civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

ville and Marietta, Ga. Entries from the war (reels 3-4) describe
troop movements, depredations by both Federal and
Confederate soldiers, and the social and economic effects of
the war in Georgia.
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Foote, Andrew Hull (1806-1863) Adm., USN
Papers, 1838-63. ca. 800 items.
Correspondence, orders, and reports concerning the gunboat
attack on Confederate batteries at Belmont, Mo., the Fort
Donelson Campaign, and the capture of the C.S. gunboat Jeff
Davis. Also contains general orders and ordnance reports. Correspondents
include Andrew A. Harwood, Roger N. Stembel,
and Gideon Welles.
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Foote, Lemuel Thomas
(1832-1908) Chaplain, 151st New York Volunteers
Papers, 1856-1937. ca. 110 items.
Contains about 30 letters from Foote to his wife written
from camps in Virginia, Aug.-Dec. 1863, chiefly concerning
personal affairs, but including remarks on camp life, morale,
disease, diet, desertions, depredations, foraging expeditions,
religion, inflation, Confederate spies, and the disposition of
troops. Also includes an account of the skirmish at Locust Grove,
Va., a description of the death of Capt. Sylvanus S. Wilcox, a
report on Federal casualties in the Battle of Winchester (Sept.
1864), and miscellaneous passes, orders, and commissions.
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Forbes, Archibald (1838-1900) Journalist
Papers, 1889-98. 19 items.
Manuscript article with related correspondence on the
Grant-Warren-Sheridan controversy over the Battle of Five
Forks. Correspondents include John Hay, Wesley Merritt, and
James H. Wilson.
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Forbes Family Massachusetts
Papers, 1768-1931.
Microfilm, 52 reels.
Contains the correspondence of Robert Bennet Forbes
(1804-1889), Massachusetts shipowner and shipbuilder, relating
to the construction of gunboats. Correspondents include
John A. Dahlgren, Gustavus V. Fox, Louis M. Goldsborough,
Francis H. Gregory, Samuel P. Lee, Stephen B. Luce, and Gideon
Welles.
Finding aid available.
Originals in the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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