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Rebel Outrage In Kentucky, Frankfort Daily Commonwealth

County Histories of Kentucky

An article published in the Frankfort Daily Commonwealth on events in Rowan County during the Civil War.

Letter From E. Kirby Smith To Braxton Bragg, Edmund Kirby-Smith

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate Major General E. Kirby Smith writes to General Braxton Bragg regarding the positioning of the units under his command in Lexington, Kentucky, close to Ohio and Indiana and also about the condition, positioning, and movements of the Union opposition forces. Smith also

1861-10-07, Nathaniel To Mariah, Nathaniel E. Douglas

Nathaniel E. Douglas Civil War correspondence

No abstract provided.

Letter From Matthew Fontaine Maury To M.G.L. Charles, January 15, 1861., Matthew Fontaine Maury

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

The letter makes reference to potential actions of the Tennessee legislature and adds "I shall also try Virginia in the same way, for time is precious."

Diary: W.E. Johnson, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

This file contains the scanned images of W.E. Johnson's diary that he kept as prisoner-of-war through 1864. Two versions of the scans are posted here: the main version a reduced-size PDF (13.5MB). An optimized PDF version (45.6MB) of the diary is also available for download on this page.

An automatically-updating draft transcription of the diary is available.

James Randall Poetry Manuscript, James Ryder Randall

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A fair copy of "My Maryland," a poem by James Ryder Randall later utilized in a Civil War battle hymn and as the lyrics for the state anthem of Maryland, "Maryland, My Maryland." It is unknown if this is a fair copy by Randall himself or by another creator.

1859-10-21 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

Maysville Express Archive

Maysville Express published on October 21, 1859.

1859-10-14 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on October 14, 1859.

1859-10-07 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on October 7, 1859.

1859-09-30 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on September 30, 1859.

1859-09-23 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on September 23, 1859.

1859-09-16 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on September 16, 1859.

1859-09-09 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on September 9, 1859.

1859-09-02 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on September 2, 1859.

1859-08-26 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on August 26, 1859.

1859-08-19 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on August 19, 1859.

1859-08-12 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on August 12, 1859.

1859-08-05 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on August 5, 1859.

1859-07-29 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on July 29, 1859.

1859-07-22 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on July 22, 1859.

1859-07-15 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on July 15, 1859.

1859-07-08 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on July 8, 1859.

1859-07-01 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on July 1, 1859.

1859-06-24 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on June 24, 1859.

1859-06-17 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on June 17, 1859.

1859-06-10 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on June 10, 1859.

1859-06-03 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on June 3, 1859.

1859-05-27 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on May 27, 1859.

1859-05-20 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on May 20, 1859.

1859-05-13 Maysville Express, Maysville Express (Maysville, Ky.)

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Maysville Express published on May 13, 1859.