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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 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.

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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Photocopied and typescript letters (1859) from Mary A. George to her children, Mary J. and Charles H., during a trip north with her husband; letters (1861-64) from Charles H. George to his sisters, Mary J. and Mattie; and letters (1865-66) from Charles H. George's widow, Flora, to Mattie George.

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This collection contains a letter written by Alexander B. Meek (1814-1865) during the American Civil War explaining the war in Mobile, Alabama, with mentions of Dauphin Island, his journey home, and potentially staying put where he was.

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This collection consists of five Civil War maps depicting Union Army territory.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence to and from John J. Miller documenting his imprisonment at Johnson's Island, Ohio and military duties at Richmond, Virginia. Includes letters from his father James Miller and brother William J. Miller in St. Louis, and Mary Elizabeth Burd, later his wife, from Oakland, Missouri. Also contains photographs of Miller and his wife, an 1860 officer's commission from the State of Tennessee (Western Military Academy), and a short biography of Miller. ...

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This collection contains two images, one of James Nichols and one of Sarah Jane Hastings Nichols. Also included are multiple letters between he and his wife.