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Harrison Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0544
Scope and Contents
The Harrison Family Papers are comprised of 17 personal letters written primarily between Mr. J. S. Harrison and his wife, Julia E. Harrison during his enlistment. Letters from Julila and Mr. Harrison’s family are also included; a letter from Sallie (unknown relation) to a Mr. West; and one from Sallie writing to her husband.Two letters predate the Civil War, one in which a sister to either Mr. or Mrs. Harrison writes of the family coming to see...
Dates:
1854-1869
F. T. Moore Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0168
Scope and Contents
The collection features a handwritten memoir detailing Moore's and the 2nd Regiment's involvement in the Civil War, as well as Confederate forms, manuscripts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1861-1906
Asa Sackman Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MS-0404
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of seven manuscript diaries, written while Asa Sackman was serving in the 44th Regiment, Company G, of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The diaries date from October 1861, his first month of service, to August 1862. Sackman writes almost daily about the company's movements and actions, the weather, and camp conditions, and occasionally describes encounters with Confederate troops. The manuscript notes on the diary covers list several camps in West Virginia, including...
Dates:
1861-1862
United States Civil War Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0254
Scope and Contents
The United States Civil War Collection contains manuscript and printed materials dating from the Civil War era, as well as later items about the war. These materials include correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, and newspapers. The bulk of the material dates from 1861 to 1865, and both Northern and Southern perspectives are represented. Highlights of the collection include an 1823 bill of sale for a slave, a facsimile copy of President Abraham Lincoln's 1863...
Dates:
1811-1987; Majority of material found in 1861-1864