| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | George P. Metcalf Unpublished Reminiscences
| | | | Creator: | Metcalf, George P. | | | | Dates: | 1886 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | MS 3372 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Metcalf, George P., b. 1844. | Metcalf family. | United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 136th (1862-1865). Company D. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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