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0250: Elijah Beeman Letters, 1861-1862, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of typescript. Letters to various family members describe Civil War campaigns in Virginia and West Virginia, treatment of illnesses in camp and solider life in general. Member Co. A, 12th Ohio Volunteers.

0248: James N. Potts Papers, 1861-1906, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection predominately consists of a Civil War diary by James Potts. Legibility of the copy of the diary is limited given that it is a xeroxed black and white copy.

The cover of the diary says, “Romance of the War by James N. Potts [illegible] Commissary [illegible] Book Commencing Dec. 12th, 1861 Hunter’sville, Va, Pocahontas Co., Virginia”. The first thirty-one pages consist of a ledger tracking provisions for 1861-1862. In order, the contents after are as follows: recipes, ciphers or “enigmas”, journal entries from 1861 to 1867, an 1869 letter to the editor of the “Herald” from Williamsville, VA, …

0277: Richard Coke Marshall Collection, 1817-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection includes copies of Lee's General Order number 9, 10 April 1865; a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Augustus Watson and J. H. Cocke regarding the founding of the University of Virginia, 10 March 1817; and a letter from Thomas Marshall to his brother Edward regarding the health of their father, Chief Justice John Marshall, 19 June 1835. The legibility of these items varies based on the quality of the copy.