Manuscripts
1862 December-1863 April
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1837-1862 November
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The collection contains 204 letters and some ephemera. Letters that Douglass S. Taylor wrote to his mother and siblings between December 1860 and June 1865 make up the bulk of the collection. The letters describe his life in Evans, New York, his enlistment in the army and military service. The letters cover his entire American Civil War service, including his duty in Baltimore, Maryland; the movement against Jeb Stuart's Chambersburg raid, October 12-15, 1862; duty at Carrollton and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; duty at Camp New Iberia and Franklin, Louisiana; the Red River Campaign; duty at Morganza, Louisiana; Snicker's Gap expedition; Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign; duty at Middletown, Newtown, Stephenson's Depot, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Some letters contain passing references to Taylor's maternal uncle Abraham Sherwood Coan (1829-1874), an opera singer known under his stage name SC Campbell. Also included are letters by Addison C. Taylor that cover his Civil War service, including his duty in Washington, D.C. and the Peninsular Campaign; letters of Elizabeth Hannah Coan Taylor from New Haven, with particular emphasis on religious life; letters of condolences and tributes to Addison C. Taylor, and transcripts of letters from Sarah Hayward Torrey Eddy (1817-1885), one of the first graduates of Mount Holyoke, Class of 1839, and a mathematics teacher there from 1837 to 1853.
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1863 May-1864 June
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The collection contains 204 letters and some ephemera. Letters that Douglass S. Taylor wrote to his mother and siblings between December 1860 and June 1865 make up the bulk of the collection. The letters describe his life in Evans, New York, his enlistment in the army and military service. The letters cover his entire American Civil War service, including his duty in Baltimore, Maryland; the movement against Jeb Stuart's Chambersburg raid, October 12-15, 1862; duty at Carrollton and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; duty at Camp New Iberia and Franklin, Louisiana; the Red River Campaign; duty at Morganza, Louisiana; Snicker's Gap expedition; Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign; duty at Middletown, Newtown, Stephenson's Depot, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Some letters contain passing references to Taylor's maternal uncle Abraham Sherwood Coan (1829-1874), an opera singer known under his stage name SC Campbell. Also included are letters by Addison C. Taylor that cover his Civil War service, including his duty in Washington, D.C. and the Peninsular Campaign; letters of Elizabeth Hannah Coan Taylor from New Haven, with particular emphasis on religious life; letters of condolences and tributes to Addison C. Taylor, and transcripts of letters from Sarah Hayward Torrey Eddy (1817-1885), one of the first graduates of Mount Holyoke, Class of 1839, and a mathematics teacher there from 1837 to 1853.
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Taylor family correspondence
Manuscripts
The collection contains 204 letters and some ephemera. Letters that Douglass S. Taylor wrote to his mother and siblings between December 1860 and June 1865 make up the bulk of the collection. The letters describe his life in Evans, New York, his enlistment in the army and military service. The letters cover his entire American Civil War service, including his duty in Baltimore, Maryland; the movement against Jeb Stuart's Chambersburg raid, October 12-15, 1862; duty at Carrollton and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; duty at Camp New Iberia and Franklin, Louisiana; the Red River Campaign; duty at Morganza, Louisiana; Snicker's Gap expedition; Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign; duty at Middletown, Newtown, Stephenson's Depot, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Some letters contain passing references to Taylor's maternal uncle Abraham Sherwood Coan (1829-1874), an opera singer known under his stage name SC Campbell. Also included are letters by Addison C. Taylor that cover his Civil War service, including his duty in Washington, D.C. and the Peninsular Campaign; letters of Elizabeth Hannah Coan Taylor from New Haven, with particular emphasis on religious life; letters of condolences and tributes to Addison C. Taylor, and transcripts of letters from Sarah Hayward Torrey Eddy (1817-1885), one of the first graduates of Mount Holyoke, Class of 1839, and a mathematics teacher there from 1837 to 1853.
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1862-1863
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In the letters to his wife, John B. Burrud, shared his war experiences, political views, religious sentiments, and intense longing for his home and family. The letters, many written over two or three days, cover the regiment's organization in Auburn, New York in September 1862; training in New York City; the voyage to Louisiana; the 1863 campaigns in Louisiana and duty at Morgan City, Bayou Boeuf, and Pattersonville; Burrud's month-long stay in St. James Hospital in New Orleans; the Red River and the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864, including the battles of Pleasant Hill (April 9), the third Winchester (September 19), Fisher's Hill (September 22-23), and Cedar Creek (October 19); duty at Middletown and Winchester, Virginia (1864 October27-1865, April), and Washington, D.C. (1865 April-June); the Grand Review (1865 May 23-25); and duty at Savannah and Hawkinsville, Georgia (1865 June-November). In addition to the detailed accounts of the campaigns and battles and discussion of the commanding officers (Weitzel, Banks, Grant, Sheridan, and others), Burrud's letters contain descriptions of Louisiana, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia countryside, especially historical sites (e.g. the remains of the Jamestown church; the place of John Brown's execution; Blakely, a farm near Charles Town, West Virginia that belonged to George Washington's family, museums, public building, and gardens of Washington, D.C., or a Creek Indian mounds in Pulaski County), and natural wonders and various species of wildlife. He also reports, often in elaborate detail, encounters with residents, particularly enslaved people, contrabands, and women ("Yaller Gals"), who flocked to the Union lines as well as members of freedmen's aid associations and Union sympathizers. Burrud shares his thoughts on a wide range of subjects: slavery ("most damnable man degrading, soul killing, God dishonoring Institution that ever was permitted to exist on the face of the earth"); the Union cause ("the good of Mankind and the world and the Maintenance of the best and the Only true form of Government of the face of the Earth"); the Confederate government ("Jeff Davis's Empire"); Copperheads ("Political Miscreants"), African American soldiers whom he considered superior to white soldiers from "9 month regiments" and substitutes; guerrilla warfare, and race relations. He also at length discusses personal concerns and troubles of "the Boys" in his company, including an outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases and an alarming rate of marital infidelity that seems to have affected most of soldiers' wives of Wayne County; the role of women in the war effort; news from home (including his profound disappointment in the lack of patriotism and respect for the Union uniform on the part of the people of his hometown); war and political news; recruiting and draft; home front, religious revival in Marion; etc. Burrud, a staunch Republican, avidly followed political news, especially the New York state elections of 1863 and the 1864 elections. The letters also contain news from the 111th Regiment of New York Infantry where his brother William G. Burrud and his brother-in-law, Joseph Newton served as privates. An accomplished musician, Burrud also at length discusses music and army bands. Three pocket diaries cover the years of 1863, 1864, and 1865; the entries contain accounts of campaign and battles, duties, detachments, and details; and war and political news.
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1863 February-1863 October
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Chiefly letters, including three letter books, with documents, manuscripts, 38 Civil War maps, nine photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to Buckner's service in the Civil War, Reconstruction, Kentucky and national politics, and Buckner's business and personal affairs. The papers deal with various aspects of the Civil War: Buckner-Bragg controversy, Chickamauga campaign, battle of Perryville, siege of Fort Donelson, various Confederate armies, departments, and districts. Included are military maps, especially for Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Chickamauga Campaign. Also included are papers of Joseph Walker Taylor, nephew of Zachary Taylor, scout for Buckner and a major in Adam Johnson's Partisan Rangers (10th Kentucky). The portion of the collection covering Reconstruction includes a group of letters by Buckner's sister Mary Buckner Tooke, written from Texas, and letters from various other people. Also included are materials related to Buckner's political affairs, including his gubernatorial campaign and various state governmental and political questions. Buckner's business affairs are represented by the materials of the litigation involving his Kentucky and Chicago property (Kingsbury suit), his insurance activities as regional manager of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Co., and interest in railroads. The collection also contains poetry written by Buckner; letters of Buckner's sister, Mary Buckner Tooke; letters of his first wife, Mary Kingsbury Buckner; and letters of his daughter, Lily Buckner Belknap.
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1841-1862
Manuscripts
Chiefly letters, including three letter books, with documents, manuscripts, 38 Civil War maps, nine photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to Buckner's service in the Civil War, Reconstruction, Kentucky and national politics, and Buckner's business and personal affairs. The papers deal with various aspects of the Civil War: Buckner-Bragg controversy, Chickamauga campaign, battle of Perryville, siege of Fort Donelson, various Confederate armies, departments, and districts. Included are military maps, especially for Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Chickamauga Campaign. Also included are papers of Joseph Walker Taylor, nephew of Zachary Taylor, scout for Buckner and a major in Adam Johnson's Partisan Rangers (10th Kentucky). The portion of the collection covering Reconstruction includes a group of letters by Buckner's sister Mary Buckner Tooke, written from Texas, and letters from various other people. Also included are materials related to Buckner's political affairs, including his gubernatorial campaign and various state governmental and political questions. Buckner's business affairs are represented by the materials of the litigation involving his Kentucky and Chicago property (Kingsbury suit), his insurance activities as regional manager of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Co., and interest in railroads. The collection also contains poetry written by Buckner; letters of Buckner's sister, Mary Buckner Tooke; letters of his first wife, Mary Kingsbury Buckner; and letters of his daughter, Lily Buckner Belknap.
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