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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.

0231: Keysner-Whiting Manuscript, 1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains seven poems written by Blanche and Clay regarding human feelings and emotions and World War II related poetry. These poems were potentially taken from “Sea to Sea in Song” (1961), “Time of Singing”, and the American Poetry League Bulletin (undated).

0232: Butler Family Papers, 1590-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains information about the Butler family and Crossman family, including a series of newspaper articles about Austin Butler and the Butler family. Also included is genealogical information about the Butler and Crossman families and correspondence by Robert Chapman with the WV Department of Archives and History about his ancestors’ service in the Civil War.

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.