Poverty and Poor Relief during the Civil War
Poverty and poor relief, especially in times of acute food shortages, were major challenges facing Virginia and Confederate authorities during the American Civil War (1861–1865). At... Find Out More
- "Page Wallace's Crime," Richmond Dispatch ...
- Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1922)
- R. G. L. Paige (1846–1904)
- Paint Lick Mountain Pictograph Archaeological Site
- Paleoindian Period (16,000–8000 BC)
- Gowan Pamphlet (fl. 1779–1807)
- Pamunkey Tribe
- Parish in Colonial Virginia, The
- Parishes and Tithes (1643)
- Daniel Parke (1669–1710)
- “Autobiography of Henry Parker” by Henry Parker (ca. 1860s)
- William Parks (d. 1750)
- Partisan Leader, The (1836)
- “The Passing of John Robinson” from the Richmond Planet...
- Patawomeck Tribe
- William Harvey Patterson (February 3, 1810–May 24, 1895)
- Millie Lawson Bethell Paxton (1875–1939)
- "Peace and Quiet," Roanoke Times (September 22, 1893)
- George Campbell Peery (1873–1952)
- William Peirce (d. btw. 1645 and 1647)
- Letter from Edmund Pendleton to James Madison (March 26,...
- Alexander Swift Pendleton (1840–1864)
- William Nelson Pendleton (1809–1883)
- Peninsula Campaign
- Pentagon, The
- “A people free as the eagle”; an excerpt from...
- “The people of America crye oute unto us”; an...
- George Percy (1580–1632 or 1633)
- Letter from Francis Perkins in Jamestown to a Friend...
- Caesar Perkins (1839–1910)
- Fountain M. Perkins (1816 or 1817–1896)
- "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" by Abraham Lincoln...
- Person Performing Ceremony of Marriage Between; How Punished (1924)
- Personal Names by Early Virginia Indians, Uses of
- Petersburg Campaign
- Petersburg Convention of March 14, 1881
- Petersburg during the Civil War
- Petit Marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp
- Petition from Alderman Johnson, et al., to King James...
- Petition from the Citizens of Buckingham County (December 16,...
- Petition from Citizens of Culpeper County (December 9, 1831)
- Petition from Citizens of Hanover County (December 11 and...
- Petition from Citizens of Northampton County (December 6, 1831)
- Petition from Inhabitants of Fauquier County (December 7, 1831)
- Petition from Inhabitants of Washington County (December 17, 1831)
- Petition from the Society of Friends, Charles City County...
- Petition from Women of Augusta County (January 19, 1832)
- Petition from Women of Fluvanna County (November 24, 1831)
- Petition to Commit Carrie Buck (January 23, 1924)
- Petition to Sterilize Carrie Buck (September 10, 1924)
- Robert Deane Pharr (1916–1992)
- Letters between King Philip III and Don Pedro de...
- Letters between King Philip III and Don Pedro de...
- Phillip Mongom Accused of Stealing Hogs (1660)
- Photography during the Civil War
- George E. Pickett (1825–1875)
- LaSalle Corbell Pickett (1843–1931)
- Pickett’s Charge
- Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon (1890–1979)
- Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814–1899)
- Pistole Fee Dispute, The
- Plants in Early Virginia Indian Society, Domesticated
- PLEASANTS against PLEASANTS. Nov’r. Term 1798.
- Letter from Robert Pleasants to Thomas Jefferson (February 8,...
- Letter from Robert Pleasants to Thomas Jefferson (June 1,...
- Robert Pleasants (1723–1801)
- Letter from Walter A. Plecker to Local Registrars, et...
- Letter from Walter A. Plecker to Turner McDowell (September...
- Walter Ashby Plecker (1861–1947)
- Pocahontas (d. 1617)
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
- Poetry Society of Virginia
- John William Poindexter (ca. 1848–February 16, 1889)
- "The Police Force Wakes Up," Roanoke Times ...
- Polish Settlers at Early Jamestown
- Political Organization in Early Virginia Indian Society
- Poll Tax
- John Garland Pollard (1871–1937)
- John Pope (1822–1892)
- Joseph B. Pope (1851–by 18 February 1884)
- Poplar Forest
- Popular Literature during the Civil War
- Port Republic, Battle of
- Letter from John Pory to Sir Dudley Carleton (1619)
- Potomac River during the Civil War
- Poverty and Poor Relief during the Civil War
- Barbara Rose Johns Powell
- Guy Powell (d. by November 19, 1900)
- “Powerful Novel by Mary Johnston” (October 3, 1908)
- Powhatan (d. 1618)
- “Preface”; an excerpt from Antifanaticism: A Tale of the...
- John B. Prentis (1788–1848)
- “Preparing to Combat With Influenza Epidemic” and “Call For...
- Preservation of Racial Integrity (1924)
- “The President, Again” by James Thomson Callender (September 1,...
- Presidents of the United States from Virginia
- “The Press in Trouble” from the Roanoke Times (May...
- James H. Price (1878-1943)
- Printing in Colonial Virginia
- Prisoners of Hope (1898)
- Letter from “A Private Citizen” to James Monroe (December...
- “Private Jails,” The Liberator (December 27, 1834)
- Proclamation 412: Calling Forth Volunteers to Serve in the...
- Proclamation 415: Calling Forth Additional Volunteers to Serve in...
- “A Proclamation by the President of the United States”...
- Proclamation from Governor Nicholson (1690)
- “Proclamation to the People of Maryland” by Robert E....
- Progressive Movement
- Public School System in Virginia, Establishment of the
- Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller (1898–1971)
- Punishment for the Enslaved Man Sam (1688)
- “Purchase of Louisiana,” New York Evening Post (July 5,...
- Puritans in Colonial Virginia
