civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

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Fraser, P. Historian
Manuscript. 1,070 p.
Unpublished "History of the Great Rebellion and Civil War
in the United States, in One Volume."
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Freeman, Douglas Southall
(1886-1953) Educator; Author; Lecturer
Papers, 1900-54. ca. 70,000 items.
Source material gathered in preparation for Freeman's R.
E. Lee (1934-35), 4 v.; The South to Posterity (1939); and Lee's
Lieutenants (1942-44), 3 v.; and manuscripts and galley proofs
of each work.
Finding aid available.
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Fremont, John Charles (1813-1890) Gen., USA
Letters, 1862-64. 3 items.
Letter from Fremont to Maj. Simon Stevens, Apr. 21,1862,
Mountain Department, Wheeling, W. Va., advising Stevens on
how to obtain an appointment on his staff.
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French, Benjamin Brown Commissioner of Public
(1800-1870) Buildings, Washington, D.C.
Papers, 1802-1924. ca. 4,000 items.
Correspondence, diary, and newspaper clippings describing,
in part, life in the Federal Capital during the war. Includes a
few details on the Battle of 1st Manassas, observations on soldiers
returning to Washington after the battle, public reaction
to the Baltimore riots, Lincoln's inauguration and assassination,
and Gen. Jubal Early's Washington raid, and a description of
Richmond, Va., immediately after the war.
Finding aid and partial microfilm copy (3 reels) available.
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Fritsch, Friedrich Otto,
Baron Von (b. 1834) Capt., 68th New York Volunteers
Memoir, 1856-1900. 1 v.
Transcript.
Unpublished manuscript, "A Modern Soldier of Fortune,"
edited by Jessie Kaufman. Provides information on camp life,
marches, generalship, rank disputes, supply, skirmishes, and
the Chancellorsville and Gettysburg campaigns. Includes
remarks on interviews with President Lincoln and Edwin M.
Stanton on the problems of blacks.
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