http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/search?docsPerPage%3D100;f61-subject%3DSoldiers%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Correspondence. Results for your query: docsPerPage=100;f61-subject=Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS1675.xml Abner Royce served in Company H, 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was stationed at Camp Chase, Ohio, and at camps in Virginia during the Civil War. His parents resided in Bloomville, Ohio. William D. Royce was an inspector for the Cleveland Division of the American Protective League, which in 1919 became the Loyal American League. The collection consists of descriptive rolls and letters from Abner Royce to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Royce; sketchbook of Henrietta L. Royce; papers of the Cleveland Division of the American Protective League, including a plan of organization, inspector reports, form letters and other correspondence, and handbills; miscellaneous letters, stock certificates, and other family papers. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS1675.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2116.xml Datus Kelley (1788-1866) and his family were some of the first permanent settlers of what later became Rocky River, Ohio. In 1833 Datus, with brother Irad, began to purchase land near Sandusky, Ohio, on Cunninghma's Island. The island was later renamed Kelly's Island. The Kelley Island Literary Society was established pursuant to the building of Kelley Hall, a hall Datus Kelley built. On December 22, 1860 the Literary Society published its first edition of the Islander. Anyone who wished to join the literary society was welcome, including women. The collection consists of issues of a manuscript newspaper published on Kelleys Island, in Sandusky Bay, Erie County, Ohio, by the Kellys Island Literary Society. The journal was "devoted to the discussion of questions in the Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Manufactures, Politics and Morality." Prepared and written during the winter months, issues were read before weekly gatherings of inhabitants of the isolated island. Includes reports on current events, e... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2116.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3037.xml Memorial Post No. 141 was a local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, established in 1881, in Cleveland, Ohio, for veterans of the American Civil War. The collection consists of a descriptive book and a volume of "personal war sketches." http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3037.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS0543.xml George W. Landrum (1830-1863) was a Kentucky native who moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. During the American Civil War he served first in the 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment (the "Guthrie Gray" Regiment) and later as a 1st Lieutenant in the Signal Corps of the 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment. He died at Chickamauga in September 1863. The collection consists primarily of typewritten transcripts of letters sent to Landrum's sister, Amanda Wilson (Mrs. Obed J. Wilson), containing descriptions of camp life and various military encounters in which Landrum took part during the Civil War, such as Chaplin Hills (Perryville, Kentucky.) and Stone River (Murfreesboro, Tennessee). http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS0543.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2297.xml John McMeekin was a soldier in the 144th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists primarily of letters from McMeekin to his mother, Hannah McMeekin, of Washington, Fayette County, Ohio, while he was stationed at Camp Marietta, Ohio, and in various camps in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi, during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2297.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2531.xml James McMahon (born 1835 or 1836) was an officer in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters, commissions, and a pocket diary for 1864 kept by McMahon, recording his activities and accounts of battles, including the Siege of Atlanta, in which he participated from April to September, 1864. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2531.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2571.xml James M. Nash (1832 or 1833-1866) was an officer in Company B, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. The collection consists of letters, muster-out rolls, notices of promotions, and part of a diary for the fall of 1863 kept by Nash. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2571.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2714.xml George H. Hildt (born 1835 or 1836) was Union Army officer with the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, military orders, muster rolls, and other papers, concerning the activities of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which Hildt was commanding officer. Includes letters to Benjamin F. Sells. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2714.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2901.xml Thomas Jefferson Hyatt (1830-1864) was a Captain in the 126th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. He was killed on September 19, 1864. The collection consists primarily of letters from Hyatt to his wife, Mary, of Marlboro, Ohio. Originally published as "Captain Hyatt; being the letters written during the years 1863-1864 to his wife, Mary." Hudson Hyatt, ed. (Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, 53: 166-183). http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2901.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3076.xml The Grinnell family resided in Ravenna, Ohio. William Grinnell, David D. Bard (1843-1864), and John Hamilton Furry all served in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters, diaries, and other papers of family members, primarily relating to the Civil War. Includes service records and diary of Captain William Grinnell (1863-1898), two volumes of records of ordnance stores kept by Captain David Bard (1862-1864), and two pocket diaries of John Hamilton Furry (1863-1864). http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3076.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3141.xml Alexander Varion (1841 or 1842-1864) was a Union Army officer who served as a corporal, and later 1st Lieutenant, in Company D, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters from Varian to his family while serving with the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3141.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3185.xml George Hurlbut (b. 1838 or 1839) was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 14th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary kept during Hurlbut's first year with the Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, during which he saw action in several engagements in Mississippi. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3185.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3186.xml Henry L. Burnham (b. 1839 or 1840) was a soldier from Kinsman, Ohio, who served in Company K, 84th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary kept while Burnham was stationed at Camp Chase (Ohio) and in Cumberland, Maryland. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3186.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3268.xml Charles Albert Turner (1843-1863) was a Monroeville, Ohio, soldier who served with the 101st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1862) and with the Mississippi Marine Brigade (1863), during the American Civil War. He died after the Vicksburg campaign in July 1863. The collection consists of letters, mostly to his parents, Albert and Hannah (Covert) Turner, written while Turner served in the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3268.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3274.xml Robert Owen Fritz (d. 1935) was a soldier in Troop C, 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, during the Spanish-American War. The collection consists of letters and postcards written by Fritz to members of his family in Cleveland, Ohio, while he was serving in the Spanish-American War, containing comments about general camp routine and conditions, and the training program at Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Lytle, Georgia, and at a camp in Lakeland, Florida http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3274.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3285.xml Correl Smith was a Captain in Company G, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. Commissioned as a First Lieutenant on September 15, 1861, Smith assisted in organizing the 19th OVI during its muster at Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. Smith was promoted to Captain on January 2, 1863, and discharged from service on October 4, 1864. The collection consists of a diary kept by Captain Smith during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3285.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3290.xml Reverend and Mrs. E.G. Wood of Chesterville, Ohio, were the parents of Julius V. Wood, who served with Company C of the 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and Lucius V. Wood, who served with Company E of the 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. The collection consists primarily of letters addressed to Rev. and Mrs. E.G. Wood from their two sons, Julius and Lucius; Lucius Wood's diary (August 8-October 31, 1862); and a partial diary and scrapbook, undated. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3290.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3303.xml George W. Hodges (1827-1918) as a sergeant in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 41st Regiment, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters to his wife, Marana, during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3303.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3410.xml Marion D. Ward was a sergeant in Company D, 102nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. Ward apparently saw little battle action with his regiment while stationed in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. the collection consists of letters written by Ward to friends, including Miss Artie M. Dickson of Olivesburgh, Richland County, Ohio, during the Civil War, describing his general duties, drills, marches, lack of food, and other aspects of camp life, as well as his own feelings about the war and its causes and the competence of the military leadership. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3410.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3462.xml Morris I. Holly was a sergeant in Company A, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters written by Holly to his family during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3462.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3502.xml John S. Ellen was a resident of Painesville, Ohio, who served in the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, from 1861 until he was discharged with the rank of first lieutenant on November 30, 1864. The collection consists of a journal containing brief, intermittent entries which comment on marches and troop movements, battles and skirmishes with Confederate forces, and the Union's military and political leadership, and Ellen's notes relating to the study of law. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3502.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3519.xml John Mason was a resident of Florence, Erie County, Ohio. The collection consists of general and personal letters addressed to John Mason from friends and relatives who served in the United States Army during the American Civil War. Correspondents include Stafford Berry, T.S. Cross, A.B. Ennis, G.A. Haise, J.W. Marlenu, Almon Mason, Jeremiah Mason, T.S. Potter, and J.M. Reed. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3519.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3732.xml Charles Ransley Green (1845-1915) was a soldier from Milan, Ohio, who served with the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Afterwards he corresponded with members of his regiment and collected their recollections and biographical data. The collection consists of correspondence of members of the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry concerning their Civil War recollections, pension requests, and biographical sketches. Also included are letters from Green requesting biographical and military data, and letters from his cousins Isaac and Julia Haskins, and others. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3732.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3966.xml James Nesbitt and Isaac P.C. Raub served with the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War and fought at Perryville, Milton, Chickamauga, Tullahoma and Atlanta. They carried on a lively correspondence with family and friends before and during the war, and after they mustered out on June 3, 1865. The collection consists of typed transcriptions of correspondence of the Nesbitt and Raub families. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3966.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3967.xml Thomas A. Covert was a soldier in the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry who served from October, 1861 to August, 1864 and fought in the battles of Cross Keys, 2nd Bull Run, Kelley's Ford, Middleburg, Upperville, Bristoe Station, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill and Five Forks during the American Civil War. The collection consists of typewritten transcripts of correspondence from Covert to his wife and family during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3967.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3998.xml David Auld (b. 1844) was a Columbus, Ohio, native who was a drummer during the American Civil War. He served with the Twentieth Ohio Infantry and the Forty-Third Ohio Infantry and participated in Sherman's march through Georgia. Auld was a photographer and artist during his service, selling battle photographs and drawings to newspapers and journals and fellow soldiers. The collection consists of letters from David to his family, particularly his father, during the American Civil War and several letters to David from his wife and cousin. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3998.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4472.xml John H. King was a Tuscarawas County, Ohio, resident who served in Company C, 80th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of photostatic copies of correspondence between King and his sister Catherine detailing King's Civil War experience. The collection pertains primarily to a soldier's life and military experiences during the Civil War, with respect to forced marches, battle accounts and living conditions, as well as King's ambitions for an Army career. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4472.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2127.xml Aquila Wiley (b. 1834 or 1835) was a colonel of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Missionary Ridge (1863) during the American Civil War. Wiley was appointed commandant of Camp Cleveland in 1864, where he oversaw the rendezvous and training of several new infantry regiments, and as a Major became the chief mustering officer at Cleveland, where he administered the discharge of some 11,654 Union troops. Wiley later practiced law in Wooster, Ohio and served 1 term as probate judge in Wayne County. He was nominated for Congress in 1878, and was opposed by William McKinley. The collection consists of correspondence, bounty claims, muster rolls, invoices, and returns, mostly pertaining to Wiley's activities in the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865. Includes articles and speeches on Civil War topics; lists of voters and their political affiliations in Wayne Co., Ohio, in the 1890s; and correspondence and maps (1893-1901) relating to the Ohio Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2127.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2702.xml James Barnett (1821-1911) was an Army officer, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in various nineteenth century philanthropic and charitable endeavors. The collection consists of correspondence, history, notes, and other papers, relating to Barnett's service with the 1st Ohio Light Artillery in Tennessee during the Civil War; diaries (1862-1865) of Philander B. Gardner, of Berea, Ohio, Addison F. Stockham, of Hambden Ohio, and Newton D. Strong, of Strongsville, Ohio, members of Barnett's regiment; correspondence relating to the Dept. of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic; correspondence and other papers (1878-1899) relating to the Bethel Associated Charities, particularly Bethel Union Relief Dept.; and correspondence, statements, and annual reports (1890-1895) of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2702.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2712.xml Benjamin F. Sells (b. 1824) was a Coshocton, Ohio, soldier who served with the 122nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, ordnance returns, military orders, autobiographical sketch, and papers relating to the court-martial of Sells, who was dismissed from the service for criticizing the war and the President and for vigorously supporting the candidacy of Clement L. Vallandigham for Governor of Ohio in 1863. Also includes an essay on the Mexican War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2712.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2860.xml Charles H Smith (1837-1912) was a Cleveland, Ohio, grain merchant who had served as an officer in the 27th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. His wife, Louisa Johnson Smith (1847-1932), was a humanitarian and civic leader in Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, muster rolls, general and special orders, reports of ordnance stores, returns, affidavits from the court-martial of John W. Mercer, legal documents about land purchases in Kansas, minutes of reunions of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, the Society of the Tennessee, and the Loyal Legion, speeches and miscellaneous notes and papers used in writing The History of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, and other military papers of Charles H. Smith; and correspondence, programs and papers from various patriotic organizations, speeches, and an incomplete scrapbook of Louisa Johnson Smith. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2860.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2951.xml Warren Lane was a Berea, Ohio, farmer and storekeeper. His son, Charles F., was Mayor of Berea (1900-1902) and an Ohio state representative (1904-1905). In 1878 Charles married Delia, the daughter of James Wheller, a shoemaker in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries, account books, newspaper clippings, verse, and essays of members of the Lane and Wheller families. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2951.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3079.xml George Spencer Frary was a soldier in the 171st Ohio National Guard. He was stationed at Johnson's Island in Lake Erie for a period during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary of Frary's experiences during the Civil War. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3079.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3088.xml Charles H. Merrick was a resident of North Eaton, Ohio, who served first as principal musician and then as hospital steward in Company H, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The regiment saw much military action in Virginia. The collection consists of letters (1861-1864), mounted in 3 scrapbooks, written by Merrick, to his wife, giving a detailed account of Merrick's activities and those of his regiment; pocket diary (1862); medical notes, financial accounts, lists of office furniture, medicines, and books; personal correspondence (1885-1901) of Richard L. Merrick, of Cleveland, Ohio; and obituary notices for Dr. Myra K. Merrick (1824-1899). http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3088.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3201.xml William McKinley (1843-1901) was the 25th president of the United States. He was shot on 6 September, 1901 and died eight days later. During the American Civil War he was Commissary Sergeant with the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. His brother-in-law, Andrew J. Duncan also served during the Civil War. The collection consists of photographs, general correspondence, family papers, financial papers, Civil War records of McKinley and A. J. Duncan, and letters of condolence and other material relating to McKinley's death in 1901. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3201.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3253.xml William Weisheimer was a German immigrant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio. His daughter Marie married Harry A. Spencer, the son of Dr. George Spencer of the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College. John G. Eberhard served in Company H of the 20th United States Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. The collection consists of certificates and letters from Germany addressed to William Weisheimer; autograph albums, school notebooks and attendance registers, and United States travel diaries of Marie Weisheimer; letters to Marie Weisheimer from John Eberhard while he was stationed in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War; letters to Harry Spencer (primarily from his father, Dr. George Spencer); and a scrapbook containing copies of articles by Dr. Spencer, and his chemistry notes. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3253.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3372.xml George P. Metcalf (born 1844) was a Liverpool, Ohio, native who served in Company D, 136th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. During 1869 he practiced law in Mississippi, where he had a strong interest in the attitudes and actions of residents of this state toward Reconstruction.. The collection consists of reminiscences of Metcalf's childhood on a Medina County, Ohio, farm, his student days in Oberlin, and primarily his service during the Civil War, and his experiences as a lawyer in Mississippi during Reconstruction. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3372.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3389.xml Carlos Parsons Lyman (b. 1838) was a private in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and later Captain in the 100th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry during the American Civil War. His family resided in Mesopotamia, Ohio. The letters and diaries provide a detailed record of his activities while at Camp Dennison and Camp Chase in Ohio (1861-1862), in Virginia and Washington, D. C. (1862-1864), and in Tennessee and Missouri (1864-1865). The collection consists of letters and diaries of Carlos Lyman written during the Civil War, an autobiographical sketch, an 1859 diary, and family papers, including agreement and land deeds, certificates, financial receipts and newspaper clippings. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3389.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3451.xml Mortimer Dormer Leggett (1821-1896) was a colonel of the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. He participated in the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg and was promoted to Brigadier General. The collection consists of correspondence with Captain W.R. Hodges and General George McGinnis concerning events at Vicksburg and Shiloh (1887), and three typed articles: "General Lewis Wallace's Division at Shiloh," "Lessons of the War," and "The Siege of Vicksburg." http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3451.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3561.xml Edward F. Nydegger (1831-1909) was a native of Aarberg, Switzerland who immigrated with his family to the United States in 1850 and settled in Weinsberg, Ohio. During the American Civil War he served in the 11th regiment, Indiana Infantry, and sketched many of the scenes he encountered during his travels. The collection consists of a scrapbook containing penciled drawings of Civil War scenes, a chronicle of the Nydegger family's emigration from Switzerland to Ohio in 1850, a family genealogical history, the Nydegger coat of arms, a Swiss tax receipt, a religious card from Nydegger's teacher in Aarberg, a record of Nydegger's experiences as a soldier, newspaper clippings, and religious mottos drawn and embellished by Nydegger. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3561.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4408.xml George W. Beadle was an American Civil War soldier who served in the 10th Regiment of Ohio Infantry, and later, in the 18th Independent Battery of Ohio Light Artillery. After the war he settled in Plainwell, Michigan. The collection consists of correspondence, Civil War military records, a certificate designating Beadle as a notary public, copies of Bible lessons, and a receipt. The collection pertains primarily to the Civil War experiences of Beadle and his wife, Rachel Smith, and includes correspondence which reflects the effects of the war on the personal lives of the soldiers and their families. In addition there is some information on Beadle's military units. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4408.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS0555.xml George A. Sosman was a farmer in Chillicothe, Ohio. John F. Sosman served in the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Frank A. Sosman was a clerk and bookkeeper in Chillicothe. The collection consists of letters to George and Lucretia Browning Sosman (1835-1845) from Wesley and Phebe Browning, concerning religious conferences in the Midwest and manual-labor schools among the Shawnee and Choctaw Indians; diaries of George Sosman (1853-1859), with comments on his farming activities; letters of John F. Sosman from Virginia during the Civil War; and diaries of Frank S. Sosman (1867-1869). http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS0555.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2659.xml Albert Gaillard Hart (1821-1907) was a physician of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, a diary (1864), lectures, reminiscences, land contracts and deeds, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other papers, chiefly relating to Hart's service as a surgeon for the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Includes school papers from Western Reserve College, papers relating to land in Clarkesville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and reunions of the Bushnell family. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2659.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3371.xml Laurence Harper Norton (1888-1960) was a soldier, banker, industrialist, Ohio state legislator and Cleveland civic and cultural leader. He was also private secretary to Ambassador Myron T. Herrick and president of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, genealogical materials, certificates and other materials relating to various members of the Norton, Castle and Harper families, including Robert, Alexander J., and Rice Harper, and to Jay Cooke, Myron Herrick, Ohio National Guard Troop A, and the 37th Division of the 135th Field Artillery. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3371.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3518.xml Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3518.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS0924.xml Abel Larkin (1764-1830) of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Rutland, Vermont, settled in Rutland, Ohio, in 1804. He served as township clerk, justice of the peace, and associate justice for Meigs County. Abel Jr. and Stillman C. Larkin were his sons. The collection consists of correspondence, family histories, legal and financial documents, account books, church records, speeches, invitations, and writings, of Abel Larkin Sr., Abel Larkin Jr., Stillman C. Larkin, and other members of their family. Includes records of the Chillicothe Methodist Church and Civil War correspondence of James E. Bullock, who served with the 116th Regt. of Ohio Infantry. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS0924.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS1318.xml Alcinus Ward Fenton (1839-1923) was a soldier in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which was stationed in Virginia during most of the American Civil War. He later served as a customs broker, customs inspector, and chairman of the Board of Examiners of the Civil Service Customs House in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Civil War letters written by Fenton while serving with the 6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry; 2 scrapbooks of reunion records (ca. 1884) of the 6th Ohio Cavalry Veterans Association; and scrapbooks of letters and newspaper clippings relating to Fenton's career in customs administration, his relations with Charles F. Leach (customs collector and Republican political leader), political patronage, and Fenton's fitness for office. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS1318.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2052.xml Benjamin T. Jones (born 1842 or 1843) was an educator in Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, letters of recommendation, memoranda, teacher's certificates, and newspaper clippings, dealing with Jones' activities as a teacher and superintendent of schools in Ashland, Bellaire, and Millersburg, Ohio, professor at Bethany College, W.Va., and Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, and teacher at various secondary schools in Cleveland, and with Jones' participation in the American Civil War as a captain in the 120th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2052.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3325.xml Peter Hitchcock, Sr. (1781-1853) was an early settler of Burton, Ohio, who became an Ohio and United States legislator and Chief Justice of Ohio. His sons, Reuben, Henry, and Peter Jr., entered the judiciary, ministry and politics respectively and were affiliated with Burton Academy, Western Reserve College and the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. the collection consists of correspondence of family members and miscellaneous papers relating to Western Reserve College, Burton Academy, the Atlantic and Great Western Railway and the early history of Burton, Ohio. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3325.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3844.xml Paul Bough Travis (1891-1975) was an artist and art educator who taught at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Art Institute). His wife, Marjorie Penfield Travis, collected materials on her family history. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, mementos, unpublished short stories and poetry, and other materials relating to the World War I experiences and artistic career of Paul Travis, and to the genealogy of Marjorie Penfield Travis. Includes diaries and correspondence of her grandparents, William L. and Lucy E. Wood. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS3844.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4368.xml Amelia Marx (1849-1900) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jew, the daughter of Feist Marx and the wife of Joseph Strauss. Her three brothers, Charles, Edward and Moses, all served in the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and miscellaneous documents, including naturalization papers, report cards, business agreements and recipes, all relating to the Marx, Strauss and Hawkins families. The collection is relevant to the study of 19th century American Jews, with special attention to their participation in the Civil War. Included is a letter to Edward Marx that refers to Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination. Another letter, dated 1865, comments on the oil boom near Meadville, Pennsylvania. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4368.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4669.xml The Anson F. Ashley family resided in Tallmadge, Ohio, where Anson F. Ashley was a farmer and tanner. In 1822 he built what is now known as the Myra Seward Pitkin House, named for hs granddaughter. Myra Seward's father served in the Civil War and later settled in Middlebury, Ohio. The George F. Avery family resided in Brecksville, Ohio, from 1841-1907. His grandson, William Avery, served in the 177th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He married Rosaline Comstock in 1869, and operated a dairy farm in Brecksville. Nathaniel Gorgas served in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of original documents, including an autograph album, a diary, and an account book, collected by a descendent of the Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward families of northeastern Ohio. Genealogy material, reminiscences, and correspondence have been transcribed and copied by the collector. Included are the Civil War letters of Nathaniel Gorgas to his parents, transcribed by the c... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4669.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4785.xml The Richards family settled in Hinckley Township, Medina County, Ohio, prior to 1838. Willard Richards married Alvira Ann Whedon in 1838, and they raised seven children. In 1861, their eldest son, Myron, enlisted in Battery A, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. He returned to farming in Hinckley Township in 1865, and the following year, married Romelia Noragon. They raised two children, Oliver Richards and Margie Richards. In 1891, the Richards family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the 1910s, Margie Richards became a physical education instructor at the University of California, Southern Branch (University of California, Los Angeles). The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, journals, genealogical notes, wills, military papers, and legal documents. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4785.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2823.xml Orlando John Hodge (1828-1912) was a soldier, State legislator, and journalist, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, reminiscences, pocket diaries, journals describing Mexican War experiences and world travels, speeches, and genealogical notes on the Doan, Hodge, and related families; together with correspondence and journals of Hodge's brother, Alfred A. Hodge; correspondence, accounts, and military papers of Hodge's brother-in-law, David L. Wood; personal correspondence of Wood's wife, Mandana S. (Hodge) Wood; and memoirs of Velorus Hodge, correspondence of Mrs. Orlando J. Hodge, and Cleveland Centennial Commission treasurer's book. http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS2823.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4592.xml Jeremiah Browning Mansfield, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born in 1841 in Ohio, and raised on his father's farm in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. He and his older brother Oliver served in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Jeremiah Mansfield participated in the Battles of Chickamauga and the Battle of Perrysville, and then served at Camp Sheridan in Nashville, Tennessee until the end of the war. He and Elizabeth Taggart Mansfield were married in Harrison County, Ohio in 1869. She was born in 1845 in Harrison County, Ohio, and received a teaching certificate in 1863. Her brother, Milton, attended Oberlin College and Michigan Law School. By 1880, Jeremiah and Elizabeth Mansfield had settled in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where they farmed and raised five children. The collection consists of correspondence, essays, and miscellany relating to the Mansfield and Taggart families; Jefferson and Harrison counties, Ohio; the Civil War; and ... http://norton.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4592.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT