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0306: Robert Chapman Collection, 1863-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers loaned for copying by Robert Chapman. Papers consist of copies of Confederate discharge for Samuel Hamilton of Greenbrier, Monroe County, Va.; Notice of withdrawal of charges of desertion for Samuel Smith of the 11th W. Va. Vols.; an ordnance return for Co. K, 67th U.S. Colored Infantry; and papers of James William Ball, Captain, Co. E, 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Jackson's Brigade during the Civil War. Papers include special orders, correspondence, results of an examination.

0321: Enos Amos Oath, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of an oath of allegiance for Enos Amos’ election to the office of second lieutenant, 17th Regiment, 3d Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia Militia, Marion County, West Virginia on August 22, 1864. It is also signed by John B. Crane, recorder.

0317: Ruth Johnson Collection, 1822-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of seven nineteenth century documents, including: An 1830 account of goods sold. The two parties are P. Beirne & Co. (spelling uncertain) and Benjamin Lemasters, and it is unclear of who is selling goods to whom. Survey of Lemasters’ plot of 1135 acres in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The same mylar enclosure includes another copy of a survey from 1788 for Henry Banks. Letter dated 1835 form the War Department’s Pension Office to Lemasters relating to his service in the Revolutionary War.

An anonymously written song or poem from 1864 regarding the Battle of Cedar Crick (also …

0315: Violette Somerville Machir, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains parts one and two of `Revolutionary war soldiers in Mason County, West Virginia,' which is composed of worksheets prepared for the national headquarters of the Sons of the American Revolution Graves Registry Committee. The manuscript lists all known Revolutionary war soldiers buried in Mason County and approximate place of burial.

0301: Samuel Rothgeb Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of copies of Civil War orders written to Captain Samuel Rothgeb sending supplies and orders for troop movements. Also included is a copy of an 1862 letter to “Friend Rothgeb” from R. L. Stewart regarding a steamboat shipment. Also included are copies of envelopes, a pay stub/check, an Army 50 cent note, and promotion form for Thomas A. Mau(l?)sly to the rank of Colonel in the 18th Regiment of West Virginia Militia.

Given that all collection items are copies, legibility can be limited but is overall high.

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.

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, …

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

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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

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

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.

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.

0204: C. G. Mathews Warrant, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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Promotion warrant, dated 12 April 1864, in the Twelfth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, signed by Col. William B. Curtis, at Martinsburg, [West] Virginia.

0207: U.S. Judge Advocate General's Office Records, 1861, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a xerox copy from the National Archives of a court-martial of George W. Custer, July 5 and 6, 1861 at the United States Military Academy at West Point for neglect of duty. The documents include a written defense by Custer.

0181: Lillian Morrison Pyle Papers, 1917-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of letters and postcards to Lillian from her brothers Donald and Darrell while they served and trained for WWI. Included in the collection are Lillian’s personal papers during her high school and early college years, such as programs, yearbooks, student publications, and grade reports. Also included are collected publications, clippings, and ephemera related to her brothers’ service in WWI.

It is uncertain how the folder of Clendenning letters written during WWI were added to the collection, but they are from Robert Clendenning (serving in the war) to his father on the home front.

0203: Soldiers' Relief Record, 1888-1894, Marshall University Special Collections

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The record book is a printed form book entitled, “Barrett’s Form of Soldiers’ Relief Record, Being a Record of Resident Indigent Union Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, and Wives, Widows and Minor Children of Same, Entitled to Relief under an Act passed March 16th, 1887.” Twelve pages record payments to `resident indigent Union soldiers, sailors and marines, and wives, widows and minor children of same. . .' The pages of the last half of the book have been torn out. Beyond the book’s original life as a record of payments, two further additions were made by unknown individuals. One addition is …

0208: Thomas H. Barton Biography, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a typescript copy of a portion (pages 74-87) of “Autobiography of Dr. Thomas H. Barton, the self-made physician of Syracuse, Ohio, including a history of the Fourth Regt. West Va. Vol. Inf’y, with an account of Col. Lightburn’s Retreat” published by Charleston, West Virginia Printing Company in 1890. The document does not cover Barton’s personal life, and only discusses his time as a doctor for his regiment in the Civil War. The autobiography discusses military matters primarily but does go into details as to a physician’s life in the camps and treatment of wounds sustained …

0206: Logan Co. Virginia Infantry Records, 1830-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a xerox copy of an account book and a copy of a circa 1900 photograph of Logan County Civil War veterans with twenty-four individuals identified. The account book says on the cover, “John Garrett, His Book, 1830”. Inside is financial information whose context is difficult to ascertain due to the low quality of the scans. The original accession record states that the book is the account book of the unit.

0119: Franz Sigel Letter, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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Union general. Newly-appointed commander of the Department of West Virginia, Sigel wrote to Congressman Kellian V. Whaley concerning his command, requesting the names of reliable men, and giving his plan for defending the state.

0134: Clendenning Family Papers, 1850-1955, Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists primarily of two groups of letters. The first group were written by Arminda Holiday Clendenning of Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, to her sister Ann Holliday Winder of Iowa, from 1850 until 1867. She writes of local and family news, life in the country, and later, as a young married woman, of her family and her husband’s business. Several letters mention travels and migrations of family and friends to the West.

The second group of letters were written by Robert Joseph Clendenning, grandson of Arminda Clendenning, to his family during the FirstWorld War. He describes his life in …

0169: Samuel Cheney Papers, 1862-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

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Reports, inventories, vouchers, muster rolls, and other papers prepared by Captain Cheney of the Thirty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

0151: William B. Stanard Navigation Workbook, 1941-1943, Marshall University Special Collections

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Navigation workbooks kept during Mr. Stanard's years as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy.

0150: Anonymous Manuscript, C. 1850-1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph manuscript of a debate about the evils of war.

0168: George Hechler Correspondence, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is primarily composed of letters from George Hechler to his sister Kate Hechler during his service in the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. The letters discuss George’s experience in the Civil War, covering camp life at Parkersburg and Summersville, to the battlefields of Lewisburg, Antietam, Chickamauga and others. All letters include typescript transcriptions of the text in separate folders, and one letter includes a piece of printed ephemera as an enclosure. Also included in this collection are three Civil War era envelopes kept by Kate, a single letter to Kate from Jacob Salat regarding her …

0166: Carder Family Papers, 1942-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of the Carder family papers created primarily during WWII. The collection is principally composed of letters sent between various members of the Carder family, chiefly to and from Ancel, during his enlistment as a Marine in WWII. Another bulk portion of the collection is composed of greeting cards mailed for various occasions to Orton and Chloie, remembrance cards that were collected by Orton of his congregation, and religious materials related to marriages and baptisms conducted by Orton as well as his participation in WV Methodist organizational activities for the Fourth Street Church in Huntington. Also included …

0080: Hancock-Wilson-Baise Papers, 1887-1950, Marshall University Special Collections

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Correspondence of Proctorville, Ohio, and Huntington, West Virginia, families, including letters written during the first and second world wars. Also receipts, newspaper clippings, grade reports, and other personal papers.

0076: Confederate States Of America, Army, Medical Department, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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Register/copybook of letters and orders of Hospital number four, Army of the New River, medical director Dr. John A. Hunter, with hospitals in Pearisburg, VA., Dublin Depot, VA., Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, Va, Red Sulpur Springs and Union, (West), Va. as well as the copybook of Will Jennings, medical director of the Department of Southwestern Virginia. Volumes contain copies of letters and orders sent and received. The register for Hospital number four also contains lists of patients.

0081: Henry Dourif Letters, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, businessman. Correspondence between Major Dourif and Colonel H. A. Toulmin of Dayton, Ohio, regarding Toulmin's book, Air Service American Expeditionary Force 1918 as well as other materials belonging to Dourif related to WWI.

0098: S. J. Pollar Papers, 1862-1938, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, railway dispatcher. Papers include railroad passes, dispatch book, and Civil War papers of John C. Pollard.