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Three letters from Fay to his mother, Apr. 26 and 30, and
May 21,1861, Washington, D.C.; Fay's discharge, Sept. 5,1862.
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Feamster Family
Papers, 1794-1967. ca. 3,000 items.
Diary of Thomas L. Feamster (1829-1906), 14th Virginia
Cavalry, Jan. 1, 1864-Mar. 21, 1865, kept during campaigns
in Virginia and West Virginia. Also, orderly book containing
muster rolls, returns, and accounts for the 14th Virginia
Cavalry.
Finding aid available.
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Fell, Jesse W. (1808-1887) Maj., USA
Papers, 1806-1957. ca. 2,100 items.
In part, photocopies.
Contains five letters from Fell to his wife, Oct. 1862-Aug.
1863, relating to his service as paymaster of Ohio volunteers;
letter from J. Bailey to Clara Fell, Dec. 24, 1862, concerning
camp life, diet, disease, and deaths among Ohio soldiers stationed
near Nashville, Tenn.
Finding aid available.
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Fell, Joseph Gove (d. 1863) Sgt. Maj., 141st
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Collection, 1863, 1866. 2 items.
Letter from Adrial Lee to Fell's family, July 17, 1863,
concerning Fell's death in a military hospital near Gettysburg,
Pa.
299
Fenton, Lewis R. (d. 1895) 2d Michigan Cavalry
Diary and notes, 1863-1960. 2 items.
Diary, June 23, 1863-Dec. 31, 1864, describing camp life,
discipline, scouting and foraging expeditions, disease, and hospital
care during campaigns in Tennessee and northern
Alabama. Also, supplementary information on Fenton and the
war written by Jessie P. Williams, Marquette County, Mich.,
June 1960.
300
Ferguson, John Newton (1838-1919) 2d Iowa Volunteers
Diary, 1861-66. 4 v.
Diary, Dec. 11, 1861-Feb. 14, 1866, kept by Ferguson
during the Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Atlanta, Savannah,
and Carolinas campaigns. Describes his enlistment and train-
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