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Force, Manning Ferguson (1824-1899) Gen., USV
Papers, 1835-85.
Microfilm, 5 reels.
Diaries, 1861—66, official and personal correspondence,
reports, orders, telegrams, and miscellaneous items relating to
the Battle of Shiloh and the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns.
Provides information on camp life, training, diet, discipline,
prisoners of war, casualties, generalship, inflation, devastation,
and the attitude of noncombatants in the South. Also
contains material on the Fitz-John Porter trial.
Finding aid available.
Originals in the University of Washington Library.
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Force, Peter (1790-1868) Archivist;
Publisher; Historian
Papers, 1170-1944. ca. 50,000 items.
Includes 16 letters to Force from his son, Gen. Manning F.
Force, 1862-64, concerning the Fort Donelson Campaign, the
Battle of Shiloh, and camp life and marches in southwestern
Tennessee. Also contains clippings and printed material on the
Battle of Shiloh, and copies of general orders issued at New
Orleans, La., Dec. 1863-Feb. 1864.
Finding aid available.
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Forney, John Wien (1817-1881) Journalist; Politician
Papers, 1841-76. ca. 150 items.
Contains a few miscellaneous notes and letters relating
generally to the war. Correspondents include Montgomery Blair,
Simon Cameron, John A. Dahlgren, Thomas L. Kane, Edwin
M. Stanton, and Thurlow Weed.
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Forrest, French (1796-1866) Flag Officer, CSN
Letter, 1862. 1 item.
Letter from Forrest to "My Dear Victor," May 27, 1862,
Navy Department, criticizing the Confederate Congress for the
passage of a bill creating four new admirals.
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Forscky, J.
Letter, 1861. 1 item.
Letter from Forscky to S. P. Brooks, June 14, 1861,
Richmond, Va., praising southerners for their enthusiastic support
of the war.
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