Union soldier letter, 1863 Jan. 28. 1 item. Location: Misc.:U. Letter from soldier in the 23rd Connecticut Infantry stationed in Brashear City, La. The soldier briefly describes failed Union attempts to destroy a Confederate ship and limited interaction with enemy soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3941.

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883, Papers, 1834-1872. 3,053 items [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:S. Vice-President of the Confederacy in the Civil War. His brother, Judge Linton Stephens, was lieutenant colonel of the 15th Georgia Regiment during the first year of the Civil War. Extensive correspondence between Stephens and his brother Linton Stephens; and a few other letters between Alexander and his brother's widow. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 863.

Thrall, W.E. Order, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc.:T. Union army captain and provost marshall. Order exempts from seizure as 'unserviceable' ponies of A. Gayot. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1244.

Thibodaux, G. C. Account, 1863 July 10-26. 1 item (8 pages). Location: Misc:T. Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Account of Thibodaux's experiences as a prisoner on a march from Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Thibodaux, Louisiana, including mention of a well-armed African American regiment near Vicksburg. In French. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.

Roberts, W. W. Letter, 1863 January 13. 1 item. Location: Misc.:R. Reply to letter from Roberts by Captain George G. Garrison, A.A.G., Headquarters, Petersburg, Virginia, regarding couriers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2121.

Ulster County, New York draft certificates, 1864. 2 items. Two certificates issued by the Provost Marshal's Office of the 13th Congressional District in Ulster County, N.Y., pertaining to the draft ordered by President Abraham Lincoln on July 18, 1864. The first certifies that Dewitt C. Overbaugh of Saugerties, N.Y., has found a substitute to serve in his stead. The second confirms that Moses Schoenfeld, also of Saugerties, has been mustered into service. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1997.

Wilton Plantation letter, 1863 April 1. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Cotton plantation apparently located in Louisiana and apparently owned by W. C. Wagley of Lake Providence. Letter from the plantation manager to Wagley reports on progress of picking and ginning operations under federal government contract and contraband labor. Information is provided about disposition of abandoned plantations and relations with freedmen. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2983.

Wilson, James H. Letters, 1909, 1913. 2 items. Location: Misc.:W. Resident of Wilmington, Delaware, and cavalry officer in the Union army during the Civil War. Letters to Colonel Eben Swift. One compliments Swift on an article published in the "Journal of Military Service Institution;" the other comments on notices being given his book "Under the Old Flag." For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 986.

Withers, John. Diaries, 1856-1862. 3 vols. (on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:W United States Army officer. Diaries reflect Withers' military service as a career officer. He discusses his military service, social and personal life, religion, travel by steamer to Portland and Vancouver, and occasional problems with the Yakama Indians. Additionally, he comments on the political crisis in South, Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, and his resignation from the U.S. Army in order to support the Confederate cause. He describes events at the beginning of the Civil War, and his health and the health of family members. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1566.

Union Refugee Transport Contract, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc.:U. Contract between Leonard Pierce Jr., U.S. Consul to Mexico, and schooner shipmaster Zebina S. Doane for the transport of Union refugees from Matamoros to the New Orleans, La., area. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4007.