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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Poetry, [1862] (Sc 2264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Poetry, [1862] (Sc 2264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2264. Thirteen poems relating to the Civil War, some to be sung to popular tunes of the era, copied on lined ledger paper. Some of the poems praise the Union forces in the Kentucky battles of Mill Springs and Perryville; others relate to Lincoln's 1860 election and to Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan.
United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Louisville, Kentucky (Mss 315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Louisville, Kentucky (Mss 315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 315. Minute book and membership roster of the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Louisville, Kentucky, 18 June 1897 to 9 May 1899.
Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 (Sc 2149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 (Sc 2149), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (click on Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2149. Letter from Robert Edward Lee to Colonel Robert P. Blount, Provost Marshal at Guiney Depot [Guiney's Station], Virginia. Lee instructs him to hold the position, declines to provide artillery support, and refers to the transportation of prisoners. Includes copies of Confederate postage stamps and currency. Poor quality photostatic copy.
Cosby Family Papers (Mss 242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosby Family Papers (Mss 242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 242. Letters to John Dudley Cosby, Muhlenberg County, and his family, from other family members in Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi. Includes genealogical data, some of Cosby's personal papers, and his estate inventory.
Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brewton, John, 1774-1852 & Nancy (Burton) Brewton, 1784-1838 (Sc 2058), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2058. Letter, 27 October 1828, from John and Nancy Brewton, Woodruff, (Spartanburg District) South Carolina, to Drury and Mary Burton, Scottsville, Kentucky. They write of cotton and pork prices, family news, and the controversy over the Tariff of 1828. Includes ten-dollar Confederate bill.
Parker, Elvis Brooks, 1841-1862 (Sc 1853), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parker, Elvis Brooks, 1841-1862 (Sc 1853), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan of all material (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1853. Information gathered by an unnamed genealogist related to Elvis Brooks Parker's Civil War service. Parker, from Tennessee, was apparently court-martialed and shot for deserting the Confederate army and fighting for the Union army. His execution occurred after the Battle of Hartsville, Tennessee.
Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lyon-O'Hara Papers (Sc 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 107. Business and personal letters of the Lyon and O'Hara families of Louisville and Eddyville, Kentucky, which chiefly concern army life (Union and Confederate), tobacco sales, and family matters. James O'Hara and Hylan B. Lyon are the principal correspondents.
Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889 (Sc 72), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889 (Sc 72), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text of letter and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 72. Letter, 24 April 1886, written by Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Mississippi, to John D. Woods, Frankfort, Kentucky, refuting a report that he once offered to resign as President of the Confederate States of America provided Albert Sidney Johnston was appointed as his successor.
Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harper, J. (Sc 1612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1612. Letter, 12 September 1862, from Harper, Cincinnati, Ohio to William Single discussing conditions in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. He expresses fervent pro-Union and anti-slavery sentiments.
Ferguson, Champ, 1821-1865 (Mss 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ferguson, Champ, 1821-1865 (Mss 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 1. An account of Ferguson's military trial for murders committed during the Civil War by him and his band of outlaws, held at Nashville, Tennessee. Transcript compiled from official records by Frank R. McGlasson, U.S. Army surgeon.
Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Richard Curd Pope, 1872-1939 (Sc 1486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1486. Speeches made throughout Kentucky by Richard Curd Pope Thomas at various fraternal, civic, educational, and religious events. Also includes several poems written by John A. Logan. A patriotic speech given during the Spanish-American War is available as a full-text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1423. Letter, 10 March 1862, written by Amos Downing from Belmont, Missouri, to his brother Philip Downing, Portland, Maine, relating his military experiences since leaving Virginia on February 16. Has especially good comments about activities at Columbus, Kentucky.
Wood, Oscar (Sc 1413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Oscar (Sc 1413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1413. Letter, 28 June 1864, written by Oscar Wood from Decatur, Alabama, to Mary Hanley, Cairo, Illinois. Wood writes of being stationed at Paducah, Kentucky with the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry in March, when Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest attempted to engage them in battle.
Goodnight Family (Mss 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goodnight Family (Mss 148), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 148. Letters, legal papers, articles, and data on the Goodnight family, Franklin, Kentucky, and journal, 1868-1880 (102 p.) of Cumberland Presbyterian minister Thomas Mitchell Goodnight. Also includes letters from William Jennings Bryan, J. G. Carlisle, and William Goebel. A scan of Thomas Mitchell Goodknight's journal (Folder 7) has been scanned and is attached as an "Additional File"; click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Children Of The Confederacy (Mss 150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Children Of The Confederacy (Mss 150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscript Collection 150. Collection contains applications for the Children of the Confederacy Society. The applications, 1920-1963, include some genealogical data related to the applicant.
Steele, Ira (Sc 1352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Steele, Ira (Sc 1352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1352. Letter, 16 February 1862, written by Union soldier Ira Steele, stationed at Camp Glenbrook, Kentucky, to his brother Oliver Steele. He mentions the Green River; bridge burning; Bowling Green; the sending of some items to New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky; and describes camp life.
Ellsworth, Oliver Carnell, 1842-1864 (Sc 1359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ellsworth, Oliver Carnell, 1842-1864 (Sc 1359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1359. Correspondence of Civil War soldier Oliver C. Ellsworth, Marion, Michigan, with family and friends. He served with the 22nd Michigan Infantry in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Also includes a tintype of Ellsworth.
Boyd, Alexander (Sc 1389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Alexander (Sc 1389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1389. Confederate soldier Alex Boyd’s letter to his sister Mattie, 8 January 1862, written while stationed at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes the design and construction of the fortifications on College Hill and the damage his comrades have inflicted on the town in light of the approach of Federal troops. He also describes incidents of military life, including the resignation of a commander, the requisitioning of private homes for hospitals, and the temporary detention of a Union sympathizer.