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Victory Mail, also known as V Mail, was the product of a newly adoptedmethod for mail processing and delivery. In 1942, V Mail, originally from England,became an alternative method to first class postal services. Microfilmed reproductionswere created…

This card was mailed to Mr. Persons, of the Bank of Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia. Quantico was, and still is, a marine corps training center located in northern Virginia. Leiutenant Ralph K. Lawson, of the 11th Regiment of the United States…

Joseph Wilson Randolph – a native of Mineral, Virginia – served in the United States Army Air Corps and is now buried in Louisa. His older brother Edward was a serviceman stationed in Hawaii during the Pearl Harbor attack. In December 1942,…

The group photo was taken on August 14, 1942 at the Louisa Observation Post; their group name, “Three Roses and Two Thorns”, is written on the back of the photograph, along with their nicknames.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, many citizens became fearful of additional attack on American soil. While many could not enter into military service, they opted instead to volunteer some of their time to aid from their hometown. A pin and…

This silk scarf, from Japan, was given to Mary J. Jones by her brother Paul Jacoby, who served in World War II. Mr. Jacoby was one of thousands of military personnel who sent postcards, letters, and gifts home to family and friends. This silk scarf…

This series began as the result of a massive project established by the staff members of the Methodist Publishing House in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the growing concern for the thousands of men and women in the armed forces. They…

This document, reproduced at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation (SFPE) in Fort Mason, California on June 29, 1943, reflects the ongoing rationing practices; the people subjected to these procedures and practices included not only American…

These items, part of the Harris family collection, were given to individuals during World War II with the onset of mileage and gasoline rationing. The United States Office of Price Administration (OPA), through local War Price and Rationing Boards,…

“In 1940, prior to U.S. entry into World War II, the first peacetime draft in our nation’s history was enacted in response to increased world tension and the system was able to fill wartime manpower needs smoothly and rapidly after the attack on…

Duke Cosby commissioned as Lt. in the 40th regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division of the Virginia Militia by Governor Wm. Cabell. 8 Nov. 1806 Seal still attached

The Assistant Assessor for the County of Louisa visited the farm of Mr. Robert Harris and, not finding anyone to answer certain questions, left this note in which he asked Robert Harris to send answers to the home of Mr. Overton Harris, as he (the…

From Private William W. Downer, Company J, 6th Regiment VA written while he was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Ohio. He was captured August 13, 1864 and released June 11, 1865 when he was finally willing to sign the oath of allegiance to the U. S.…

Confederate ten and fifty dollar bills displaying important figures and scenes of the south

The faces of confederate one, one hundred, and twenty dollar bills displaying southern individuals and scenes.

Confederate bond written to William Overton

Confederate bond written to L.R. Swift.

Confederate bond written to W.H. Harris

Certificate of exemption as an agriculturalist for William Walton

Picture of George Whitfield Kemper as a member of the Brown Light Infantry