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Petersburg, and the Fort Fisher expedition of 1865. Includes
information on camp life, discipline, morale, casualties, prisoners
of war, deserters, rank disputes, disease, and hospital care.
Letters to General Hawley from his wife, Harriet Foote Hawley,
a nurse with the American Missionary Society, discuss hospital
care at Hilton Head, S.C. Several letters to Mrs. Hawley
from her brother, S. E. Foote, written aboard the U.S.S. Penguin
in 1863, relate to the Florida expedition. Also includes material
on the Fitz-John Porter trial, sketches of Federal batteries
at the Siege of Fort Pulaski, a sketch of fortifications near New
Market, Va., Jan. 1864, and routine letters from William Faxon
and Gideon Welles.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (29 reels) available.
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Hay, Eugene Gano (1853-1933)
Papers, 1770-1933. ca. 13,300 items.
Includes about 30 letters from John F. Farquhar to his
wife, 1861—64, concerning the recruiting and disbursing service
in Indianapolis, Ind., military appointments, equipment
and supplies, morale, training, and the movement and disposition
of Indiana regiments.
Finding aid available.
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Hay, John (1838-1905) Private Secretary
to President Lincoln
Papers, 1785-1914. ca. 11,290 items.
In part, transcripts.
Contains miscellaneous letters, petitions, and newspaper
clippings relating to the treatment and exchange of prisoners
of war, the Fredericksburg Campaign, finance, and events in
Washington, D.C. Also an essay by Charles P. Daly, "Are Southern
Privateersmen Pirates?" 1861.
Finding aid, partial index, and partial microfilm copy (23
reels) available.
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Hayden, Levi (b. 1813) Shipwright
Diary, 1838-77. 2 v.
Describes Hayden's work under Gen. Ambrose Burnside in
clearing obstructions from channels and harbors along the coast
of North Carolina, and his service under Adms. John A.
Dahlgren and Samuel Phillips Lee in 1863 and 1864. Includes
observations on the capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras, the
Battle of Roanoke Island, the capture of New Bern, and naval
affairs in Virginia and South Carolina. Also contains Hayden's
suggestions on the construction of mines and torpedoes, and
the improvement of ironclad vessels.
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