civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

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Family papers, 1815-72.
Microfilm, 6 reels.
Includes a letter defending Gens. Ulysses S. Grant, William
T. Sherman, and Benjamin M. Prentiss against Secretary
Stanton's charges of incompetence and misconduct; a letter to
President Lincoln suggesting the use of compressed air to power
steamships; and material from the William T. Sherman family
papers.
Published guide available.
Originals at Notre Dame University Library.
292
Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) Adm., USN
Papers, 1810-69. 12 items.
In part, photocopies.
General orders issued from Farragut's flagship, U.S.S.
Hartford, in the Mississippi River, Apr. 17 and 27, 1862, and
before New Orleans, Apr. 26, 1862; copy of a letter from Secretary
Welles to Farragut, May 10, 1862, on the capture of New
Orleans; general order of June 25, 1862, on the bombardment
of Vicksburg; and diagram of Farragut's battle formation in
the attack on Mobile Bay.
293
Papers, 1816-69. 20 items.
Letterbook kept aboard the U.S.S. Brooklyn, 1858-61, containing
correspondence concerning the cruising ground of the
Confederate privateer Sumter and orders from Secretary Welles.
Also includes a letter from Farragut to Comdr. Melancthon B.
Woolsey, May 13, 1864, placing Woolsey in command of Federal
vessels along the Texas coast.
Finding aid available.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
294
Fay, John CSA
Manuscript narrative, 1905. 1 item.
Transcript.
Narrative of Lt. Jesse McNeill's capture of Gens. George
Crook and Benjamin F. Kelley near Cumberland, Md., Feb. 21,
1865. Based on an account of the event written in the immediate
postwar period.
295
Fay, Logan (b. 1830) Sgt., 7th New York National Guard
Papers, 1861-62. 4 items.
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