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Civil War memoirs of John G. Lemmon

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Description: Memoirs of the Civil War service that John G. Lemmon wrote in 1866. The memoirs incorporate Lemmon's field diary that covered the period from his enlistment in August 1862 and his improsonment in August 1864, his letters home, and some of his official documents. The manuscript includes a survey of "Hospitals at Nashville (ff. 17 v-- 18) and two hand-drawn maps: "Sketch of Nashville and its Defences as it appeared in the winter of 1863 & 4. Draws at Store-Room Hospital No. 1 January 1864," (ff. 20-21 v.) and an untitled map of the vicinity of Rome and Kingston, Ga.,
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1866.
Call number: mssHM 553
Creator: Lemmon, J. G (1832-1908)(Opens in new tab)

Civil War letters of Charles Atkin

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Letters that Charles Atkin wrote to his wife Sarah Hickock Atkin and their children Hortense and Ernest between August 27, 1863 and May 7, 1865. There is a gap in the correspondence between Nov. 8, 1864 and Feb. 10, 1865.

mssHM 71682-71716

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Prose and poetry

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Prose and poetry: memoirs of Wheeler's parents and account of family history entitled "The Miniatures," (ff. 1-36); birthday reflections 1851-1867 (ff. 37-61 v.; ff. 86 V. - 91 V.); poems, 1838-1874 (ff. 62-86; 92-194), including newspaper clippings of published pieces; Hebrew texts (ff. 194 V.-197)

mssHM 60323

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Civil War sketches of James L. Colby

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53 drawings made between February 1862 and August 1864 in a small sketch pad that Colby was carrying with him. The sketches depict Burnside's expedition to North Carolina (January - July 1862); St. Helena Island and Seabrook Island; the assault and siege of Fort Wagner (July 1863), St. Augustine, Fla. (September 1863 - February 1864), and two failed 1864 attempts to capture Richmond -- Benjamin F. Butler's Bermuda Hundred Campaign and Winfield Scott Hancock's Deep Bottom campaign.

mssHM 71063

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John Coyle Civil War diary

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A diary kept by John Coyle while serving as an agent of the United States Christian Commission from July to October, 1864. Daily entries give detailed accounts of Coyle's ministry in Alexandria, Virginia, including hospitals, churches, schools, and prisons and his encounters with the patients, physicians, nurses, preachers, congregants, students, and inmates; the accounts of his ministry to soldiers wounded in the battles of the Overland campaign include African-American troops. Coyle met with many African-American preachers, including Leland Warring, a former slave turned preacher, the founder of Alexandria's "contraband school." Waring autographed the front flyleaf of the diary commemorating their meeting. Coyle's descriptions of the city hospitals include accounts of the L'Ouverture Hospital for African-American troops. The entries also describe some sightseeing, including a day trip to Mount Vernon. Reverend Coyle found service in the field less satisfying, as he was mostly engaged in distributing goods and newspapers, with very few opportunities to preach, but he did take the time to visit neighboring communities.

mssHM 83835

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James P. Hammet accounts

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Misc. records and accounts that Dr. Hammet entered in in January - May 1861 (ff. 1-21 v., 61-62); October 1862 - August 1863 (42-46, 49, 59, 66 v.) and July - November 1865 (ff. 22- 31 v, 40, 42, 46 v., 57-58) The entries list his patients' names, medicines and treatments administered, and fees received. Dr. Hammet's clientelle consisted mainly of local families and their slaves and employees of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. The patients include John Wyn Davidson, Gabriel C. Wharton, "Capt. Ward No. 1 Hospital Camp case," "William, slave of Miss Virinia Allen," "Wyatt slave of Miss Lettinch hire to Bob Buchner," "Dick, slave of Col. Garnett," and others. At the end of the book (ff. 70 v. - 71), there is a summary of the accounts of "D. Barnett" from July 1853 to Apr. 1859 and the 1860 accounts with the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company (f. 73 v.).

mssHM 71550

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Robert Neve Civil War memoir

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Robert Neve wrote this memoir of his time in the war during 1865. In it, he writes about his experience in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga, and his time in the Cumberland General Hospital. The inside front cover is illustrated by clipped images from pictorial stationery. The accompanying annotated transcript was done by John A. Knight in June 1994 but was never published.

mssHM 84011

Civil War memoirs of John G. Lemmon

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