civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

Includes a few miscellaneous notes and letters to Green
from J. M. Baughman, W. R. Daugherty, Jefferson Davis, Burton
N. Harrison, and James A. Seddon, 1863-64; letters from
Confederate officers held in Libby Prison after the fall of
Richmond, Va., Apr. 1865; military passes; and notes on States
rights and the Constitution.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (3 reels) available.
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Green, Joseph F. (b. 1811) Capt., USN
Papers, 1828-1960. 60 items.
In part, transcripts.
Chiefly official correspondence, 1862-64, concerning the
blockade of Charleston Harbor, S.C. Includes information on
expeditions to Murrell's Inlet, Dec. 29, 1863-Jan. 2, 1864, and
Bull's Bay, Mar. 1864, the attack on Fort Sumter of Sept. 9,
1863, the sinking of the U.S.S. Housatonic, blockade runners,
desertions, and discipline. Also contains the logbook of the
U.S.S. Mary Sanford, Dec. 29, 1863-Jan. 2 [1864], instructions
and signals for the attack on Murrell's Inlet, sketches of
Murrell's Inlet, and miscellaneous orders and reports. Correspondents
include James C. Chaplin, John J. Cornwell, John
A. Dahlgren, John L. Davis, J. D. Dexter, Samuel F. Du Pont,
William Gibson, Charles W. Pickering, and William D. Whiting.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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Greene, Samuel Dana (1839-1884) Lt., USN
Letter, 1862. 1 item.
Transcript.
Letter from Greene to his family, Mar. 14, 1862, describing
the engagement between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
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Greenwood Plantation South Carolina
Diary, 1858-64. 1 v.
Diary of the proprietor of Greenwood plantation, Mr.
Gregory, Aug. 1858-Oct. 1864. The diary was picked up by a
soldier in the naval brigade and sent to Adm. John A. Dahlgren
as a reflection of economic conditions in the South. Includes a
forwarding letter from Comdr. George Henry Preble to Dahlgren,
Dec. 22, 1864.
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Greer, Henry I. and Robert 25th South
Carolina Volunteers
Papers, 1863-64. 32 items.
Chiefly letters from Henry and Robert Greer to their par-
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