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41	Title:	William B. Britton Letters
	Creator:	Britton, William B.
	Dates:	1861-1864
	Abstract:	William B. Britton was a Captain of the Janesvile Fire Zouaves, 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters written by Britton, to the editors of the Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, concerning the participation of his regiment in the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 2886
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Britton, William B. \| United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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42	Title:	Thomas Jefferson Hyatt Papers
	Creator:	Hyatt, Thomas Jefferson
	Dates:	1863-1864
	Abstract:	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).
	Call #:	MS 2901
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hyatt, Thomas Jefferson, 1830-1864. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 126th (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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43	Title:	Nancie Swan Folkett Papers
	Creator:	Foskett, Nancie Swan
	Dates:	1818-1869
	Abstract:	Nancie Swan Foskett(1838-?) of Medina County, Ohio, was a schoolteacher (1861-1865) in various schools in Medina County. During 1861-1862, she and her father lived in LeSeuer, Minnesota with her brothers and their families, returning to Medina County in the spring of 1862. In 1865, Nancie Swan married Captain Porter Foskett of Brunswick, Ohio. They made their home in the city of Medina, where Porter Foskett became a successful businessman. The collection consists of eleven diaries of Nancie Swan Foskett, 1855-1869, and one account book of N.A. Goodwin, 1818-1834. The diaries detail her life as a teacher in various schools in Medina County, Ohio, her trip to Minnesota, civilian life during the American Civil War, and family events during the period.
	Call #:	MS 4576
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Foskett, Nancie Swan. \| Foskett, Nancie Swan -- Diaries. \| Foskett, Porter. \| Swan family. \| Goodwin, N. A. \| Women -- Ohio -- Medina County. \| Women -- Ohio -- Medina County -- Diaries. \| Teachers -- Ohio -- Medina County. \| Education -- Ohio -- Medina County. \| Diaries. \| Account books -- Ohio -- Medina County. \| Medina County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
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44	Title:	Franz Sigel Papers
	Creator:	Sigel, Franz
	Dates:	1858-1902
	Abstract:	Franz Sigel (1824-1902) was an Army officer and editor. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, orders, dispatches, reports, notes, memoranda, maps, and other papers dealing almost exclusively with Sigel's activities as a brigadier general and major general from April 1861 to July 1864. Includes unpublished narratives of Sigel's campaigns, a few personal letters, and others involving Sigel's enlistment of volunteers in St. Louis early in 1861.
	Call #:	MS 3123
	Extent:	5.60 linear feet (13 containers and 4 bound volumes)
	Subjects:	Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902. \| Generals -- United States -- Correspondence. \| German Americans. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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45	Title:	Rodney Seaver Diary
	Creator:	Seaver, Rodney
	Dates:	1863-1871
	Abstract:	Rodney Seaver was a soldier in Company K, 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a pocket diary containing an account of Seaver's activities and descriptions of several battles in which he participated, primarily in 1864.
	Call #:	MS 2568
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Seaver, Rodney. \| United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865). Company K. \| Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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46	Title:	John H. King Papers
	Creator:	King, John H.
	Dates:	1862-1865
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 4472
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	King, John H., 1840-1897 -- Correspondence. \| King, Catherine -- Correspondence. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 80th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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47	Title:	John S. Ellen Journal
	Creator:	Ellen, John S.
	Dates:	1861-1864
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 3502
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ellen, John S. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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48	Title:	Darling Family Papers
	Creator:	Darling Family
	Dates:	1846-1893
	Abstract:	Stephen S. Darling was a farmer in Chandler's Valley, Pennsylvania. His son Wesley served in the 9th New York Cavalry during the American Civil War, while another son, Bradford, served in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, recipes (in German and English), song lyrics, an account of the early settling of Chandler's Valley, Pennsylvania, letters in German script (1855-1874) from family members to immigrant relatives in the United States, a register of Company F of the 9th New York Cavalry, and miscellaneous documents. Topics of the correspondence include the Civil War, and farm life in Pennsylvania.
	Call #:	MS 3755
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Darling family. \| United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) \| United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence. \| Farm life -- Pennsylvania. \| Chandler's Valley (Pa.) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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49	Title:	Royce Family Papers
	Creator:	Royce Family
	Dates:	1852-1924
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 1675
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 55th (1861-1865). Company H. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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50	Title:	Samuel Kinsey Maguire Letters
	Creator:	Maguire, Samuel Kinsey
	Dates:	1875-1876
	Abstract:	Samuel Kinsey Maguire (d. 1862) was the son of Captain George Maguire of Christine, Delaware. He married Charles Anna (Annie) Smith ca. 1859 and they had two children, Anna Louise and William. In 1861 Samuel joined the 72nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers (Baxter's Gunners) and served as quartermaster until he died in service at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, on October 9, 1862. The collection consists of letters from Samuel K. Maguire to Annie Smith Maguire (1857-1862). The letters of 1861-1862 contain accounts of army life and of battles, including Sharpsburg and Harpers Ferry. Also included are a letter from "Lulu" (probably Anna Louise Maguire) to "Mama" (1876), and genealogical material on the Maguire family.
	Call #:	MS 3883
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Maguire, Samuel Kinsey, d. 1862. \| Maguire family. \| United States. Army. -- Military life. \| Soldiers -- Delaware. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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51	Title:	Robert C. Lamberton Diary
	Creator:	Lamberton, Robert C.
	Dates:	1862-1866
	Abstract:	Robert C. Lamberton was a soldier in the 84th and, after 1864, the 57th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry regiments during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a typescript copy of a diary containing statements on weather and troop movements during Lamberton's service with two Civil War regiments.
	Call #:	MS 2934
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Lamberton, Robert C. \| United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 57th (1864-1865) \| United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 84th (1862-1863) \| Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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52	Title:	Amelia Marx Strauss Family Papers
	Creator:	Straus, Amelia Marx Family
	Dates:	1858-1910
	Abstract:	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.
	Call #:	MS 4368
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Strauss, Amelia Marx, 1849-1900. \| Strauss family. \| Marx family. \| Hawkins family. \| Strauss, Joseph. \| Jews -- United States. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish.
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53	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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54	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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55	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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56	Title:	Laurens W. Wolcott Diaries
	Creator:	Wolcott, Laurens W.
	Dates:	1863-1865
	Abstract:	Laurens W. Wolcott was a soldier in the 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of diaries written by Wolcott during the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 3240
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wolcott, Laurens W. \| United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 52nd. \| Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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57	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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58	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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59	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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60	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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