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Manuscript Collections Schlick, Henry N.
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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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Manuscript Collections
Year
1861
Manuscript Collections Reid, John (John William), 1821-1881
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Reid, John (John William), 1821-1881. Papers, 1861-1867. 40 items, 1 vol. Location: E:84, F:12. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 3. Confederate soldier, lawyer, and congressman of Jefferson Country, Missouri. Official papers include 18 letters concerning commissary supplies in Louisiana and Texas during the Civil War. Personal papers include land deeds, receipts, and bills. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 365.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1861
Manuscript Collections Harrington, William
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Harrington, William. Poem, ca. 1865-18901 item. Location:E:Imprints. Union soldier in the 40th Indiana Infantry, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. Leaflet of 'The One-Armed Soldier,' a poem written by William Harrington, a Union soldier in the 40th Indiana Infantry wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. Probably printed to be sold by permanently disabled Union veterans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1198.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1865
Manuscript Collections Richardson, Thomas Parker
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Richardson, Thomas Parker. Letter, 1862 March 26. 2 items. Location: Misc.:R. Confederate surgeon and member of the 17th Louisiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Letter from Dr. Richardson giving an eyewitness account of the preparations being made at Corinth, Mississippi, prior to the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862. An envelope gives Dr. Richardson's wife's address as Monroe, Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1684.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1862
Manuscript Collections Sandifer, Richard
Description
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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Manuscript Collections
Year
1831
Manuscript Collections Sam (Union soldier)
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Sam (Union soldier). Civil War Letter, undated 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Union soldier stationed in New Orleans in the Civil War. Letter describing the city, camp, and relating news of the war. Sam tells of heavy fighting up river, which he believes occured at Port Hudson, Louisiana; and explains that his regiment was left in New Orleans to guard the railroad and telegraph. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3666.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
Undated
Manuscript Collections Rosecrans, W. S.
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Rosecrans, W. S. Selected correspondence, 1849-1873. 8 items [photocopies]. Location: U:103. Letters by Generals P. G. T. Beauregard, Robert E. Lee, and Charles P. Stone from the correspondence of General William Starke Rosecrans in the Rosecrans Collection at the University of California Library, Los Angeles. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1760.
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Manuscript Collections
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1849
Manuscript Collections Russell, Will
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Russell, Will. Letter, 1864 May. 1 item. Location: Misc.:R. Union soldier. Letter from Russell writing from Morganza, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, describing the Confederate blockade on the Red River below Alexandria during the retreat of General Banks' army from Alexandria to Morganza. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1265.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1864
Manuscript Collections Harral, Jared A.
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Harral, Jared A. Papers, 1893-1912. 3 framed items. Location:Hill-Pool. Member of the Texas Legion during the Civil War. Papers include certificates of membership in the United Confederate Veterans and the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association; and a photograph of General Thomas N. Waul, commander of the Texas Legion, Confederate States of America. Hill-Pool. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1893
Manuscript Collections Roller, J. E.
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Roller, J. E. Application, 1865 January 7.1 item. Location: Misc.:R. Confederate lieutenant, 2nd Regiment, Engineer Troops. Application by Roller for leave of absence to return to Rockingham County, Virginia, approved by order of General Robert E. Lee. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1865
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