Wharton, Thomas K. Diary, 1853-1859, 1862. 2 vols.(on microfilm). Location: Mss. Mf.:W Secretary to the commission for the New Orleans Custom House and assistant to Major P. G. T. Beauregard as superintendent. Wharton was superintendent of construction in 1861 after Beauregard's resignation. Diary and sketch book describing Wharton's journey from New Orleans to Boston (1853) and continuing after his return to New Orleans until December 1854. Diary includes comments on his work on the Custom House. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 807.

Wilbor, George W. Letter, 1863 Jan. 25. 1 item. Location: Misc.:W. Union soldier. Letter from a camp opposite Vicksburg about the taking the Arkansas Post, the behavior of soldiers, and the conditions of civilians in the settlement. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3328.

West Feliciana Parish Military Board. Minute Book, 1862-1863, 1870. 1 vol. Location: M:19. Organization that provided welfare benefits to needy citizens of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, during the Civil War. Board members included Charles L. Mathews, John Hunter Collins, James Rudman, and J. N. Evans, Jr. Minute book recording welfare benefit payments made to citizens (1862-1863). Notes by members of the Collins family and a cash account for 1870 for Calvin Goodman are included on the last three pages of the volume.Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1353.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letters, 1861-1862. 3 items. Location: Misc.:W. U.S. Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War. Papers include an 1861 letter from officers aboard the U.S.S. Colorado at the mouth of the Mississippi River, requesting news about Confederate preparations in New Orleans. Collection also includes two letters (1862) from Welles to Rear Admiral David Farragut congratulating him on his success in capturing New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1701.

Williams, T. Harry (Thomas Harry), 1909-1979. Manuscripts, 1952, 1961, 1964. 9 items. Location: 34. Boyd Professor of History at LSU. Typescript, galley proofs, and plate proof of LINCOLN AND HIS GENERALS (New York, 1952). Manuscripts for three of four chapters of ROMANCE AND REALISM IN SOUTHERN POLITICS (1961); the chapter on the Civil War in the CAMBRIDGE MODERN HISTORY; and LINCOLN THE MILITARY STRATEGIST and Chapters XXI through XI and related bibliography of volume I, of A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1964, 2158.

Washburn, W. W. Washburn & Hesler ledger, 1861-1862. 1 vol. Location: M:19.W. W. Washburn and J. J. Hesler were Confederate sutlers for the 7th Louisiana Regiment at Manassas, Virginia, during the Civil War. Indexed ledger containing accounts of merchandise purchased by officers and soldiers. Entries list the price and type of merchandise purchased, Washburn and Hesler's expenses, profits and losses, and freight accounts. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2289.

White, Silas T. Letters, 1861-1862. 1 vol.; typescript copies of letters. Location: J:7. Member of the Hunter Rifles, 4th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, during the Civil War. Letters to White's family in Woodland, Louisiana, describe his enlistment in the Confederate army and living conditions in camps in Mississippi and Louisiana. White also describes a detail to block the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 368.

Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906. Photograph album, 1865-1866. 1 vol. Location: M:22. Confederate general in command of the Army of Mississippi cavalry. Album of albumen cartes-de-visite depicting Confederate officers and war heroes, signed by Wheeler, 1866. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4599.

United States. Army. 28th Connecticut Infantry Regiment muster roll, 1863 February-June. 1 item. Location: OS:U. Muster roll of a company of Connecticut Volunteers that fought at the Battle of Irish Bend and in the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana. Part of the United States Army Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1777.

Kimbell, Sylvester, b. 1836 or 7. Letters, 1862-1863. 24 items. Location: Misc:K. Union soldier in the 53rd Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War. Kimbell's letters were written to his wife and describe his service in Louisiana, including fighting near New Orleans at Camp Kenner, Baton Rouge, and Port Hudson. He also wrote letters from Baltimore and Virginia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4677.