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Catherine Mary White Foster's Eyewitness Account Of The Battle Of Gettysburg, With Background On The Foster Family Union Soldiers, David A. Murdoch

Adams County History

Catherine Mary White Foster lived with her elderly parents in the red brick house on the northwest corner of Washington and High Streets in Gettysburg at the time of the battle, 1-3 July 1863. She was the only child of James White Foster and Catherine (nee Swope) Foster (a former resident of Lancaster county), who married on 11 May 1817 and settled in Gettysburg, Adams county, Pennsylvania. Her father, James White Foster, had served his country as a first lieutenant in the War of 1812. Her grandparents, James Foster and Catherine (nee White) Foster, had emigrated with her father and …

0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains documents and correspondence by John Seeley of New Jersey, and Jonathan Taylor of the 24th Ohio Infantry, Co. D. Jonathan Taylor materials include discharge papers from June 1864 and a letter to his sisters and brother in Chattanooga, Tennessee from March 1864 discussing camp life. John Seeley materials include an envelope to Mrs. Charles Seeley (his mother) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, as well as two letters, both to his mother. The letters, from March 1862 and December 23rd of an unknown year, cover camp life, including Christmas, religion, and daily events among other topics.

Major General Sterling Price's 1864 Missouri Expedition, Scott Sallee

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Early in the Civil War, the Union Army drove pro-southern Missouri leaders and their followers into Arkansas, and the state fell under Federal occupation. However, many people of southern sympathies remained in Missouri, and between 1862 and 1864 Confederate forces launched four large scale cavalry raids into the state from their Arkansas bases. Major General Sterling Price, C. S. A., led the fourth and largest of these raids, September through November, 1864.

An ex-Governor of Missouri, Sterling Price was the truly representative figurehead of the state's Confederate element. Throughout the war, he constantly believed that an oppressed, hidden majority of …

0526: Constance Pendleton Letter, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph letter to Mr. Robins about her book, "Confederate Memories: Early Life and Family of William Frederick Pendleton" published in 1958.

Commentary: Blacks In U.S. History, Wornie L. Reed

Trotter Review

During Black History Month many people paused to discuss and reflect on the presence and the contributions of African-Americans in the history of the United States. During February two years ago we had a visit from a white Navy veteran from nearby Quincy, Massachusetts, who had his own black history story — although he did not express it as such.

Boyd, Alexander (Sc 1389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection 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.

Confederate Operations In Eastern Kentucky, 1861-1862, C. David Dalton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

As a border state, Kentucky occupied a unique position in the early days of the Civil War. Her neutral stance was observed by the belligerents for the first five months of the conflict, but in September 1861, troops entered the state. Confederate armies under the leadership of Brigadier Generals Humphrey Marshall and Feliz Zollicoffer sought to drive the Federal forces from eastern Kentucky. Through a series of skirmishes, however, the Southern armies were repelled and placed on the defensive. Later defeats at Logan’s Cross Roads and Middle Creek in early January 1862 cleared eastern Kentucky of Confederate forces. For the …

0345: John F. Holohan Diary, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is a copy of a manuscript of “Civil War Diary of John Frederic Holahan: April 19, 1861-April 9, 1865” published in 1972 by John Frederic Holahan and Ann Mary Holahan Roach Anderson and Ruth Ann Meadows. This collection contains the transcribed diary alongside notes from the authors as well as transcribed entries from the diary.

The original diary is held in the collection of Shorter College, per the Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections: An Annotated Bibliography by David H. Slay. The stub description they have for the diary is as follows: “This diary, April 19, 1861 – April …

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.

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.

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, …

In Commemoration Of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain : A Guide - Bibliography, Maine State Archives

Maine Collection

In Commemoration of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain : A Guide - Bibliography

Compiled and Edited by Barrett Parker, Pejepscot Historical Society and Sylvia J. Sherman, Maine State Archives.

"Published under Appropriation No. 1065.1".

Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine (May 1, 1978).

Contents: Introduction / Preface / Part I. Publications / Part II. Manuscripts / Appendix

Appendix consists of a "Facsimile of Report of Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, 20th Maine Volunteers to Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac Concerning the Actions of the 20th Maine at Gettysburg, July 6, 1863."

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.

Kirby Smith In Kentucky The Invasion Of 1862, Gary Donaldson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

On September 95, 1861, Lieutenant General Edmund Kirby Smith reported to his new command at the Department of East Tennessee. It was a troubled command; Kirby Smith's insufficient army was pressed from the north by Brigadier General George Buell. of the Morgan, and from the west by Major General Don Carlos To save his command from certain defeat at the hands superior Union armies, Kirby Smith was able to convince General Braxton Bragg to move his army by rail to East Tennessee.

Through a series of political maneuvers, Kirby Smith obtained a portion of Bragg's army and entered Kentucky on …

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.

Ua68/8/2 John Rodes Oral History, Wku Oral History Committee

WKU Administration Documents

Oral history interview of John Rodes by unidentified interviewer. Rodes discusses Bowling Green, Kentucky history from its founding, the Civil War and his political career.

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.

0054: Aleshire Family Papers, 1862-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Aleshire Family Papers consist mainly of correspondence dating from 1863 to 1888. Many of the letters are written by various members of the family to Joseph Aleshire as he traveled the Midwest, buying wheat for the family flour mill. Most of these letters concern fluctuations of the wheat market and other business matters.

There are a number of letters from Mary Aleshire to her parents and brothers, dating from 1863 to 1878. These describe her life at college in Cincinnati, and later, upon her return to Gallipolis, her involvement with social and family matters.

The letters from Charles Aleshire …

Bulletin 257 - Coles County In The Civil War 1861-1865, Lavern M. Hamand

Eastern Illinois University Bulletin

Each of the 102 counties in Illinois made its own contribution to the enviable war record of the state. Coles County ranked near the top of the 102 names. Her population in 1860 was 14,174. Her total troop quota for the entire war was 2,728, and she furnished 2,741 in all, or 13 men in excess of the quota. In the final analysis, not more than 3 counties furnished more troops in proportion to the population than did Coles.

Volunteering in Coles did not lag until the latter part of the war. On July 1, 1864, Coles led all other …

Ua37/37 The Ruins Of A Confederate Fort On The Campus Of Western Kentucky State College, Arndt Stickles

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Article regarding the preservation of Ft. Albert Sidney Johnston on the grounds of Western Kentucky University.

The Copperheads In Illinois, Donald Tingley

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

During the Civil War, there were constant rumors of a vast plot to subvert portions of the North to the cause of the Confederacy. These rumors were particularly prevalent in the states along the Ohio River, and Illinois was no exception. The concensus [sic] of opinion was that Rebel agents were circulating through these states for the purpose of detaching portions of them from the Union cause.

Ua37/37 The Year 1861 In Brief Review Of American Civil War With Emphasis On Kentucky, Arndt Stickles

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Article regarding Civil War events occurring in Kentucky during 1861.

Tennessee During Secession & Reconstruction, Edward Taylor

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The present work is intended as a survey of events and conditions in Tennessee during the decade from 1860 to 1870 when the entire nation was torn by sectional strife, racial antagonism, and economic and social disorder. The writer can make no pretension of having made a comprehensive or exhaustive study of the sources. That would involve a paper far beyond the scope of the present study. At best I have only scratched the surface; merely opened avenues for future study.

Butler College In The World War, Katharine Merrill Graydon

Butler University Books

A Record of the men [who served in WWI] and their achievements together with a briefer record of those who served in the Civil War and in the War With Spain.Volume compiled by Katherine Merrill Graydon, Professor of English Literature, Butler College.

Letter: Lafayette Mclaws To Isaac R. Pennypacker, August 30, 1889, Lafayette Mclaws

Lafayette McLaws Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter: Lafayette Mclaws To Isaac R. Pennypacker, August 28, 1888, Lafayette Mclaws

Lafayette McLaws Papers

No abstract provided.

Thrilling Narrative Of The Escape Of Gen. John H. Morgan From The Ohio Penitentiary, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

History of the escape of Gen. John H. Morgan from the Ohio Penitentiary by Capt. Thomas H. Hines. With an introductory glimpse of the interior arrangement of the prison

Morgan, John Hunt, -- 1825-1864. Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio) Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America

Letter To John Patterson From His Uncle William, Dated November 25, 1865, William

Patterson Family Correspondence

This letter was written to John H. Patterson from his uncle William, dated November 25, 1865. In the letter he talks about a purchase of cattle and expresses concern for the health of John's brother William.