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Stiles E. Forsha papers, (bulk 1861-1863)
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David E. Marshall papers, (bulk 1851-1857)
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Three folio ledgers that Marshall put together between 1851 and 1857, an unbound manuscript containing three essays that he wrote in November 1862 and February 1863, and two notebooks that belonged to his brother Augustus R. Marshall.
mssHM 81600-81606
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Montgomery Slaughter papers, (bulk 1862-1863)
Manuscripts
Letters and communications from Rufus King, Edwin Vose Sumner, and other Union military authorities received by Montgomery Slaughter during the Union occupation of Fredericksburg in Apr. - Dec. 1862 and letters about contributions made by various communities of the Confederate States to the citizens of Fredericksburg in Jan. - Mar. 1863.
mssHM 37813-37862
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Jeb Stuart military papers, (bulk 1862-1863)
Manuscripts
A collection of 267 items from 1855 to 1864, which contains communications, letters, reports, general and special orders, petitions, addresses to the troops, and other military records accumulated by Stuart during his Civil War service; the bulk of the papers covers 1862 and 1863. Correspondents include Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph Eggleston Johnston, James Longstreet, and others. Also included in the collection are a few pre-war documents.
mssSA
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William E. Carpenter papers
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Contains the Army Record of William E. Carpenter. Fair copy of the Civil War diary kept in Aug. 1862 to July 1865, preceded by an 1871 account book (100 leaves). Both manuscripts fill approximately a half of a blank account book. The diary deals chiefly with camp life: foraging, rations, typhoid fever, hospitals, furloughs, elections of officers, inspections, encounters with Confederate prisoners, war news and rumors; desertions; news about other regiments including newly organized colored troops; "chat" with Ulysses S. Grant. There is also infomration on operations of Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, including siege and surrender of Vicksburg. Also included are William E. Carpenter's insignia of the Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War leaflets with the texts of "The Veterans are Coming!," by L. Grennan, and "Triumphal March of General Grant's Grand Army", two copies of a leaflet "History of Regimental Colors of the 124th Regiment Ill. Vol. Infantry," by J.H. Howe. (Republican Print: Galbsburg, Ill, s.d.), newspaper clippings, and postcards. Accompanied by the following manuscripts: discharge certificate of William E. Carpenter (HM 60954), "Statistics of the 124th Regt. From Sept. 10 1862 to Aug. 11, 1863) (HM 60955), and the reply to a questionnaire distributed by the U.S. Bureau of Pensions (1904) (HM 60952).
mssHM 60952-60955
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Henry Mauris Robinson papers, (bulk 1917-1937)
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A collection of approximately 970 items from 1862 to 1946, it consists of the professional, political, business and personal papers and correspondence of Henry Mauris Robinson. The main focus of the collection is his work with the President's Second Industrial Conference, Bituminous Coal Commission, President's Conference on Unemployment, and his involvement in the presidential campaign of Herbert Hoover in 1920. The correspondence includes carbon copies of his outgoing correspondence and signed first copies of letters addressed to him. Correspondents include Harry A. Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Herbert N. Shenton, Joseph P. Tumulty, and others. Also included is a group of 25 Civil War letters of Henry Robinson's father, George Foreman Robinson who enlisted for three months in Company F., 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Upon expiration of the term, he re-enlisted as 1st Sergeant of Company F., 80th Ohio Infantry, rising to the ranks of Lieutenant and then Captain. He took part in the Northern Mississippi Campaign, including battles of Yuka, Corinth, and Vicksburg. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge and was honorably discharged as a paroled prisoner of war in 1865. Letters were posted from February 1862 to early October 1864 from Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Carolina, including some items written during the siege of Vicksburg. The letters are addressed mainly to his sister, Emma H. Robinson and discuss camp life, military operations, war news, and war politics. The collection also includes certificates, printed material, and ephemera.
mssRobinson
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Joseph E. Johnston papers, (bulk 1861-1865)
Manuscripts
Letters, communications, reports, and other records generated and accumulated by Johnston's headquarters, with some private letters written and received by Johnston
mssJO 1-525