United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

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This collection consists of letters regarding military life and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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Photocopies of three letters (1864) from David Manuel Denney (1828-1864) to his wife, Sinai Pearson Denney (d. 1865), and four letters (1864) from Sinai to Denney, relating family matters.

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This collection consists of seven letters written and sent to Doten's parents in Cooper, Maine, from Fort Lincoln, Maryland, Falmouth, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

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This collection contains commissions, correspondence, and a diary recording Thomas Eckert's service in the United States Department of War during the Civil War. It also contains photocopies of other Thomas Eckert primary source materials and Eckert family genealogical materials, as well as a microfilm copy.

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Nine letters written between October and December 1862 from Evarts to his wife. Most of them were sent from Camp Terry in New Haven, Connecticut, one from New York City, and one from on board a ship.

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This is a diary believed to have been written between December 11, 1862 (?) and February 8, 1863, by an unidentified soldier of the 44th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, who served in North Carolina during the Civil War. It includes descriptions of camp activities, marches, and the aftermath of the Battle of Kinton on Dec. 14, 1862 and the Battle of White Hall.

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This collection includes letters and their transcripts. The letters are from Fogel to his wife from the time of his enlistment through his hospitalization after being wounded at Petersburg, Virginia.

Scope and Contents This collection includes Alexander Frazer's papers that span the years 1839-1860s. The majority of the papers consist of receipts written to Alexander Frazer. Also included are correspondence, official documents, and a 1932 pamphlet of the East Liberty Baptist Association's annual session. A contract between the Confederate States of America and Alexander Frazer in regards to food supplies is of special interest. Little is known about Frazer through his papers since the majority are receipts...

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This collection consists of six letters, a newspaper clipping, a record of births, and correspondence.

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The collection consists of handwritten letters by Gardiner to his sweetheart and a manuscript pass.