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Sept.-Dec. 1861, concerning the recruitment and organization
of soldiers, and a letter from Gen. Thomas J. Jackson to Letcher,
Apr. 20, 1863, asking for a military escort for Mrs. Jackson
from Richmond, Va., to his camp near Fredericksburg.
541
Levy, Diana Franklin (b. 1858)
Collection, 19th century. 1 v.
Autograph book containing signed photographs of Nathaniel
P. Banks, Salmon P. Chase, Schuyler Colfax, Solomon Foote,
Ulysses S. Grant, William B. Hazen, Andrew Johnson, Carl
Schurz, William H. Seward, Edwin M. Stanton, Thaddeus
Stevens, Charles Sumner, Lyman Trumbull, and others.
542
Lewis, Lothrop Lincoln Pvt., 1st Maine Volunteers
Collection, 1864-65. 2 items.
Diary, Aug. 29, 1864-June 26 [1865], kept during the
Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, the Siege of Petersburg,
and the Appomattox Campaign. Describes camp life, marches,
disease, foraging expeditions, discipline, depredations, and Confederate
deserters. Includes a few details on the Battle of Cedar
Creek and the capture of Petersburg, Va. Also contains a photograph
of Lewis taken in Mar. 1865.
543
Lewis, William Delaware Col., 110th
(d. 1872) Pennsylvania Volunteers
Document, 1862. 1 item.
Proclamation issued by Lewis to the inhabitants of
Winchester, Va., Apr. 17, 1862, warning that he would not
permit "lying reports and insulting remarks."
544
Libby, Frederick Joseph (1874-1970) ,..
Papers, 1862-1970. ca. 2,470 items. / CSJ '
Includes the diary of Dr. Abial Libby, Mar. 8-July 23,
1862, a surgeon with the Army of the Potomac, which contains
a list of the questions he asked during the examination of new
recruits, and comments on camp life, disease, casualties, medical
care, entertainment, morality, depredations, and foraging
expeditions during the Peninsular Campaign. Provides names
or figures on casualties in the 3d Maine, 38th New York, and
40th New York regiments.
545
Limongi, Felix
Collection, 1832-80. ca. 240 items.
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