Marsh, Edwin N. Letter, 1862 Dec. 18. 1 item. Location: OS:M. Private in the 52nd Massachusetts Infantry. He describes the scene in Baton Rouge, including his unit's landing, soldiers' taking items from homes, the town's deserted appearance, and the conditions of "contrabands," slaves who fled to the Federal encampments in Baton Rouge. Mss. 4891.

Goree, Thomas Jewett, 1835-1905. Papers, 1854-1868, 1890. 21 items. Location: A:4. Confederate captain and aide-de-camp to General James Longstreet during the Civil War. Letters are written by Captain Thomas J. Goree to his mother; and by M. Jenkins, General G. E. Pickett, William E. Duncan, G. M. Sorrel, and General Sam Houston (partial letter). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2034.

Louisiana pictures, 1720-1865. 17 items. Location: Map cage. Prints include John Law's concession at New Biloxi; a plantation on Bayou Goula, Louisiana; the Civil War Battle of New Orleans sketched by a federal soldier; federal gunboats passing Port Hudson, Louisiana; and Jackson Station after it was burned. Also included are reprints of Civil War scenes of Port Hudson and Baton Rouge from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Harper's Weekly Newspaper. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1733.

McElhenny, Robert W. Letter and genealogical notes, 1863, undated 3 items. Location: Misc:M. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 13. Confederate soldier in the 24th Louisiana Regiment (Crescent Regiment) formed in 1862 in New Orleans during the Civil War. Letter written from a camp near Monroe, Louisiana, by McElhenny to his family. Genealogical notes list birth and death dates of members of the McElhenny family and contain biographical information about the related Fraser family of Kentucky. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4651.

Louisiana Baptist. Issue, 1864 August 3. 1 item. Location: Nsp. Map cage. Issue includes news of a revival meeting in General John G. Walker's division at Alexandria, and a special order issued by General G. Kirby Smith containing the schedule of prices for articles purchsed by stores of the Confederate government. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Lemon, James J. Letter, 1861 June 29. 1 item. Location: Misc. Physician and school teacher, Tickfaw Station, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Letter requests payment for teaching services and mentions that his patients have not been paying for medical services. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3245.

Livermore, Francis S. Letter, 1864 Sept. 12. 1 item. Location: Misc.:L. Letter from Francis S. Livermore of the 11th Wisconsin Infantry to his sister in Iowa. Livermore was stationed in Brashear City, La. He describes a raid on Confederate troops on Pigeon Bayou, La., and mentions killing alligators. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3941.

Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter, 1862 February 13. 1 item. Location: Misc. Daughter of New Orleans merchant Daniel Clark and party to litigation involving Clark's estate. Letter written from Richmond, Virginia, refers to difficulties in obtaining a federal passport to travel to New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3142.

Little, J. M. Letter, 1864.2 items. Location: Misc.:L. Union brigadier general in the Civil War. Letter from occupied Natchez, Mississippi, to superintendent of freedmen orders him to cease interference in sanitary discipline of the freedmen (1864 April 1). Included is a copy of General Orders requiring examination of medical officers of the regiments of the Corps d'Afrique. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2991.

Leverich, Charles E. Diary, 1863-1864. 1 vol. Location: J:5. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 12. Confederate soldier in the Civil War and resident of New Orleans. Diary includes personal narratives of Leverich's experiences during the Civil War; a trip from Winchester to Richmond, Virginia; and a stay with his parents in Columbia County, Georgia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 791.