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.

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.

Saint Tammany Parish Militia Slave Patrol Order, 1862. 1 item. Location: MISC:S. Letter from Captain William D. Bagley of the St. Tammany Regiment, Louisiana Militia, ordering James Bowie to serve as Sergeant of the Guard of a slave patrol for one evening in Covington, Louisiana. Includes report from Bowie on duties performed. Patrol members are listed by name. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4900.

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.

Richmond Hospital (Louisiana). Voucher, 1862. 2 items. Location: Misc.:R. Voucher, issued by Captain N. A. Birge, Acting Quartermaster, C.S.A., Post Monroe, Louisiana, listing articles for the use of the patients at the hospital. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2339.

Robertson, Mary Jane. Correspondence, 1860-1862. 7 items. Location: Misc.:R. Resident of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. Letters from friends pertain to social life, the Catholic laity, and Confederate civilian experiences. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2868.

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.

Harper, Aaron Charter. Account, 1863. 1 vol. Location: Misc:H. Confederate sergeant in the 12th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. Account of Harper's military service, with descriptions of battles, the destruction of Union military supplies and the capture of Union soldiers, and the destruction of railroads by both Union and Confederate troops. Harper makes references to military encounters with General Grant and desertion in the Confederate army. He also comments of living conditions and disease among soldiers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3608.

Pond, Preston. Letter, 1862 January 11. 1 item. Location: Misc:P. Commander of the 16th Louisiana Volunteers during the Civil War. Letter by Colonel Pond to Colonel S. S. Heard, commander of the 17th Louisiana Volunteers, by order of Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles, setting up a guard system at the camp to prevent any private or noncommissioned officer to pass without leave. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 15. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4622.

Pugh, W. W. (William Whitmell), 1811-1906. Family Papers, 1833-1941. 921 items, 11 ms. vols. Location: U:165-166, H:9, OS:P. Planter of Woodlawn Plantation, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, state representative, and president of the Board of Levee Commissioners. Papers document politics, the Board of Levee Commissioners, Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, education of the Pugh children, and plantation matters. Includes papers of Pugh's son Thomas, a physician; and Edward, a lawyer of Ascension Parish. Also included are materials relating to the Civil War and to Pugh's daughter-in-law, Eliza Lofton Phillips Pugh. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2052.