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Geraldine Kiefer Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

 1736 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 02/2016. Last revised 04/2022

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT:  1.46 linear feet

CREATOR: Kiefer, Geraldine

DATE: 1861-1960.

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Geraldine Kiefer Collection contains material and ephemera related collected by Professor Kiefer for her research into the Valley Road. The collection has a great deal of material concerning the Civil War and includes prints, engravings and sketches of Civil War battles originally published in Harper’s Weekly and Frank Leslie’s Illustrated, as well as full volumes of both publications, paper currency, travel brochures for Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, sheet music, post cards, The New York Herald newspaper, and maps of the Winchester-Frederick County area. Much of the material is reproduced from the originals as part of Professor Kiefer’s research. The bulk of the material was originally published in the period from 1861to 1865. The post cards, catalogues and brochures are from the 1930s.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Geraldine Kiefer was a Shenandoah University Professor of Art History and a contributing essayist for a book entitled The Great Valley Road of Virginia: Shenandoah Landscapes from Prehistory to the Present. She has devoted much time to the research of antique maps and nineteenth century maps.

CITE AS: Geraldine Kiefer Collection, 1736 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1 – 1861-1862 through First Kernstown

  1. “A Narrative of the Campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah in 1861,” by Robert Patterson, 1 book, 128 pages, printed
  2. “Tennessee Riflemen entering Winchester from Strasburg on their way to join the Virginia Army (July 6, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 426; 1 leaf, printed
  3. “Second Mississippi Regiment (Wildcats) passing along Main Street, Winchester, on their way to Bunker Hill, Virginia (August 3, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 493; 1 leaf, printed
  4. “Camp of the First Brigade of the Confederate Army, on the fairgrounds, near Winchester, Virginia, 1861 (August 3, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 487; 1 leaf, printed
  5. “Rowlesburg, the Headquarters of General Hill, in Western Virginia (August 3, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 490; 1 leaf, printed
  6. “Camp Johnson, near Winchester, Virginia—the first Maryland regiment playing football before evening parade, 1861 (August 31, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 557; 1 leaf, printed
  7. “Market Place at Winchester, Rendezvous of the Rebel militia of the Valley of the Shenandoah, 1861 (September 7, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 569; 1 leaf, printed
  8. “Recruiting for the Confederate Army at Woodstock, Virginia, 1861 (October 5, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 632; 1 leaf, printed
  9. “Rebel Entrenchments on the Martinsburg Turnpike, near Winchester, Virginia, 1861 (September 28, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 614; 1 leaf, printed
  10.  “The Ascent of Gauley Mountain, in Western Virginia, by the Twelfth Ohio Regiment (October 5, 1861),” page 636; 1 leaf, printed
  11. “The Valley of the Shenandoah, Virginia, 1861 (November 9, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 709; 1 leaf, printed
  12. “View of the Mountain Region (The Seat of War) in Western Virginia, from the Summit of Limestone Mountain (November 23, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 748; 1 leaf, printed
  13. “The Valley of the Shenandoah, Virginia, 1861 (November 9, 1861),” Harper’s Weekly, page 709; 1 leaf, printed

BOX 2 – Valley Campaign 1862

  1. “Reconnaissance of the Confederate Position at Strasburg Previous to its Occupation by General Fremont,” from a sketch by Edwin Forbes, 1862; from Paul F. Mottelay ed., 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  2. “Battle of Winchester, March 23, 1862,” from Willard Glazier ca. 1875, artist unknown, 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  3. “A Virginia Homestead,” by Mrs. Burton Harrison ca. 1885, engraved by E.J. Meeker 1885-1886, 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  4. “Union Camp at Front Royal,” by Edwin Forbes, 1862; 1 leaf, printed
  5. “View From Bank’s Fort, Near Strasburg, Across to Fisher’s Hill,” by W.G. Reed, 1885; 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  6. “Arrival of Fremont’s Vanguard Above Strasburg, in View of Jackson’s Trains Moving Toward Fisher’s Hill,” by Edwin Forbes, 1862; 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  7. “View of the Battle of Cross Keys, from the Union Position, Looking East,” by Edwin Forbes, 1862; 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  8. “The First Maryland (Confederate) Regiment at Harrisonburg, June 6, 1862, and the Death of Ashby,” by W.L. Sheppard, painting ca. 1862-1865, 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  9. “Battlefield of Kernstown, Virginia,” by W.G. Reed, 1885; 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  10. “The War in the Shenandoah Valley, June 6, 1862,” published by Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly; 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  11.  “Personal Recollections of the War. By a Virginian. The Valley of the Shenandoah—Bank’s Retreat” by D.H. Strother for Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 202 (March 1867), 8 leaves, print (photocopy); contains seven other prints within the article, which are as follows:
    • “An Interior,” p. 423
    • “The Fortsmouth,” p. 424
    • “The Narrow Passage,” p. 427
    • “Burnt Railroad Bride, Narrow Passage Creek,” p. 431
    • “The Peaked Mountain, From New Market,” p. 434
    • “Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel,” p. 446
    • “The Road to Winchester,” p. 731
  12. “The Battle on the Road from Harrisonburg to Port Republic: The Soldier in Our Civil War, June 2, 1862”; 1 leaf, printed (photocopy)
  13. “View of Winchester, VA., from Fort on the Hill N.E. of Town, July 20, 1862,” by Edwin Forbes, 1 leaf, print
  14. “Massanutten Mountain, Near Strasburg, VA., Looking S.W., July 4, 1862,” by Edwin Forbes, 1 leaf, print
  15. “Charlestown, Virginia. The Valley of Virginia. Looking Towards Harpers Ferry, early March 1862,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, print
  16. “Battle of Winchester, Decisive Charge upon the Rebels at the Stone Wall, March 23, 1862,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, print
  17. “Battle of Winchester, Decisive Charge upon the Rebels at the Stone Wall”—Drawn by Mr. A. Waud, 1862; from Harper’s Weekly, April 12, 1862, p. 233; 1 leaf, print
  18. “The First Battle of Winchester—The Charge on the Stonewall, March 23, 1862,” 1 leaf, print
  19. “The Battle of Winchester, March 23, 1862, decisive bayonet charge of the National Troops, led by Gen. Tyler,” from Frank Leslie’s Pictorial History of the War of 1861, vol. 1, p. 344; 1 leaf, print
  20. “The War in Virginia” from Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly, vol. 13, p. 392-393, April 26, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  21. “March of Gen. N.P. Bank’s Corps, Crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains Near Chester Gap, July 8, 1862” by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print
  22. “The Battle of the Cross Keys, Sunday, June 7th, 1862—Gen. Fremont and Gen. Jackson, June 7, 1862” by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print
  23. General Fremont’s Division Crossing Pontoon Bridge over Shenandoah River, pursuing Stonewall Jackson, 1862, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War; 1 leaf, print, 21.6x27.9cm
  24. March of Gen. Fremont’s Army Through the Woods in Pursuit of Jackson, June 7, 1862 by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print, 21.6x27.9cm
  25. The War in the Shenandoah Valley—Gen. Fremont’s Division Marching Through Woods to Attack Rebels by Edwin Forbes from Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly, July 5, 1862; 1 leaf, print, 21.6x27.9cm
  26. The War in the Shenandoah Valley—Burning The Bride Near Mount Jackson, By Order of the Rebel General, 1862, by Edwin Forbes from Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, vol. 14, No. 353, July 5, 1862, p. 240; 1 leaf, print, 21.6x27.9cm
  27. The Army of General Fremont Crossing the North Fork of the Shenandoah at Mt. Jackson—Pursuit of Stonewall Jackson, June 5, 1862 by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print, 21.6x27.9cm
  28. “The Army of General Fremont on its March up Shenandoah Valley, 1862,” from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War; 1 leaf, print
  29. “Gen. Fremont’s Headquarters, Mt. Jackson, VA. June 3rd, 1862. Pursuit of Stonewall Jackson” by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print
  30. “The Escape of Stonewall Jackson’s Army Down the Valley Pike at Stausburg, VA., June 2, 1862” by Edwin Forbes from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 28, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  31. “Scene of the Battle of Front Royal between the First Maryland Regiment and the Rebel Army, 1862,” by C.L.B. from Harper’s Weekly; 1 leaf, print
  32. “A Regiment Waiting for the Order to March, early March 1862,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, print
  33. “Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley—new bridge constructed by the Union troops over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, 3 miles from Strasburg—from a sketch by an officer,” from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper; July 12, 1862, p. 253, 1 leaf, print
  34. “Front Royal, VA. The Union Army under Gen. Banks entering the town, 20th May, 1862” by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print
  35. “Virginia—View of the Town of Strasburg, Valley of the Shenandoah, Occupies by the National Forces under Gen. Banks, March 25” by Edwin Forbes from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly, April 26, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  36. “Prisoners Captured at Woodstock, VA., late March-early April 1862” by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print
  37. “Pursuit of General Bank’s Troops through the City of Winchester, VA.,” by Edwin Forbes; no date, 1 leaf, print
  38. “Advance of the Army of the Potomac—Occupation of Winchester, VA., and the Abandoned Confederate fortifications, by a detachment of General Bank’s division of the Federal Army, consisting of the Brigades of Generals Hamilton and Williams, March 12th, 1862,” artist unknown, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War; 1 print mounted on cardboard and foam board
  39. “Martinsburg, Virginia, with a detachment of the Fifth New York Cavalry in the foreground, ca. 1862,” artist unknown, from Marcus Joseph Wright; Godspeed Landing, at East Haddam, Connecticut by R. Fallon; General Augur’s Brigade Passing Manassas Gap to reinforce General Bank’s by H.K.W. Wilcox; U.S. Mail Boat Wharf at Harrison’s Landing, artist unknown; 1 leaf, print
  40. “The Army of the Potomac passing over their old battle ground at Manassas, VA,” by Edwin Forbes, ca. 1862; Confederate Signal Station, near Beverley Ford, VA.,  by Edwin Forbes, ca. 1862; 1 leaf, print
  41. “View of the Town of Strasburg, Valley of the Shenandoah, Occupies by Federal Forces under General Banks, March 25th, 1862” by Edwin Forbes from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War; 1 leaf, print
  42. “Army of General Fremont of its March up the Shenandoah Valley, Wounded and Ragged Soldiers, July 1862” by Edwin Forbes; Reconnaissance of the Confederate position at Strasburg, Previous to its occupation by General Fremont, July 1862 by Edwin Forbes; 1 leaf, print
  43. “Army of General Fremont on its march up the Shenandoah Valley—Wounded and Ragged Soldiers” by Edwin Forbes, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  44. “James Shields, 1862, Pursuit of General Bank’s Troops through the City of Winchester, VA.,” artist unknown; “Reconnaissance of the Confederate position at Strasburg, Previous to its occupation by General Fremont” by Edwin Forbes, 1862; “Battle of Winchester, VA., March 23rd, 1862—Decisive bayonet charge of the Federal Troops,” led by General E.B. Tyler by Edwin Forbes, 1862; “Front Royal, Manassas Gap Railroad—Blue Ridge Mountains in the Distance—the Federal Army entering the town” by Edwin Forbes, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  45. “War in the Shenandoah Valley—Division of the National Army under General Banks re-crossing the Potomac from Williamsport, Maryland, to Attack the Rebel Army under Gen. Jackson—The Band of the 46th Pennsylvania volunteers playing the National airs on the Virginia Shore” by Edwin Forbes from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, vol. 14, No. 353, July 5, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  46. “The Campaign in the Shenandoah—Army of General Fremont and Part of M’Dowell’s Corps, in pursuit of Jackson’s Rebel Army, Marching through the rain,” by Edwin Forbes from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 5, 1862; 1 leaf, print
  47. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Vol. 14, No. 352 and 353, July 5, 1862; unnumbered pages, printed
  48. Frank Leslie’s Pictorial History of the War of 1861, Vol. II, No. 27, 1862, unnumbered leaves, printed
  49. “War in the Shenandoah Valley—Front Royal, Manassas Gap Railroad—Blue Ridge Mountains in the Distance—The Federal Army Entering the Town,” by Edwin Forbes from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, vol. 14, No. 353, July 5, 1862; 1 leaf, printed
  50. “Rebel Barbarities”—Ashby’s Rebel Cavalry Firing on National Sick and Wounded, at Newtown, Near Winchester, VA. from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, vol. 14, no. 353, July 5, 1862
  51. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, vol. 14, no. 351, June 28, 1862; unnumbered leaves, print
  52. The New-York Times, June 21, 1862; “From Gen. M’Clellan’s Army. Editorial Correspondence of the New-York Times. Continued Good Weather and Consequent Progress. The Great Struggle at Hand. Brisk Picket Firing Along the Lines. What Is Thought of the Late Raid of the Rebel Cavalry. The Rebels Very Uneasy.” unnumbered leaves, printed
  53. New York Tribune, June 3rd, 1862; unnumbered leaves, printed
  54. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper; April 5, 1862, vol. 8, no. 334; unnumbered leaves, printed

BOX 3 – Valley Campaign 1864; 1864-1865 and pastoral reconciliation

     Presentation, “Frances Benjamin Johnston and the Country of Sheridan’s Ride” By Geradine Keifer, typescript, 5 leaves

  1. “Sheridan’s Army Following Early Up The Valley of the Shenandoah, late September-early October 1864,” by A.R. Waud; printed photocopy of original print, 1 leaf
  2. “Shenandoah Valley from Maryland Heights, late autumn 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  3. “Cavalry Marching Out of Harpers Ferry, August 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  4. “Battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  5. “Crooks Corps Storming to the Fort: Battle of Opequon—2nd Battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  6. “Custer’s Div. Cavalry Capturing Prisoners NR. Turnpike, September 19, 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  7. “Chasing The Rebs through Strasburg, September 19-21, 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  8. “On the Advance to Fisher’s Hill: Forward the Skirmishers; September 22, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  9. “Sheridan’s Wagon Trains in the Valley: Early Morning Mist and Smoke; late September-early October 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  10. “The 3rd Custer Div. on the 7th of October Retiring and burning the Forage etc. somewhere near Mt. Jackson; October 7, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  11. “Rosser Attacking the Rear—October 8, 1864 Near Harrisonburg—Shenandoah Valley, October 8, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  12. “Shenandoah Valley, September, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  13. “General Custer Saluting Confederate General Ramseur at the Woodstock Races, October 9, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  14. “Cedar Creek, Virginia; October 19, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  15. “General Custer Presenting the Flags Captured in the Last Battle in the Valley, late autumn 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  16. “The Surprise at Cedar Creek” by A.R. Waud, 1864, engraved ca. 1884-86; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  17. “Valley of the Shenandoah—General Sheridan’s Wagon Trains at Early Morning” by A.R. Waud from Harper’s Weekly, November 12, 1864; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  18. “Passage of the Shenandoah River at Front Royal by the Division Sent to Reinforce General Early” by Frank Vizetelly, October 1864, from The Illustrated London News, October 22, 1864; 1 leaf, print
  19. “Passage of the Shenandoah River at Front Royal by the Divisions Sent to Reinforce General Early, October 1864”; “March of Kershaw’s and Fitz Lee’s Divisions of the Confederate Army up the Valley of Virginia, October 1864”; from The Illustrated London News, October 22, 1864; 1 leaf, print
  20. “Sheridan’s Army on the March up the Shenandoah Valley by A.R. Waud, October 1864 from Harper’s Weekly, Vol. 8, No. 408, October 22, 1864”; 1 leaf, print
  21. “Valley of the Shenandoah—Paying Sheridan’s Troops at Night in Sutler’s Tent, September-October 1864” from Harper’s Weekly, November 5, 1864; 1 leaf, print
  22. “Sprout’s Spring Mill, Opequon River, Virginia, Hospital of the Sixth Army Corps during the Battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  23. “The Battle of Winchester—Rickett’s Advance Against Rode’s Division on the Morning of September 19, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  24. “Part of Sheridan’s Wagon Train, 1864,” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  25. “The Rear-Guard—General Custer’s Division Retiring from Mount Jackson, October 7, 1864” by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  26. “View on the Valley Turnpike Where Sheridan Joined the Army at Cedar Creek, ca. 1885,” artist unknown; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original drawing based on photograph
  27. “Hill at Cedar Creek Occupied by Sheridan’s Left, October 19,1864,” by an unknown photographer, ca. 1885; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original drawing based on photograph
  28. “The Fight at Cedar Creek, VA., Friday, August 12th, 1864,” by James E. Taylor; 1 leaf, print
  29. “Wilson’s Cavalry Foraging in the Shenandoah Valley by James E. Taylor, August-October 1864”; 1 leaf, print
  30. “The Army of the Shenandoah at Woodstock, on the Movement from Harrisonburg, After Devastating the Valley,” by James E. Taylor, September 1864; 2 leaves (2 copies), print
  31. “The Confederate Army, under General Early, driving back the sixth, eighth and nineteenth Federal Corps. Under General Wright at Cedar Creek, VA., on the morning of October 19th, 1864” by James E. Taylor; 1 leaf, print
  32. “Battle of Winchester—Position of the Nineteenth Corps, General Emory, September 19th, 1864—the Centre; Battle of Winchester—Charge of Crook’s Eighth Corps—The Right; Major General Sheridan Riding Along the lines after the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, VA., 1864,” all based on sketches by James E. Taylor; 1 leaf, print
  33. “Battle of Fisher’s Hill, VA., September 23rd, 1864, between the forces of Generals Philip H. Sheridan and Jubal A. Early, 1864; Battle of Fisher’s Hill, VA., September 23rd, 1864—Charge of General Crook’s Corps, on the right; all done by James E. Taylor”; 1 leaf, print
  34. “The Confederate Army, Under General Early, Driving Back the Sixth, Eighth and Nineteenth Federal Corps., Under General Wright, at Cedar Creek, VA., on the morning of October 19, 1864; Battle of Middletown, October 19, 1864—Repulse of General Early by the Sixth Corps., General Wright”—by James A. Taylor; 1 leaf, print
  35. “The Valley of the Shenandoah, ca. 1864” by Frances Palmer; reproduction of chromolithograph, 1 leaf, print
  36. “View in the Shenandoah Valley, ca. 1864” by Harry Fenn; 1 leaf, steel engraving
  37. “Martinsburg, 1864”; by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  38. “Views In and Around Martinsburg, Virginia—by A.R. Waud from Harper’s Weekly, December 3, 1864”; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original print
  39. “The War in America: Rendezvous of Mosby’s Men in the Pass of the Blue Ridge, Shenandoah Valley by M. Jackson” from The Illustrated London Times, January 21, 1865; 1 leaf, printed photographic reproduction
  40. “Non-descript leaves from The Soldier in Our Civil War: Famous War Pictures Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on the Battlefield”; by unknown war artists, 1894; 2 leaves, printed
  41. “Shenandoah Valley Academy Cadets; Confederate Memorial Parade1913, Winchester, VA., ca. 1913”; photographer unknown, modern reproduction of original photograph, 1 item, printed canvas mounted on cardboard frame
  42. “The Battlefield of Cedar Creek; Sheridan’s Headquarters at the Extreme Right, ca. 1910; photographer unknown, printed reproduction of photograph, 1 leaf
  43. “Map of Central Virginia Showing Major General P.H. Sheridan’s Campaigns, The Winchester or Great Raid, 1880; place of publication and publisher unknown, 1 leaf
  44. “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly, Volume 19, No. 472, October 15, 1864”; 5 leaves, printed
  45. Harper’s Weekly, Volume 8, No. 407, October 15,1864; includes sketches by A.R. Waud of the Civil War battles in or near Winchester; 8 leaves, printed
  46. Harper’s Weekly, Volume 8, No. 408, October 22, 1864; contains Sheridan’s Army on the March up the Shenandoah Valley by A.R. Waud; 8 leaves, printed
  47. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly, Volume 19, No. 474, October 29, 1864; contains sketches by James E. Taylor, 8 leaves, printed
  48. Winchester and Vicinity, “Ewell Takes Winchester from Milroy; Battle of 2nd Winchester, June 1863”; from Horace Greeley

BOX 4 – Sheridan’s Ride

  1. “General Philip Sheridan and Philip H. Sheridan, ca. 1880 from History of the United States,”  p. 1231; 2 leaves, printed
  2. “Lt. Gen. Sheridan, U.S.A., ca. 1877,” photographer unknown, Albumen print, contains printed images of Native American individuals glued to the back of the sheet; 1 leaf, printed and glued to sheet
  3. “General Philip H. Sheridan, photographer and author unknown, information card on General Sheridan”; 1 card, printed
  4. “P.H. Sheridan, Lieut. Gen., ca. 1887” by H.B. Hall Jr.; Steel engraving, New York: D. Appleton & Co.; 1 leaf, printed
  5. “Sheridan, ca. 1889-1890,” artist unknown (originally modeled after a photograph); cigar box label, 1 item, printed
  6. “General Sheridan, ca. 1900,” artist unknown; advertising card, “Gallery of American Heroes”, Clark’s Mile-End Spool Cotton; 1 item, printed
  7. “General Philip H. Sheridan, General Thomas J. Jackson, ca. 1889,” artist unknown, album page, Duke Cigarette Company, 1 leaf, printed
  8. “Uniform of the Army of the United States, 1888-1890, 1885” by Brigadier General S.B. Holabird; trade card, J. & P. Coats Spool Cotton; 1 item, printed
  9. “Sheridan’s Ride—Battle of Winchester—October 19, 1864. Gail & Ax’s Long Navy Cut, ca. 1890s-1900,” artist unknown; 1 trade card, printed
  10. Gen. Phil Sheridan, “The Famous Ride from Winchester,” 1911, artist unknown, tobacco trade card
  11. “Sheridan’s Famous Ride—Battle of Cedar Creek—October 19, 1864. Compliments of the Norwegian Plow Co., Dubuque, Iowa, ca. 1890s,” artist unknown; 1 trade card
  12. “Sheridan’s Ride, ca. 1886-96; Thure de Thulstrup (painter), Griffith & Griffith (photographers), Philadelphia: H. L. Roberts & Co.”; 1 item, printed and glued to card board back piece
  13. “Grant, Sherman and Sheridan in War Time, late 19th-early 20th century”; composite of photographs, 1 leaf, printed, 23.6x15.1cm, value: $12.99
  14. “Sheridan’s Ride, 1886, Thure de Thulstrup (painter), L. Prang (photographer)”; 1 item, printed images glued to card board back piece
  15. “Sheridan’s Monument, Arlington, VA., U.S.A., ca. 1910,” photographer unknown; 1 stereo card, printed photographs glued to card board back piece
  16. “Sheridan’s Ride, ca. 1890-1900,” artist unknown; 1 lantern slide, “Economic Series,” glass stained with image, surrounded by paper/card board siding
  17. Sheridan’s Ride—depicted on a series of 10 post cards ca. 1910-1920, coupled with individual verses of the song called “Sheridan’s Ride” by Thomas Buchanan Read; 10 cards, printed
  18. U. S. postage stamp depicting Sherman, Grant and Sheridan; 1 stamp, printed
  19. “Phil Sheridan’s Ride to the Front, October 19, 1864” from Harper’s Weekly, vol. 8, no. 410, November 5, 1864, artist unknown (possibly A.R. Waud); 1 newspaper, 8 pages, printed
  20. “Lieutenant-General Philip Henry Sheridan, U.S.A.” from Harper’s Weekly, vol. 27, no. 1403, November 10, 1883; 1 newspaper, 8 pages, printed
  21. “Lieutenant General Philip Henry Sheridan, ca. 1883, engraved ca. 1895-96”; possibly originated from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War; 1 leaf, printed
  22. “Phil H. Sheridan, ca. 1896, artist unknown, from The Civil War in the United States, 1896,” p. 375; 1 leaf, printed
  23. “Gen. Sheridan’s Victory March, 1887” by Louis Meyer; sheet music; 4 leaves, printed
  24. “Sheridan’s Ride” by General George A. Forsyth and R.F. Zogbaum from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, vol. 95, no. 566 (July 1897): 165-181; 9 leaves, printed
  25. “Sheridan’s Ride,” ca. 1887 (first drawn 1864) by A.R. Waud; The Youths’ History of the United States from the Discovery of America by the Northmen, to the Present Time by Edward S. Ellis, vol. 11, 1887, p. 309; 3 leaves, printed
  26. “Tableaux of Sheridan’s Ride at Winchester,” a supplement to The Boston Sunday Globe, April 24, 2896; 1 leaf, printed
  27. “General Philip H. Sheridan,” by General Horace Porter from The Independent, December 17, 1908; 5 leaves, printed
  28. “Sheridan’s Ride, March-Galop,” artist unknown, 1922; sheet music, 4 leaves, printed
  29. “E.T. Paull’s Military March Folio,” no. 3, ca. 1920s by E.T. Paull; sheet music, 48 pages, printed
  30. “Gravelotte Witnessed and Revisited,” by Murat Halstead from The Century, vol. 37 (November 1888): 117-127; 6 pages, printed
  31. “To The Front from Winchester, 1896,” by R.F. Zogbaum from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, vo. 95, no. 566 (July 1897); 1 leaf, printed, framed in card board
  32. “Gen. Phil Sheridan,” ca. 1890-91, artist unknown; 1 leaf, printed, framed in card board
  33. “Sheridan! Sheridan!” by R.F. Zogbaum, 1896, from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, vol. 95, no. 566 (July 1897); 1 leaf, printed, framed in cardboard
  34. “Sheridan’s Ride,” by Thure de Thulstrup ca. 1886; 1 leaf, printed
  35.  “Sherman, Grant and Sheridan, 1895,” by J.L.G. Ferris; originally an engraving, 1 leaf, printed
  36. “General P.H. Sheridan,” artist unknown, ca. 1900; 1 leaf, printed
  37. “To James E. Murdoch ‘Sheridan’s Ride’” by T. Buchanan Read and James C. Beckel, sheet music display (printed off of an internet page, sheet music not included); 2 leaves, printed
  38. “The Hero of Cedar Creek,” sculptor and photographer unknown, ca. 1893; 1 leaf, printed
  39. “Sheridan’s Ride, 1871,” by T. Buchanan Read; 1 leaf, printed
  40. “Sheridan’s Ride [Instrumental Parts]” composed by John Philip Sousa; score brief display, original score not included, 1 leaf, printed
  41. “The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph,” author unknown, information gathered from online resource pertaining to the history of the cylinder phonograph; 4 leaves, printed
  42. “Sheridan’s Ride & Little Breeches” by Edgar L. Davenport (recitations), 1909; 1 item

BOX 5 – Sheridan’s Ride

  1. “General Sheridan’s Battle at Winchester, ca. 1865,” by William Roberts; from Grant and Sherman: Their Campaigns and Generals; 1 leaf, printed
  2. “Phil H. Sheridan,” artist and engraver unknown, ca. 1864; Harper’s Weekly, vol. 8, no. 406, October 8, 1864; 3 leaves, printed copies of original artwork/newspapers
  3. “Phil Sheridan Riding to the Front, 1864” by Sol Eytinge from Harper’s Weekly, November 5, 1864; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original sketches
  4. “Sheridan’s Ride,” by A.R. Waud, October 19, 1864; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original sketches
  5. “Sheridan’s Ride—Battle of Cedar Creek,” October 19, 1864 by A.R. Waud; 1 leaf, printed photocopy of original sketches
  6. “Sheridan’s Ride,” by Thomas Buchanan Read; originally written in 1864, 1 leaf, printed photocopy of poem
  7. “Sheridan’s Ride,” written by Thomas Buchanan Read, performed for the first time on October 31, 1864; 2 leaves, printed
  8. “How Sheridan Whipped Longstreet,” by John Ross Dix; originally written October 19, 1864, 2 leaves, printed (photocopy)
  9. “Sheridan’s ‘Early’ Victory,” by John Ross Dix; no date, 2 leaves, printed (photocopy),
  10. “General Sheridan’s Quickstep,” composed by G.W. Lovejoy, 1865; 2 leaves, printed copy of sheet music display—no sheet music included
  11. “Major General Sheridan’s Grand Victory March,” composed by E. Mack, 1864; 2 leaves, printed copy of sheet music display—no sheet music included
  12. “Sheridan’s Ride,” composed by Bernard Covert, 1867; 2 leaves, printed copy of sheet music display—no sheet music included
  13. “The Green Shenandoah,” composed by J.W. Turner; 2 leaves, printed copy of sheet music display—no sheet music included
  14. “Sheridan’s Ride from Winchester,” composed by William Adamson, 1865; 2 leaves, printed copy of sheet music display—no sheet music included
  15. “The Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864,” composed by an unknown artist, no date; 2 leaves, printed copy of poem
  16. “Sheridan’s Ride,” composed by C.M. Currier, 1864; 2 leaves, printed copy of sheet music display—no sheet music included
  17. “Sheridan’s Ride,” unknown author/artist, from Harper’s Weekly; September 14, 1867, 2 leaves, printed copies of original article and artwork
  18. “Report of Major General P.H. Sheridan, to the Hon. Committee on the Conduct of the War,” by Philip H. Sheridan, 1866; 1 booklet, 77 pages, printed
  19. “Sheridan at the Battle of Cedar Creek,” ca. 1875 by an unknown artist; 1 leaf, printed
  20. “Sheridan’s Ride,” artist unknown, 1879; 1 leaf, printed; James Edward Kelly biographical information from Virtual American Biographies; 2 leaves, printed
  21. “Sheridan’s Ride at Winchester,” ca. 1879 by an unknown artist, from J.T. Headley, The Life and Travels of General Grant, 1879, p. 211
  22. “Union Generals, 1866,” by an unknown artist from J.T. Headley, The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States; 1 leaf, printed
  23. “Major General Philip H. Sheridan, 1866,” by H.B. Hall; 1 leaf, framed in cardboard, printed
  24. “U.S. Grant, From an original painting by Nast in the possession of the publishers, 1866,” 1 leaf, printed; “Phil H. Sheridan, from an original painting by Nast in the possession of the publishers, 1866,” 1 leaf, printed
  25. “Phil Sheridan, General,” ca. 1870s by an unknown artist; 1 leaf, printed
  26. “Phil H. Sheridan; From a Photograph by Brady, 1865,” 1 leaf, printed with manuscript
  27. “Major General Sheridan Riding Along the Lines after the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, VA., September 22nd, 1864,” artist unknown, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War; 1 leaf, printed
  28. The New York Herald, October 22, 1864; 1 magazine, 4 leaves, printed
  29. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly; Vol. 19, no. 472, October 15, 1864; 1 magazine, 8 pages, printed
  30. “Sheridan’s Ride, 1864,” by Sol Eytinge, from Harper’s Weekly, September 14, 1867, p. 580; 1 leaf, printed
  31. “Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, U.S.A., 1865,” by J.C. Buttre and John Chapin; 1 leaf (engraving), printed

BOX 6 – Bank Notes; Porte Crayon; Railroad era (ca. 1870-1900)

  1. Paper Currency—The Central Bank of Virginia, No. 213. 1860, five dollar bank note; 1 leaf, printed
  2. Paper Currency—The Bank of the Valley of Virginia, Winchester, No. 606, 1860. Ten dollar bank note; 1 leaf, printed
  3. Counterfeit paper currency—State of Virginia, issued under the Act of the Corporation. Winchester, No. 150. October 4th, 1861, five cent bank note; 1 leaf, printed
  4. “Shenandoah Valley Route to All Points South and Southwest via Harrisburg, Hagerstown, Bristol, and the Natural Bridge of Virginia,” 1902, advertisement for railroads. Roanoke, Virginia: W.R. Bevill; 1 leaf, printed
  5. Shenandoah Excursions of 1890, Shenandoah Valley & Kennesaw Route—1890; 1 book, 40 pages, printed
  6. “The Catalogue of the Centenary Exhibition of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1927,” 1827-1927; 1 book, 172 pages, printed
  7. “Virginia: Its Climate, Soil, Productions, Manufacturing Industries and Mineral Wealth,” Norfolk & Western Railroad Company, no date (ca. 1883); 1 book, 31 pages, printed
  8. “Seeing the Shenandoah Valley on the Baltimore & Ohio, America’s First Railroad,” Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1929; 1 booklet/brochure, 7 pages, printed
  9. “Along the Picturesque Potomac: On the Baltimore & Ohio, America’s First Railroad,” Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, no date (ca. 1920-1930); 1 booklet/brochure, 7 pages, printed
  10. “Report of Sidney F. Tyler, Receiver of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company. Showing Operation of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, for the Sixth Fiscal Year, Ending December 31st, 1886,” Wm. F. Murphy’s Sons, 1887; 1 booklet, 37 pages, printed
  11. “Berkeley Springs Hotel, Morgan County, W. VA.,” Baltimore: D. Binswanger and Company, 1885—reprinted three times: 1967, 1971, 1982; 1 booklet, item is a reprinted edition of the original, 28 pages, printed
  12. “South-Side Virginia: A region where every crop will grow and where farm-lands can be purchased at more reasonable prices than in any of the Northern, Western, Northwestern States”; no date, no author, 1 booklet, 15 pages, printed
  13. “Adventures of Porte Crayon and His Cousins,” by Porte Crayon, Virginia Illustrated, fourth paper—Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 12, Issue 68 (January 1856), pages 157-178; unbound leaves (were bound together at one point), 11 leaves, printed,
  14. “Artists’ Excursion over the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road,” by Porte Crayon—Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 109 (June 1859), pages 1-144; 144 pages, printed
  15. Figure 26—“The Great Shenandoah Valley,” from Elisee Reclus, The Earth and Its Inhabitants (United States), 1893, p. 76; 1 leaf, printed
  16. “The Shenandoah Valley and Luray Cave,” Shenandoah Valley Railway Company, no date (ca. 1882); 1 item, booklet containing sketches/images of attractions in the Shenandoah Valley, 8 leaves, printed
  17.  “Shenandoah Valley—Strasburg from Bank’s Fort,” ca. 1890-1910 from American Views; 1 item
  18. “The Shenandoah River from Strasburg,” ca. 1890-1910 from American Scenery; 1 item
  19. “Mt. Massanut from Strasburg,” ca. 1890-1910 from American Scenery; 1 item
  20. “Shenandoah Valley from Strasburg,” ca. 1890-1910 from American Scenery; 1 item
  21. “Virginia, West Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina,” by George E. Sherman, map no. 10 from McNally’s System of Geography, 1868, p. 28; 1 map
  22. “Soil Map. Virginia, Harrisonburg Sheet,” U.S. Geological Survey, 1892, enlarged and redrawn, 1902; 1 map, printed
  23. “Bird’s Eye View of Cumberland, Maryland, 1906”—1 image, printed (modern reproduction)
  24. “The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad System,” from Gazetteer of American Railroads, 1910; 1 leaf, printed

BOX 7 Automobile Era (ca. 1920-1950); Sheet Music

  1. “Virginia; Shenandoah Valley; Panorama East; The Blue Ridge, Near Waynesboro (1920),” artist/photographer unknown, 1920, Albany, New York—1 item, colored lantern slide, hand colored glass
  2. “West Virginia; Near Harper’s Ferry; Potomac Gap in the Blue Ridge; View from the Southwest (1920),” artist/photographer unknown, Albany, New York; item, colored lantern slide, hand colored glass
  3. “In the Shenandoah Valley Visit Shenandoah Cavern, 4 Miles North of New Market, Va., The Symphony in Stone,” ca. 1935; 1 brochure/souvenir book, 7 pages, printed
  4. “Shenandoah Caverns—‘A Symphony in Stone’—in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia,” ca. 1935; 1 brochure/souvenir book, 7 pages, printed
  5. “The Beautiful Caverns of Luray,” Luray, Virginia: Luray Caverns Corporation, ca. 1928; 1 booklet, 10 pages, printed
  6. “The Gateway to Endless Thrills: Endless Caverns, New Market, Virginia, In the Heart of the Shenandoah Valley,” place of publication unknown, ca. 1920s; 1 brochure/souvenir book, 5 pages, printed
  7. “The Beautiful Caverns of Luray in the Page Valley of the Shenandoah,” Luray, Virginia: Luray Caverns Corporation, 1939; 1 booklet, contains images of the caverns along with a history of how they were discovered and descriptions of the individual rooms in the cavern system, 15 pages bound together with string, printed
  8. “Nature Underground: The Endless Caverns in the Heart of the Historic Shenandoah Valley,” by Mary Mitchell Brown—New Market, Virginia: Endless Caverns, 1924; 1 booklet, contains written history of the Shenandoah Valley from its early development by Native Tribes to colonization and beyond as well as images of the caverns in the valley, 15 pages bound together with string, printed
  9. “The Great White Way of a Nation: Appalachian Scenic Highway, from the Frozen North, to the Sunny South; Reliable Statements of Attractions, Facts and Features on Trails for Motorists, 1929,”—Greensboro, North Carolina; 1 booklet, 64 pages, contains information on tourist attractions in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia as well as a written history about the attractions/cities/sites, etc., printed
  10. Untitled [View of the Shenandoah Valley], ca. 1909, photographer unknown; 1 leaf, halftone photograph printed
  11. Post Card—“All Roads Lead to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia…” ca. 1920s, post card map, artist unknown; 1 card, printed with manuscript on back, dated April 19, 1931
  12. “Motoring Through the Shenandoah Valley,” Members of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc., vol. 1, no. 3 (June 1926)—Harrisonburg and Winchester, Virginia; 1 booklet, contains history and tourist information for locations in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 10 pages, printed
  13. “Some Points of Interest in and near historic Winchester, Virginia,” Winchester, Virginia: The Eddy Press Corporation, 1908—“The Valley Turnpike,” pp. 16-17; Written by L. Adolph Richards, 1 booklet, 32 pages, printed
  14. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia information booklet/brochure—United States Department of the Interior, 1941; 1 booklet, 5 pages, printed
  15. “Staunton, Virginia: In the Heart of the Shenandoah Valley,” ca. 1920s; 1 brochure/souvenir booklet, 13 pages, there is rust due to the staples in the pages, some pages are falling out of the booklet, printed
  16. “When It’s Apple Blossom Time in Winchester, Virginia,” Winchester, Virginia: Winchester Chamber of Commerce, 1933; 1 brochure providing information on the Apple Blossom Festival as well as points of interest in and around Winchester, printed
  17. “Skyline Drive: Shenandoah Scenic Route,” Luray, Virginia: Skyline-Shenandoah Scenic Route Association, 1938; 1 brochure providing information on the Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park, printed
  18. “Come to the Shenandoah Valley: 1938-1939 Official Guidebook,” Shenandoah Valley Incorporated, 1938; 1 booklet, 64 pages, printed—provides information on tourist attractions/history in the Shenandoah Valley
  19. “A Trip You Will Want to Repeat; Shenandoah Valley of Virginia,” ca. 1940s, place of publication and publisher unknown; 1 brochure, 1 leaf, printed
  20. “You Will Find the Ne Plus Ultra of Motoring Joy in the Famous Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and its Beautiful Mountains including the Shenandoah National Park Area,” ca. 1933; “You’ll Always Remember Romantic Virginia,” ca. 1933; Advertised in Garden Week, 2 leaves, printed
  21. Map—Virginia, Western portion of Virginia; West Virginia, Northern portion of West Virginia—from Hammond’s Handy Atlas of the World, 1916; 1 leaf, printed
  22. “Harrisonburg: Center of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia,” by the Chamber of Commerce, Harrisonburg, Virginia, no date; 1 brochure, printed
  23. “Shenandoah Valley Tune,” 1954, by Everett Stevens, Pennsylvania: Theodore Fenner Co., 1954; 2 pages, sheet music, printed
  24. “Down in Shenandoah Valley,” 1913, by Alonzo A. Govern and Spencer Williams, Chicago: Will Rossiter; 1 item, 3 pages, sheet music, printed
  25. “Down in the Vale of Shenandoah,” 1904, by Chas K. Harris; 1 item, 3 pages, sheet music, printed
  26. “Beautiful Shenandoah Valley,” 1904, by M.H. Roark, Perry Alexander, and Woody Frisino, New York: Mills Music, Inc., 1904; 2 pages, sheet music, printed
  27. “Where The Shenandoah Flows,” 1913, by Earle C. Jones and Charles L. Daniels, New York and Detroit: Jerome M. Remick & Co.; 1 item, 3 pages, sheet music, printed
  28. “The Faces of Virginia,” ca. 1950s, photographer and designer unknown, Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Travel Service, advertised in National Geographic, 1950s-60s; 1 leaf, printed
  29. “Shenandoah, where you follow the trails of Jackson’s ‘Foot Cavalry,’” 1958, artist unknown; 1 leaf, printed
  30. Placemat—“Travel Mat. Scenic Hi-Way US 11,” artist unknown, ca. 1960s; 2 copies, 2 leaves, printed
  31. “A Profit-Building Idea for Your Merchants from those of Harrisonburg, Virginia,” 1926, artist unknown, advertised in The American Magazine (volume and date unknown), pp. 162-163; 2 leaves, printed

BOX 8 - Postcards

Misc. Postcards, unnumbered items, printed/manuscript

OVERSIZE

Map Case 5, Drawer 10 (CW58)

  1. Battlefield of Winchester, Virginia (September 19,1864) and Battlefield of Fisher’s Hill and Cedar Creek (September 22 and October 19, 1864) (from Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies)
  2. Battle Topography map showing progression of troops up the Shenandoah Valley from Middletown; by Jed Hotchkiss ca. 1890
  3. Winchester Battlefield map—no date, artist unknown
  4. Sketch of the Second Battle of Winchester (June 13-15, 1863) by Jed Hotchkiss

NEWSPAPERS

The New York Herald-March 30, 1862; 1 newspaper
The New York Herald-September 21, 1864; 1 newspaper