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21	Title:	Kellys Island Literary Society Records ("The Islander")
	Creator:	Kellys Island Literary Society
	Dates:	1860-1878
	Abstract:	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, editorials, letters to the editor, articles on history, humor, philosophy, religion, science, and travel, letters of soldiers participating in the American Civil War, and advertisements.
	Call #:	MS 2116
	Extent:	2.0 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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22	Title:	Alcinus Ward Fenton Papers
	Creator:	Fenton, Alcinus Ward
	Dates:	1862-1912
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 1318
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Fenton, Alcinus Ward, 1839-1923. \| Leach, Charles F. \| Maschke, Maurice, 1868-1936. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Patronage, Political -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Civil Service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Cavalry -- 6th.
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23	Title:	Albert Gaillard Hart Papers
	Creator:	Hart, Albert Gaillard
	Dates:	1830-1907
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 2659
	Extent:	1.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hart, Albert Gaillard, 1821-1907. \| Hart family. \| Bushnell family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) \| United States. Army -- Surgeons. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care.
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24	Title:	Thomas A. Covert Papers
	Creator:	Covert, Thomas A.
	Dates:	1861-1865
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3967
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Covert, Thomas A. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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25	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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26	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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27	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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28	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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29	Title:	William Grinnell Family Papers
	Creator:	Grinnell, William Family
	Dates:	1858-1952
	Abstract:	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).
	Call #:	MS 3076
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Grinnell family. \| Grinnell, William. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 104th (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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30	Title:	George W. Hodges Letters
	Creator:	Hodges, George W.
	Dates:	1861-1865
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3303
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hodges, George W., 1827-1918. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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31	Title:	Benjamin F. Sells Papers
	Creator:	Sells, Benjamin F.
	Dates:	1860-1875
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 2712
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sells, Benjamin F., b. 1824. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Suffrage -- United States. \| Mexican War, 1846-1848. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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32	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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33	Title:	James Barnett Papers
	Creator:	Barnett, James
	Dates:	1845-1906
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 2702
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Barnett, James, 1821-1911. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) \| Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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34	Title:	Alexander Varian Letters
	Creator:	Varian, Alexander
	Dates:	1861-1864
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3141
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Varian, Alexander, 1841 or 2-1864. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). Company D. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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35	Title:	Henry L. Burnham Diary
	Creator:	Burnham, Henry L.
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3186
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Burnham, Henry L., b. 1839 or 40. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 84th (1862). Company K. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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36	Title:	Charles Albert Turner Letters
	Creator:	Turner, Charles Albert
	Dates:	1862-1863
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3268
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Turner, Charles Albert, 1843-1863. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Monroeville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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37	Title:	James Nesbitt-Isaac P.C. Raub Family Papers
	Creator:	Nesbitt, James and Raub, Isaac Families
	Dates:	1859-1877
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3966
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Nesbitt family. \| Raub family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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38	Title:	Charles R. Green Papers
	Creator:	Green, Charles R.
	Dates:	1851-1914
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3732
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Green, Charles R. (Charles Ransley), 1845-1915. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Pensions, Military -- United States. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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39	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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40	Title:	E. G. Wood Family Papers
	Creator:	Wood, E. G. Family
	Dates:	1862-1865
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3290
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wood family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 96th (1862-1865). Company C. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 121st (1862-1865). Company E. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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