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ing in the 2d Iowa, the arrest and detainment of Confederate
soldiers and sympathizers in Missouri, marches, foraging
expeditions, depredations, the attitude of noncombatants in
the South, guerrilla warfare, black life, discipline, and morale.
Also includes information on the burning of Columbia, S.C.,
the occupation of Raleigh and Goldsboro, N.C., skirmishes in
northern Mississippi and northern Alabama, and the battles of
Resaca, Dallas, and Kennesaw Mountain in the Atlanta Campaign.
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Ferree, Newton and Joel 36th Ohio National Guard
Papers, 1812-79. 13 items.
Diary of Newton Ferree, Jan. 28-Nov. 1, 1864, kept while
serving as a temporary clerk in the Paymaster General's
Department. Contains remarks on military organization and
training and a voyage to Port Royal, S.C., for an exchange of
prisoners.
302
Fessenden, William Pitt
(1806-1869) U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Papers, 1832-78. ca. 1,000 items.
Correspondence relating to abolition, war finance, and the
operations of the Treasury Department, 1864-65.
Finding aid, partial index, and microfilm copy (5 reels)
available.
303
Field, S. Lynchburg, Va.
Letter, 1864. 1 item.
Letter from Field to Virginia senator A. T. Caperton, Feb.
7, 1864, protesting a bill passed by the Confederate House of
Representatives exempting from military service farmers who
provide substitutes.
304
Fillebrown, Thomas Scott (1834-1884) 1st Lt., USN
Letter, 1861. 1 item.
Letter from Fillebrown to Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman,
Nov. 26, 1861, U.S.S. Roanoke, Old Point [Comfort, Va.], concerning
work on the C.S.S. Merrimac and the Federal plan of
attack when the vessel appears. Includes details on the construction,
measurements, and ordnance of the Merrimac. Also
contains remarks on troops and vessels assembled under Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler for operations in Louisiana.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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