Virgil Brodrick, born 1833, was a farmer in Andover, New Jersey. After the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, he enlisted in the Union Army. The Virgil Brodrick Civil War Letters, which date from February 3, 1861 through January 2, 1878, consist of photocopies and transcripts of letters written by Virgil Brodrick regarding his experiences fighting for the Union Army in the United States Civil War.

The Henry Canfield Civil War letters, which date from 1862, contain letters, diary entries, and correspondence from Henry Canfield, a soldier in the American Civil War.

The G. Thomas Edwards papers contain the research and professional papers of Thomas Edwards, a former Professor of History at Whitman College. The collection spans from 1960 to 2017.

The Walla Walla War Collection contains materials related to the Civil War, World Wars I and II and the participation of members of the Walla Walla, Washington and Whitman College communities.