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Manuscript Collections Jerrard, Simon G.
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Jerrard, Simon G. Papers, 11862-1902 (bulk 1862-1863). 1154 items. Location:C:64-65. Union colonel, 22nd Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Papers consist of military records and some personal papers. Military records relate to the organization, training, movement of the regiment from Maine to Louisiana, via Virginia and to his service under General Nathaniel P. Banks. Personal papers contain Jerrard's history of the 22nd Maine Infantry, which discusses mortality at Camp Banks in Baton Rouge, La., the regiment's role in suppressing African-American uprisings, and the siege of Port Hudson. Also included are appointments to various local and county offices in Maine after the war. For further information, see the online catalog. Mss. 1180, 1266, 1285.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1862
Manuscript Collections King, Edmund
Description
King, Edmund. Manuscript, 1910, 1929, 1931. 4 items. Location: A:26. Confederate captain during the Civil War. History of the St. Martin's Rangers by Captain King and edited by his grandson, Dr. Henry Allen King of Shreveport. Included is a certificate identifying King by the adjutant of the Iberia Camp of the United Confederate Veterans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2104.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1910
Manuscript Collections Kendall, John Irwin. Biography
Description
Kendall, John Irwin. Biography, 1861-1865. 1 vol. [typed transcription]. Location: J:11. Work by John S. Kendall entitled 'Recollections of a Confederate Officer,' based on a statement written by his father, John Irwin Kendall, a member of the Fourth Louisiana Infantry Regiment, in the latter years of his life covering his military career. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 870.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1861
Description
Kinney, John C. (John Coddington), d. 1891. Letters, 1862-1864. 10 items. Location: Misc:K. Yale University graduate and Union officer in the 13th Connecticut Regiment during the Civil War. Letters provide detailed descriptions of his military service on Ship Island, in occupied New Orleans, and under General Grover during the Red River Expedition. They include observations on federal generals and Thibodaux, Louisiana, skirmishes. Two letters describe Kinney's assignment, training, and duties in the Signal Corps. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2273.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1862
Manuscript Collections King, Horatio, 1811-1897
Description
King, Horatio, 1811-1897. Letter, 1860 November 25. 1 item. Location: Misc.:K. United States Postmaster-General under Presidents Pierce and Buchanan. Letter comments on strength of secessionist feelings and urges support of the President and Unionist policies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2855.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1860
Manuscript Collections Jewett, Thomas E.
Description
Jewett, Thomas E. Letter, July 7, 1863. 2 items. Location: Misc.:J. Union soldier. Letter [with typed transcription] describes camp life, water levels in Baton Rouge, military engagements, surrender of Port Hudson and the fall of Vicksburg, Miss., Adjutant General's Office, and naval activity on the Mississippi River. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4576.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1863
Manuscript Collections Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907
Description
Jastremski, Leon, 1843-1907. Family Papers, 1836-1947. 336 items, 3 ms. vols. Location: W:23, M:21, OS:J, 98:J, Mss.Mf:J. Polish-born Louisiana politician, journalist, and newspaper publisher who served as mayor of Baton Rouge (1876-1882) and United States consul in Callao, Peru (1893-1897). Correspondence pertains to Jastremski's military service in the Civil War, his political career in Baton Rouge, and his term as U.S. Consul in Peru. The collection also contains copies of speeches made by Jastremski, photographs, and prints. Included are three scrapbooks containing clippings and articles about Jastremski's political career. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2951.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1836
Manuscript Collections King, James G. and Sons
Description
King, James G. and Sons. Letter, 1863 November 7. 1 item. Location: Misc.:K. New York City businessmen. Letter concerning an order sent to General Benjamin Butler by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles relative to the liquidation of the Bank of Louisiana and the reaction of the bank's directors. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2582.
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Manuscript Collections
Year
1863
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