids and raiders.
  • Civil War -- Libby Prison
  • Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895
  • Polsley, John J.
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
  • Statehood politics -- West Virginia
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia - state capital question.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895
  • Polsley, John J.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
  • Virginia
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