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Sandifer, Richard. Papers, 1831-1880. 20 items, 8 vols. Location: E:40. Resident of Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi. Sandifer's papers include a letter to his wife from camp at Milldale, Warren County, Mississippi (1862); a document releasing Sandifer, a prisoner of war (1865); and personal notes (1866). Included are letters from H. H. Varnado to his family in Osyka. Also included are a ledger and four medical notebooks of H. W. Sandifer (1875-1880). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 699.
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Sandlin, Nicholas John. Letters, 1863-1865. 5 letters. Location: Misc. Nicholas John Sandlin served in the Eighth Louisiana Infantry Regiment, married Irene McIntyre after the war, and was father to John N. Sandlin, U.S. Representative for the Fourth Congressional District of Louisiana. Sandlin writes to his uncle, Calvin Leary, describing campaigns and camp life in Virginia during the Civil War. Mss. 4120.
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Saucier, Gertrude B. (Gertrude Bott), 1881-1978. Family Papers, 1821-1960. 351 items, 1 ms. Vol., 2 printed vols. Location: UU:82; OS:S. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 17. Resident of Baton Rouge, the daughter of John Phillip and Mary Buchel Bott. Both sets of Saucier's grandparents were of German origin. She was an honorary president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Papers consist primarily of business, personal, and legal papers of the Buchel and Bott families, with a few items from the Saucier family. Collection includes thirty-one muster rolls of Louisiana Confederate regiments. Photographs in the collection include studio portraits, views of Baton Rouge houses, and a banquet of the United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting in 1947. Some items in German, French, and Latin. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3293.
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Schlick, Henry N., b. 1841? Papers, 1861-1879. 0.5 linear ft. (120 items, 2 vols.) Location: U:135. Union officer in the 1st New York Dragoons in the Civil War. Schlick was stationed in Springfield, Illinois, in 1864-1865, and was part of the escort for President Lincoln's funeral. Papers include Civil War correspondence among Henry and his brothers; United States Army papers such as lists of deserters and African American recruits; two diaries covering 1864-1870; and personal letters of Charles Schlick discussing his grocery store (1871). Some letters in German. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1686.
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Schmalhof, William L, 1842-1915. Papers, 1862-1880 (bulk 1862-1864). 25 items. Location: A:119. Union soldier. Correspondence etailed accounts of skirmishes and battles, including the destruction of foundries and a salt mine, while in pursuit of Confederate troops (Apr. 29, 1863). Includes a photograph of Schmalhof by Andrew Lytle. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.
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Schmidt, Gustavus. Correspondence, 1861-1863. .1 linear ft. Locatin: Misc:S. New Orleans attorney whose sons Charles E. Schmidt and Albert J. Schmidt both served as Confederate soldiers. Charles enlisted in the Crescent Regiment, Louisiana Infantry; Albert enlisted in the Ascension Cannoniers, Louisiana Artillery. Correspondence includes three letters from Albert Schmidt and one letter from Charles Schmidt to their father describing wartime experiences in Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Some correspondence in French. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.
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Scofield, Elizabeth Ann, Letter, 1865. 1 item. Location: OS:S. Eight-page letter and envelope from Scofield at the Catalpa Grove Plantation (La.) to her father Austin Phelps of Scipio, New York, during the first months of Reconstruction. Scofield writes about living conditions under the federal government and the political and economic situation of newly freed slaves. The letter is dated December 24, 1865. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5001.
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Scott, Emily T. (Emily Turpin). Papers, 1850-1935 (bulk 1882-1935). 326 items; 1 vol. Location: A:25. Emily Turpin Scott, resident of Sicily Island, Louisiana. Correspondence from her children and other family members pertains chiefly to family matters; some correspondence is concerned with land holdings of Scott's son-in-law, R. H. Harris. Also includes an 1865 amnesty oath signed by Israel Scott. Other letters discuss the cattle, lumber, and oil industries, and the death of Huey Long. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 27. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 386.
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Scott, M. J. Letter, 1864 June 3. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Civilian living in Covington, Louisiana, during the Civil War. Letter addressed to Scott's sister-in-law negotiating with her to take over care of his two young daughters because the Civil War had ruined him financially. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3621.
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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Letter, 1863 January 1. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Union general during the Civil War. Letter from Scott in New York to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, recommending a surgeon, Dr. Mercer of New Orleans, for appointment. Mercer was a veteran of the War of 1812. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3583.
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Seely, P. N. Letter, 1863, March 31. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Union soldier stationed north of Baton Rouge during the Civil War. Letter from Seely to Miss C. C. Holmes in Albany, New York, mentions his poor health, dislike for the girls in the area, and news of friends in the service. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3659.
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Sharp, William A. Letters, 1850, 1870. 2 letters. Location: Misc. William A. Sharp of De Soto Parish, La., to Dr. Joseph Pownall of Stockton, Calif., discusses Pownall's seeking gold in California, community news in De Soto Parish, and other men from the area who have gone to California (May 8, 1850). William A. Sharp of Natchitoches, La., to Dr. Joseph Pownall of Columbia, Calif., discusses destruction in the area by Federal soldiers during the Civil War, local men who served in the war, and complaints over Reconstruction (August 16, 1870). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4302.
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Shealy, John N. (John Noah), d. 1862. John N. and Eugenia B. Shealy letters, 1859-1862. 51 items. Location: A:26, H:16. Available on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. Confederate lieutenant in the 47th Alabama Regiment during the Civil War. John N. Shealy and Eugenia (Jennie) Burson, both of Georgia, wed in 1859; they had two sons. The 1859 correspondence consists of love letters between John and Jennie. The 1862 correspondence, written while Shealy was in field service, describes Confederate soldiers' hardships, illness, and suffering under Stonewall Jackson's command. Jennie wrote about family affairs and her sale of cotton.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 466.
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Shelly, William. Diary, 1863 January 1-September 23. 1 vol. Location: Misc:S. Union soldier in the 176th New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Shelly served for nine months and was stationed primarily in Louisiana. Diary entries discuss Shelly's sea voyage from New York to Louisiana; his work in the Quartermaster department; his arrival at Lafourche; guerrilla activity in the area; the sound of fighting at Port Hudson; and the capture and parole of his company. Shelly also discusses his work recruiting for the 16th Regiment of the Corps d'Afrique. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3604.
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Shepley, George. Letter to the Common Council of the City of New Orleans, 1862 June 5. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Letter from George Foster Shepley (Union soldier) to the Command Council of New Orleans instructing for the employment of laborers on various public works projects. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4956.
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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888. Carte de Visite, circa 1867. 1 item. Location: E:73. This is an albumen print carte de visite of Philip Sheridan with three unidentified women and one unidentified man. It bears the studio imprint of photographer Theodore Lilienthal, New Orleans, La. Mss. 4407.
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Sherman, Philo B. Letters, 1861, 1863. 8 items. Location: Misc.:S. Lieutenant in a Connecticut Volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Letters to his parents commenting on camp life at Washington, D.C., and in Virginia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1175.
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Sherman, Thomas West. Order, 1863 February 16. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Union army general in command of the defenses of New Orleans in the Civil War. Order requests the Board of Inquiry to investigate a fire in the New Orleans Barracks. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2414.
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Sherman, Thomas West. Letter, 1863 April 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union army general in command of the defenses of New Orleans in the Civil War. Letter orders Sherman's aide-de-camp, Captain Adam Badeau, to transport Union refugees from New Orleans to Madisonville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, on the schooner Experiment under a flag of truce. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2263.
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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh). Letter, 1889 September 5. 1 item. Location: Misc:S, Vault:1, Vault MRDF 11. Soldier, president of Louisiana State Seminary of Learning, and Union general in the Civil War. Letter written to General Woodbury deals with General William T. Sherman's memoirs. Sherman expresses disappointment at the meager profits from the book and his refusal to accept lucrative offers to publish excerpts in newspapers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3303.
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