Civil War

This collection contains the Civil War diary of Ellen Adair, who attended Hollins between 1861-1863. Ellen married a Captain in the Confederate Army, Thaddeus Waldo. This collection also includes a short diary from Captain Waldo, which covers August-September 1863. Both the original diaries and typed transcripts are available in this collection. Lastly, the collection also contains a few pieces of correspondence, which have also been transcribed.

Lieutenant Colonel William Lewis Wingfield served in the 28th Virginia Infantry; he was captured and held twice during the war. This collection contains correspondence between him and many members of his family, as well as other correspondence collected by the family for a century.