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0235: David Cunningham Papers, 1858-1963, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1978

0235: David Cunningham Papers, 1858-1963, Marshall University Special Collections

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Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, native and captain in Company B, 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Diaries cover 1862 and 1863, mention Antietam and Vicksburg campaigns, as well as activities in West Virginia. Also includes tax receipts for Harrison County, Ohio, 1858-1863.


0213: Joseph Frye Orderly Book, 1795-1778, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1978

0213: Joseph Frye Orderly Book, 1795-1778, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a microfilm copy of an orderly book kept by Sgt. Erastus Harris of Medway, Mass. Harris recorded orders while at Castle Island (Boston) and Fort Cumberland (Nova Scotia) under the command of Joseph Frye and Brig. Gen. Timothy Ruggles as a member of Frye's regiment of Mass. Provincials during the French and Indian War (1759-60), and while stationed with the 1st Massachusetts Regiment of Guards under the command of Col. Jonathan Reed from Apr.-June 1778.


0224: Milton Newman Discharge Paper, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1978

0224: Milton Newman Discharge Paper, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains the discharge paper for Milton Newman from Company C, 3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry Volunteers.


0233: Aaron Gatchell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1978

0233: Aaron Gatchell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a letter written by Aaron Gatchel on April 18, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia to his brother David in Urichsville, Ohio. The letter describes an engagement at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia; gives losses of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company B; and comments on Lincoln's assassination. A transcript of the letter is included in the collection.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Aaron Gatchell Letter here.


0240: Oswald Blaine Stewart Collection, 1941-1942, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1978

0240: Oswald Blaine Stewart Collection, 1941-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook of German language newspapers documenting conflicts and military operations in World War II.