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41	Title:	171st Ohio Infantry Regiment, Company E Ledgers
	Creator:	171st Ohio Infantry Regiment, Company E
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	The 171st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, was an American Civil War regiment mustered in May 7, 1864 and mustered out Aug. 20, 1864. The regiment fought at Kelly's Bridge against General Morgan. The collection consists of four volumes of military ledgers, listing names, descriptions, and rank of the company's men, official and special orders, activities engaged in, and clothing issued during their service.
	Call #:	MS 4250
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 171st (1864). Company E. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 171st -- Company E. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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42	Title:	Devereux Family Papers
	Creator:	Devereux Family
	Dates:	1808-1932
	Abstract:	John Devereux was a sea captain of Marblehead, Mass. John H. Devereux was an American Civil War general, engineer, railroad executive, and philanthropist, of Cleveland, Ohio. Henry K. Devereux was an engineer, real estate agent, industrialist, philanthropist, and harness-horse fancier, of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, business, financial, and legal documents, genealogical data, ship's logs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other papers, of John Devereux, John H. Devereux, and Henry K. Devereux. Bulk of the collection relates to railroad construction and John H. Devereux's career with several railroads. Includes records (1895-1916) of the Gentlemen's Driving Club, and material relating to Henry K. Devereux's interest in trotting horses and harness racing and his activities as an official of several businesses. The collection also documents the role played by the railroad for the Union during the American Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 2415
	Extent:	25.0 linear feet (54 containers and 28 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Devereux family. \| Logbooks. \| Ship's papers. \| Railroads -- United States -- Construction. \| Railroads -- United States -- Management. \| Railroad companies -- United States. \| Harness racing -- United States. \| Harness racehorses -- United States. \| Horse-racing -- United States. \| Horses -- United States -- Breeding. \| Race horses -- United States. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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43	Title:	Andrew W. McCormick Papers
	Creator:	McCormick, Andrew W.
	Dates:	1893-1902
	Abstract:	Andrew W. McCormick (b. 1830) was a Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, native who was editor and publisher of the Marietta Republican. He was a captain in the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was captured twice during the American Civil War. Afterwards he entered law practice and became a Probate Court Judge in Washington County, Ohio. The collection consists of memoirs written during a trip to Colorado in 1893-1894, and a history of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with an account of McCormick's experiences as a prisoner of war.
	Call #:	MS 4044
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McCormick, Andrew W., b. 1830. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 77th (1861-1864). \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry Regiment, 77th (1861-1864). \| Colorado -- Description and travel -- 1876-1950.
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44	Title:	James Scott Jenkins Papers
	Creator:	Jenkins, James Scott
	Dates:	1862-1885
	Abstract:	James Scott Jenkins (b. 1842) was a soldier in the Iowa Infantry during the American Civil War. He served as company clerk for the Department of the Gulf. In 1885 he was on the staff of the Governor of Iowa. The collection consists of a transcript of a court inquiry concerning a magazine explosion in Mobile, Alabama, orders, inspection reports, and lists of regiments and staff of the Department of the Gulf.
	Call #:	MS 3691
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jenkins, James Scott, b. 1842. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| Mobile (Ala.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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45	Title:	171st Ohio Infantry Regiment Records
	Creator:	171st Ohio Infantry Regiment
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	The 171st Ohio Infantry Regiment was a company commanded by Captain Peter Hitchcock. The regiment, which consisted of several Ohio National Guard units, was organized at Sandusky, Ohio, in May 1864, to serve 100 days. It served guard duty at Johnson's Island and fought Confederate General John H. Morgan's forces in Kentucky during the American Civil War in June, 1864. The collection consists of a roster book, and clothing and ordnance book.
	Call #:	MS 1673
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Johnson Island Prison. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 171st (1864). \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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46	Title:	19th Ohio Infantry Regiment Records, Series II
	Creator:	19th Ohio Infantry Regiment
	Dates:	1861-1864
	Abstract:	The 19th Ohio Infantry Regiment Records, 1861-1864, consist of a roll book kept by Captain Solomon J. Firestone during the American Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 1628
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-1865). \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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47	Title:	Darius F. Hunsberger Papers
	Creator:	Hunsberger, Darius F.
	Dates:	1847-1889
	Abstract:	Darius F. Hunsberger was a captain in Company H, 164th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of ordnance and quartermaster reports, circulars, general orders, letters, muster and payrolls, and other papers relating to Captain Hunsberger and his unit.
	Call #:	MS 3415
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hunsberger, Darius F. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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48	Title:	Life of Major General George H. Thomas Manuscript
	Creator:	Van Horne, Thomas B.
	Dates:	1881
	Abstract:	The collection consists of a manuscript copy of Thomas Budd Van Horne's biography of Major-General George H. Thomas, leader in the Union Army during the Civil War. This manuscript varies somewhat from the published edition.
	Call #:	MS 1072
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 volume)
	Subjects:	Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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49	Title:	Reunion Records of the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
	Creator:	150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
	Dates:	1894-1927
	Abstract:	The 150th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry was composed of several former Ohio National Guard units and was organized at Cleveland, Ohio, on May 5, 1864, to serve 100 days. Its term of service was spent in garrison duty at Washington, D.C. It was mustered out on Aug. 23, 1864. After the war its veterans held annual reunions. The collection consists of company rosters, reports, speeches, and minutes of the annual reunions.
	Call #:	MS 1204
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 150th (1864) \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 150th. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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50	Title:	George Spencer Frary Diary
	Creator:	Frary, George Spencer
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3079
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Frary, George Spencer. \| Ohio. National Guard. Infantry, 171st. \| Johnson Island Prison. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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51	Title:	Benjamin A. Wright Account Book
	Creator:	Wright, Benjamin A.
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	Benjamin A. Wright was a soldier in Company B, 39th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a financial record of Wright's accounts with members of the 39th Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, while stationed at Camp Bartow near Savannah, Georgia.
	Call #:	MS 1244
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wright, Benjamin A. \| Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 39th. \| Soldiers -- Georgia -- Miscellanea. \| Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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52	Title:	John Butler Papers
	Creator:	Butler, John
	Dates:	1825-1885
	Abstract:	John Butler was a Quaker of Salem, Ohio during the nineteenth century. The collection consists of correspondence, journals and diaries relating to Butler's activities as a delegate from the Ohio Yearly Meeting of Orthodox Friends. Includes material on exemption of Quakers from military service during the Civil War and their opposition to the war; on Butler's meeting with President Abraham Lincoln; and on Butler's trips to Iowa, to the Indiana Yearly Meeting, to freedmen's camps in the South, to Kansas Indian agents and tribes, and other travels on behalf of Indians.
	Call #:	MS 0559
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Butler, John H., fl. 1862-1885. \| Quakers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Quakers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| Conscientious objectors -- United States. \| Freedmen -- United States -- Social conditions. \| Indians of North America -- Social conditions. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Conscientious objectors. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Protest movements.
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53	Title:	John McLeish Papers
	Creator:	McLeish, John
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	John McLeish was born in Scotland, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1830s. During the American Civil War, he served in the 9th Ohio Independent Battery, organized in Cleveland in 1861 and trained at Camp Wood, Ohio. In December 1862, McLeish and several others in the battery were discharged for ill health. The collection consists of two diaries, one written anonymously and the other written by Private John McLeish. The anonymous diary chronicles the writer's service in the 9th Ohio Independent Battery from January 10-August 31, 1862. McLeish's diary begins on September 1, 1862, and ends on December 14, 1862, several days before his discharge.
	Call #:	MS 4602
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McLeish, John, 1811-1891. \| United States. Army. Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, 9th (1861-1865) -- Personal narratives. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects. \| Cumberland Gap Campaign, 1862. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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54	Title:	John Worrell Northrop Diary
	Creator:	Worrell, John
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	John Worrell Northrop was a Civil War soldier who served in the 76th New York Infantry. The collection consists of a detailed account of Northrop's battle experiences, capture, and confinement at Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Chronicles from the diary of a war prisoner in Andersonville and other military prisons of the South in 1864... by J. W. Northrop, Wichita, Kan., 1904.
	Call #:	MS 0450
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (2 volumes)
	Subjects:	Northrop, John Worrell. \| Andersonville Prison. \| Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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55	Title:	Hosea Paul Report
	Creator:	Paul, Hosea
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	The collection consists of a report of Hosea Paul, Jr., who was sent as a delegate from Cleveland, Ohio to the United States Christian Commission, City Point, Virginia.
	Call #:	MS 1597
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Paul, Hosea. \| United States Christian Commission. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work.
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56	Title:	Oliver Kingsley Brooks Sketches
	Creator:	Brooks, Oliver Kingsley
	Dates:	1861-1995
	Abstract:	Oliver Kingsley Brooks was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1845. His art studies in Cleveland and New York City were interrupted by the American Civil War, when Brooks joined the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving as a corporal in 1864, during which time he took part in the defense of Washington, D. C. After contracting malaria, he returned to Cleveland and entered into business with his father's firm, Huntington and Brooks. Brooks became a prominent Cleveland businessman. He maintained a lifelong interest in art, serving as vice president of the Cleveland Art Club. He was also a book collector, leading to membership in the Rowfant Club. Other organizations to which he belonged included the Western Reserve Society, Sons of the American Revolution; the Union Club; and Troop A, Ohio National Guard. He married Harriet Ellen Gill in 1884. They had two daughters. Brooks died in 1914. The collection consists of sketches, sketchbooks, drawings, watercolor paintings, portraits, photocopies of sketches and watercolors, a photograph, photocopies of photographs, a biographical essay, a genealogical chart, and an essay written by Brooks. The collection is of value to those studying Civil War history, army life during that war, and general scenes of nineteenth century life. The sketches include views of Civil War buildings, such as Fort Slemmer in Tennessee and the barracks at Fort Bunker Hill, Washington, D.C., and drawings of Civil War scenes of camp life done during 1864. Also included are general scenes of nineteenth century life ca. 1860-1880s; including people, landscapes, boats, lighthouses, churches, houses, and other buildings.
	Call #:	MS 4741
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Brooks, Oliver Kingsley, 1845-1914. \| Brooks family. \| Brooks, Charles E., 1851-1921 -- Portraits. \| Brooks, William Keith, 1848-1908 -- Portraits. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 150th (1864) -- Pictorial works. \| Drawing, American. \| Watercolor painting, American. \| Pencil drawing, American. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Art and the war. \| Fort Bunker Hill (Washington, D.C.) -- Pictorial works. \| Fort Slemmer (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. \| PLACES: WESTERN RESERVE
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57	Title:	Albert Yeomans Papers
	Creator:	Yeomans, Albert
	Dates:	1862-1893
	Abstract:	Albert Yeomans (1826-1890) was an attorney and probate judge in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was the Captain of Company B of the 125th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of appointment papers, correspondence, election certificates, a journal entry, a list, a muster role, obituaries, pension certificates, reports, speeches, and statements.
	Call #:	MS 5212
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Trumbull County \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 \| Yeomans, Albert, 1826-1890
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58	Title:	George Hurlbut Diary
	Creator:	Hurlbut, George
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3185
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hurlbut, George, b. 1838 or 9. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 14th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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59	Title:	19th Ohio Infantry Regiment Records
	Creator:	19th Ohio Infantry Regiment
	Dates:	1863-1864
	Abstract:	The 19th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Alliance, Ohio, between Sept. 25, 1861 and January 1, 1862. It participated in various American Civil War battles in Tennessee and Georgia before it mustered out on Oct. 24, 1865. The collection consists of inspection reports and statements of the regimental fund.
	Call #:	MS 1207
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	19th Ohio Infantry Regiment Records, 1863-1864. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865) \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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60	Title:	James M. Nash Papers
	Creator:	Nash, James M.
	Dates:	1861-1866
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 2571
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Nash, James M., 1832 or 3-1866. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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