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Subject | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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| | • | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | Soldiers -- Ohio. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. |
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| | • | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- United States. |
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| | • | Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography. |
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| | • | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. |
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| | • | Garfield family. |
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| | • | Johnson Island Prison. |
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| | • | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) |
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| | • | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. |
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| | • | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States. |
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| | • | Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950. |
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| | • | Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918. |
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| | • | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | James A. Garfield National Historic Site (Mentor, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- University Heights. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. |
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| | • | Presidents -- United States -- Family. |
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| | • | Rudolph family. |
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| | • | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. |
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| | • | Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, American. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives |
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| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. |
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| | • | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) |
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| | • | Wade family -- Periodicals. |
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| | • | Abolitionists -- United States. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 141 | Title: | Norman Norris Diary
| | | | Creator: | Norris, Norman | | | | Dates: | 1862 | | | | Abstract: | Norman L. Norris joined the Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861 during the American Civil War. The Seventh was organized at Cleveland, Ohio, and Camp Dennison, Ohio. Norris achieved the rank of corporal. He and the Seventh participated in the battles of Cross Lanes, West Virginia; and in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, and Cedar Mountain, Virginia. At Cedar Mountain, Norris sustained a shoulder wound and was sent to the Washington Street Hospital in Alexandria, where he died on September 4, 1862. The collection consists of an electrostatic copy of a transcript of the journal kept by Norman Norris during his service in the Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. There is also a pedigree chart of the Lemuel Norris family and their descendents to the fifth generation. | | | | Call #: | MS 4626 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Norris, Norman L., 1838-1862. | Norris family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 142 | Title: | Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward Family | | | | Dates: | 1818-1957 | | | | Abstract: | 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 collector of these papers. A volume containing a diary and account book of Joseph Paul Suter is included, but the relationship of its writer to the family is unclear. | | | | Call #: | MS 4669 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ashley family. | Avery family. | Gorgas family. | Seward family. | Gorgas, Nathaniel. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Farmers -- Ohio -- Tallmadge. | Farmers -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Brecksville (Ohio) -- History. | Brecksville (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- History. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 143 | Title: | Marion D. Ward Letters
| | | | Creator: | Ward, Marion D. | | | | Dates: | 1862-1865 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3410 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ward, Marion D. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment 102nd (1862-1865). Company D. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 144 | Title: | Perley Peabody Pitkin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Pitkin, Perley Peabody | | | | Dates: | 1861-1865 | | | | Abstract: | Perley Peabody Pitkin (1826-1891) was Assistant Quartermaster, United States Army during the American Civil War (1862-1864), and Quartermaster General of Vermont (1864-1870). The collection consists of requisitions, payroll sheets, invoices, manifests of carrier shipments, abstracts of supplies issued, receipts for stores received and transferred, directives concerning private property and travel, miscellaneous vouchers, abstracts, receipts and reports, bills of lading, receipts and directives concerning medical supplies, and receipts from carriers. | | | | Call #: | MS 2151 | | | | Extent: | 8.60 linear feet (22 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Pitkin, Perley Peabody, 1826-1891. | United States -- Armed Forces -- Pay, allowances, etc. | United States -- Armed Forces -- Supplies and stores. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 145 | Title: | George W. Landrum Letters
| | | | Creator: | Landrum, George W. | | | | Dates: | 1861-1863 | | | | Abstract: | 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). | | | | Call #: | MS 0543 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Landrum, George W., 1830-1863. | United States. Army Ohio Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861) Company A. | United States. Army Ohio Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1864) Company D. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 146 | Title: | Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 Roll Book
| | | | Creator: | Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 | | | | Dates: | 1894-1904 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23, was a local Findlay, Ohio chapter of an organization which provided financial relief to Civil War veterans and their families. The collection consists of names of women and the veterans they represent, giving date of muster, company, regiment, and status (living or dead). | | | | Call #: | MS 0575 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Woman's Veteran Relief Union. Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 (Findlay, Ohio) | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Findlay. | Veterans -- Ohio. | Women -- Ohio -- Findlay -- Societies and clubs. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 147 | Title: | Asa A. Lawrence Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lawrence, Asa A. | | | | Dates: | 1786-1916 | | | | Abstract: | Asa A. Lawrence (1835-1916) was a Captain in the 32nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry, during the American Civil War. He was later active in the Freedman's Bureau and in Maryland Republican Party politics. The collection consists of correspondence, cashbooks, diaries, financial receipts, land surveys, deeds, and photographs, most of which deal with Captain Lawrence's Civil War service. | | | | Call #: | MS 3343 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Lawrence, Asa A., 1835-1916. | United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 32nd. | Soldiers -- Missouri -- Miscellanea. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 148 | Title: | John Quincy Adams Campbell Diaries
| | | | Creator: | Campbell, John Quincy Adams | | | | Dates: | 1861-1864 | | | | Abstract: | John Quincy Adams Campbell was a member of the 5th Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of three Civil War diaries. Volume 1 contains daily entries from July 9, 1861 to December 31, 1862. Volume 2 continues with January 1, 1863 to May 4, 1864, and also contains some later observations about his regiment written after 1905. Volume 3 contains entries from May 5, 1864 to November 24, 1864. | | | | Call #: | MS 3560 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Campbell, John Quincy Adams. | United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864) | Soldiers -- Iowa -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 150 | Title: | James William Sellers Letters
| | | | Creator: | Sellers, James William | | | | Dates: | 1863-1867 | | | | Abstract: | James William Sellers was a soldier in the 49th Regiment, New York State Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of general and personal letters written by Sellers to his parents while he was at Camp Pratt, Virginia, and the United States General Hospital, York, Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 3108 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sellers, James William. | United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- New York -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 151 | Title: | Worthy McClintock and Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | McClintock, Worthy | | | | Dates: | 1862-1864 | | | | Abstract: | Worthy McClintock was a soldier from Solon, Ohi,o who served in Company H of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during the Civil War. He was stationed at Camp Thomas, Columbus, Ohio and saw duty in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky from June 1862 through the summer of 1864. He fought in the Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Chickamauga and apparently died while in service sometime before November 1, 1864. The collection consists of approximately twenty-five pieces of correspondence primarily between Worthy and his parents (Joshua and Lucy), but also includes a few letters from family friends and other correspondents. | | | | Call #: | MS 4975 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McClintock, Worthy, d. 1864 -- Correspondence. | McClintock family -- Correspondence. | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company H. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Solon -- Correspondence. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Solon. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Solon (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 152 | Title: | Grand Army of the Republic, Trescott Post No. 10 Records
| | | | Creator: | Grand Army of the Republic, Trescott Post No. 10 | | | | Dates: | 1868-1891 | | | | Abstract: | The Trescott Post No. 10 of the Grand Army of the Republic was founded in 1866 in Salem, Ohio, as a local branch of a national association for veterans of the American Civil War. Trescott Post was numbered 84 at its origin but, in 1869, was renumbered as No. 10. The collection consists of minutes of meetings. Includes an 11-page "History of Trescott Post No. 10, Dept. of Ohio, G.A.R.," by J.S. Clemmer, April 6, 1891. | | | | Call #: | MS 0449 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Grand Army of the Republic. Trescott Post No. 10 (Salem, Ohio) | Veterans -- Ohio -- Salem -- Societies, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 153 | Title: | Asa Scott Brelsford Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brelsford, Asa Scott | | | | Dates: | 1864-1916 | | | | Abstract: | Asa Scott Brelsford was a soldier from Champaign County, Ohio, who saw action in Georgia while fighting with the Second Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers during the American Civil War. His younger brother, Harry, attended Wittenberg College after the war and later became a teacher. The collection consists of military papers, including orders to relieve the Second Regiment Ohio Volunteers, discharge papers, and a commission in the Grand Army of the Republic in Ohio. Also included are a diary and a debate program of Harry Brelsford. | | | | Call #: | MS 3810 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Brelsford, Asa Scott. | Soldiers -- Ohio. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 157 | Title: | John Mason Letters
| | | | Creator: | Mason, John | | | | Dates: | 1862-1864 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3519 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Mason, John. | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 158 | Title: | David Auld Correspondence
| | | | Creator: | Auld, David | | | | Dates: | 1854-1876 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3998 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Auld, David, b. 1844. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 43rd (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 159 | Title: | William Ellison Letters
| | | | Creator: | Ellison, William | | | | Dates: | 1861-1864 | | | | Abstract: | William Ellison (died 1864) was a soldier in Battery D, 1st Illinois Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of letters written by Ellison during the American Civil War (mostly to his sister, Ann Ellison, of Iroquois County, Illinois), containing comments on his family, his duties, his health, his attitudes concerning other soldiers, problems with obtaining food and supplies, and military encounters in which his battery was engaged. | | | | Call #: | MS 3515 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ellison, William, d. 1864. | United States. Army. Illinois Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery D. | Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 160 | Title: | Maria D. Coffinberry Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Coffinberry, Maria D. Family | | | | Dates: | 1767-1930 | | | | Abstract: | The collection includes records of the Coffinberry and Morgan families and allied families of Hampson, Duane, DuBarry, and Chevalier. Members of these families were at the forefront of events in American, Ohio and Cleveland history, from before the Revolutionary War until the Reconstruction period and beyond. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, other manuscript materials, plats, maps, pamphlets, political broadsides, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical and genealogical items, engravings, campaign ribbons, and other family memorabilia. | | | | Call #: | MS 2805 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Coffinberry family. | Morgan family. | Hampson family. | Duane family. | DuBarry family. | Chevalier family. | Shipbuilding -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Cumberland Gap, Battle of, 1862. | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. | Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Personal narratives. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Zanesville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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