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New Orleans; a letter from Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Lovell,
Oct. 30, 1864, concerning General Sherman's strategy in the
Atlanta Campaign; and a copy of a note from Judah P. Benjamin
to Lovell, Oct. 27, 1861.
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Low-Mills Families
Papers, 1795-1959. ca. 4,000 items.
Includes 36 letters from Capt. George H. Putnam
(1844-1930), quartermaster and adjutant, 176th New York
Volunteers, to Mary Hillard Loines, Jan. 24, 1863-June 13,
1865, concerning campaigns in southern Louisiana, the Red
River Campaign of 1864, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of
1864 (particularly the Battle of Cedar Creek), and the Carolinas
Campaign. Provides information on camp life, marches,
foraging expeditions, morale, disease, hospital care, deaths,
conscripts, prisoners of war, guerrilla warfare, attacks on transports
and supply ships on the Mississippi River, black life,
attitudes toward black soldiers, and the effect of the war on
noncombatants in Louisiana. Also, wartime entries in the
diary of Ellen Low Mills include remarks on the U.S.S. Monitor,
the Gettysburg Campaign, and the capture of vessels owned by
the Low family.
Finding aid available.
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Lowe, John (1838-1930) 2d Asst. Engineer, USN
Papers, 1860-1945. ca. 600 items.
Includes information on Lowe's service as a private in the
2d Ohio Volunteers, and as assistant engineer on the U.S.S.
Huron, 1861-64, and the U.S.S. Shawmut, 1864-66. Also contains
Lowe's discharge from the 2d Ohio, July 31, 1861, and
official correspondence and orders.
Finding aid available.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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Lowndes, William (1782-1822)
Papers, 1754-1941.
Microfilm, 2 reels.
Includes a biographical sketch of Lt. J. E. McPherson Washington
(CSA); a copy of a letter by Capt. L. M. Shumaker concerning
Washington's death on a reconnaissance expedition at
Cheat Mountain, W. Va., Aug. 25, 1861; and reminiscences of
Thomas Pinckney Lowndes on fortifications and military affairs
at Charleston, S.C., and vicinity.
Originals at the University of North Carolina.
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