The George Day Stone Civil War Collection contains 96 letters and associated pieces of ephemera relating to correspondence between George Day Stone during his military service during the American Civil War. Primarily, the letters date to 1862-1865. George Day Stone was born in Jefferson, Ohio on October 10, 1829, and died September 9, 1898. He was laid to rest at Cross Creek Cemetery in Wintersville, in the town of Jefferson, Ohio.