To include: a handwritten signed pass in ink and pencil dated Aug 12, 1864 ordered by Jubal Early and Samuel J.C. Moore (appear to be their signatures,) detailing W. A. Christian to go to Henrico County, Virginia, much information obscured, the parts filled in in pencil very faint, cross-written and tattered. Likely note was carried by Armistead Christian. John Lamb's name appears, and something about a serviceable horse. Also: a Nov. 15, 1864 letter to Mrs L. J. Mitchell from John P. Elsberry informing her that her son A. W. Christian, is severely wounded and will not be moved from the hospital at Mt. Jackson (Virginia) even though the rest of the troops are falling back. He tells her that though her son is very afraid of "falling into the hands of the enemy" he "assured him that I did not think the Yankees would attempt to come up the valley further than Woodstock (Virginia)" Mentions surgeon Andrew Russel Meem. The Armistead Christian family (prominent Virginia family related to President Tyler) material also includes a 1915 and a 1922 letter from Congressman John Lamb to Mrs. L. J. Mitchell, the sister of Armistead Christian, in one part recalling Armistead's heroism and nobility on the battlefield, also mentioning Heath Jones Christian of Henrico County Virginia. The John Lamb letters contain references to his work memorializing the Civil War; the Confederate Captain and Virginia congressman would become superintendent of the Virginia Historical Society and supervise the famous Civil War murals there by Hoffbauer. Additionally, the lot contains three letters from a Union soldier with the 9th Michigan Cavalry, Company I, named Hoffman, likely Franklin D. Hoffman of Colon, Michigan, and one reply from his wife, Hettie Hoffman. Letters dated between March and November 1864. In one letter he writes: "The Rebel General Hood has got around near this place again he is at Sandtown (Georgia) about 20 miles from here and the general impression is that he intends to try and retake this place again he may but will have a worse time then he did when he tried to hold it from us we have but few troops here now but they are arriving every hour by the thousand and fortification are going up rapidly but the place is a damage to us as we have to guard the rail road to it from Chattanooga and that take more men then it oes to whip the Rebs. So it may as well be burnt up and leave it but the function of the railroad here is of great importance to the Rebs it funs to Charleston to Macon and to Mobile and by us having this road in our possession it cuts all their communication from east to west and of course it is of great value to them but they cant get it no how there is no use talking about it." Also included are handwritten lyrics to the civil war song, "Do They Miss Me At Home", as well as lyrics to a song called "Lines from the Absent" , signed Hoffman, with references to 'southern traitors' who 'ought to dye'(sic) and 'Let southern traitors learn a lesson to love the Yankee and shun secession". Also included is a small book, "Daily Food for Christians" with "Martha Perkins, June 186?" and "Love Jesus" written on the first page.