New, George W. Letter, 1865 April 23. 1 item. Location: Misc.:N. Member of the Indiana Military Agency in New Orleans at the end of the Civil War. Letter to Colonel James Gavin in answer to an inquiry regarding business opportunities and trade restrictions in New Orleans. New also mentions the practice of federal officers trading in pay accounts, scarcity of money, and real estate values. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1240.

Lauve, Gustave. Letter, 1863 June 26. 1 item. Location: Misc:L. Resident of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Letter written to Lauve by Oscar, of Bayou Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, describing pillage and destruction by the Union army in Iberville Parish; movements of Confederate troops in Louisiana; and family news. The letter also describes the situation concerning runaway slaves and treatment of slaves by the Union army. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Nickerson, E. L. (Edwin L.). Letters, 1862 July 7-November 28. 5 items. Location: Misc:N. Union soldier stationed at the Custom House in New Orleans during the Civil War. He served under General Benjamin Franklin Butler before he began drilling at camps Kearney and Stearns in the Reserve Brigade, under Brigadier General Godfrey Weitzel. Letters describe Nickerson's experiences at the Custom House, and in military training in Camp Kearney and Camp Stearns. Mentioned are loyalty oaths taken by local citizens; living conditions and illnesses in camp; and his opinion of commanding officers. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3326.

Minnich, J. W. Papers, 1930. 2 vols. [typescript copies]. Location: H:2. Resident of Louisiana and member of the Sixth Georgia Mounted Infantry serving with the Army of the West. Reminiscences of the battle of Chickamauga, campaigns with Longstreet in 1863-1864, and life in Rock Island are discussed by Minnich. These reminiscences were written in 1930 and arranged and organized by E. A. Landry in 1938.For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 662.

Miller, Alexander R. Diary, 1861-1864. 1 vol. [typed copy]. Location: H:3. Quarter gunner in the United States Navy on U.S. steamers Baron De Kalb and Lafayette. Diary of Alexander R. Miller records movement of troops, naval maneuvers, and encounters with Confederate gunboats, batteries, forts, and troops, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 296.

Morgan, Thomas Gibbes, Jr., 1837-1864. Letters, 1863. 2 items. Location: Misc:M. Confederate captain in the 7th Louisiana Infantry. Enlisted June 1861 at Camp Moore; was captured; November 1863; and died in Johnson's Island Prison, Ohio, January 1864. Morgan's letters were written to his cousin, Morris Barker Morgan of Providence, Rhode Island, from Old Capitol Prison, Washington D.C., and Johnson's Island Prison. Letters relate Morgan's need for money and clothing, his desire to see his wife and children, pessimism about the release of prisoners, and appreciation for the help of his Northern relatives. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2035.

Miangolarra, Juan. Papers, 1836-1916. 61 items, 1 vol. Location: C:54, OS:M. Native of Spain and a resident of Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Papers contain information concerning Miangolarra's activities as commander of the Spanish Cazadores of New Orleans and the Louisiana Defendera, battalions of the Louisiana militia volunteers in the Confederacy. In Spanish. For further information, see onine catalog. Mss. 1184, 1216.

Melancon, Victorin Jr. Papers, 1862-1866. 4 items. Location: MISC:M. Private in Company D of the 27th Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers. Include a certificate of discharge issued to Melancon at Camp Norwood near Vicksburg on September 10, 1862, and an amnesty oath issued in Ascension Parish on April 5, 1866. Two unidentified copy photographs are also included. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4227.

Merritt, John. Letters, 1861-1874 (bulk 1862-1865). 58 items. Location: W:24. Union soldier from Madison County, New York. He enlisted as a private (1862) in the 114th New York Volunteers and served in several Louisiana campaigns. Early correspondence (1862-1863) and two diary entries describe Merritt's voyage from Fortress Monroe, Virginia, to Ship Island, Mississippi. 1864 letters describe military activities and several months spent in a hospital. 1865 letters relates the loss of men in his Company. Later correspondence (1867-1874) consists of personal family letters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4674

Morgan, Morris B. Letter, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Providence, Rhode Island. Letter from Morgan to Dr. Amzi Martin of Louisiana, prisoner of war at Johnson's Island prison, Sandusky, Ohio, concerns shipment of provisions and liquors and expresses a desire to repay the hospitality shown him and his wife while visiting Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 513.