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1864-11-12, James To Mother, James D. Marshall Nov 1864

1864-11-12, James To Mother, James D. Marshall

James D. Marshall Civil War correspondence

This collection contains two letters written by Cpl. James D. Marshall of the Union Army to his mother and sister during the Civil War.


Execution Of John Jackson Nickell, Sandusky Daily Commercial Sep 1864

Execution Of John Jackson Nickell, Sandusky Daily Commercial

County Histories of Kentucky

An article published in the Sandusky Daily Commercial on events related to Rowan County during the Civil War on September 6, 1864.


Rowan County - The Court House Of Rowan County, Cincinnati Daily Commercial Mar 1864

Rowan County - The Court House Of Rowan County, Cincinnati Daily Commercial

County Histories of Kentucky

An article published in the Cincinnati Daily Commercial referring to the burning of the Rowan County Courthouse on February 21, 1864.


Rowan County - Courthouse Burned, Louisville Journal Mar 1864

Rowan County - Courthouse Burned, Louisville Journal

County Histories of Kentucky

An article published in the Louisville Journal on March 3, 1864 describing the destruction of the Rowan County courthouse on February 21, 1864.


Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina Feb 1864

Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Instrument indicating Sareon received $1250 from S.C. for having Hooker, his slave, build military fortifications in the state.


Bartlet, Alexander Diary 1864, Alexander Bartlet Jan 1864

Bartlet, Alexander Diary 1864, Alexander Bartlet

SWODA: Windsor & Region Publications

Alexander Bartlet was born on December 31st 1822 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 1841, he emigrated to Canada and settled in Amherstburg, Ontario. He worked as a building contractor with his 2 older brothers, James and William, who had emigrated previously. In 1851, he married Helen Noble and in 1853 they moved to Windsor, Ontario. They had 5 children. He became town clerk in 1858 and then police magistrate in 1878. He died December 22nd 1910.


Harriet Newell Thompson (Mcvay) Portrait, Unknown Dec 1863

Harriet Newell Thompson (Mcvay) Portrait, Unknown

Homer McVay Civil War correspondence

Digital scans of the letters and photographs of Homer McVay during the Civil War. Homer McVay was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered for the U.S. Christian Commission and served at the hospitals during the Civil War.


Homer Mcvay Portrait, Unknown Dec 1863

Homer Mcvay Portrait, Unknown

Homer McVay Civil War correspondence

Digital scans of the letters and photographs of Homer McVay during the Civil War. Homer McVay was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered for the U.S. Christian Commission and served at the hospitals during the Civil War.