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1865, attests to his continued hopes for a Confederate victory
and the loyalty of southern women.
Finding aid available.
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Lyons, Richard Bickerton Pemell,
1st Earl (1817-1887) British Ambassador
Letter, 1861. 1 item.
Letter from Lyons to J. Mandeville Carlisle, July 10,
1861,Washington, D.C., inquiring about legal aspects of the
Federal blockade.
565
Lyons, Thomas Captain's Clerk, USN
Diary, 1863. 1 v.
Account of Lyons' service aboard the U.S.S. Carondelet,
Jan. 8-19, 1863, and the U.S.S. Lafayette, Jan. 20-June 25,
1863. Contains details on the Arkansas Post (Fort Hindman)
and Yazoo River expeditions, the Battle of Grand Gulf, and the
Red River Campaign of 1863. Includes comments on the conduct
of Capt. Henry Walke, the outfitting of the Lafayette,
loyalist refugees, aid to runaway slaves, discipline, disease,
casualties, foraging expeditions, illicit trade with Confederates,
the sinking of the U.S.S. Lancaster, the burning of the U.S.S.
Glide, and visits aboard the Lafayette by Adm. David D. Porter
and Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman.
566
McAdoo, William Gibbs (1863-1941)
Papers, 1786-1941. ca. 250,000 items.
Correspondence of the Floyd, McAdoo, and Gibbs families.
Letters of William G. McAdoo, Sr. (1820-1894) describe troop
movements in the Atlanta Campaign and depredations and
plundering by Confederate and Union soldiers, the impact of
the war in Georgia, Gen. Ambrose Burnside's advance on
Knoxville, Tenn., the sabotage of Confederate railroads by
Union sympathizers, and the displacement of Unionists in east
Tennessee. Letters of John D. McAdoo discuss the Federal
blockade, the defense of Galveston, Tex., recruitment and popular
support for the war in Texas, and the impact of the war on
the State of Texas. Letters by Lt. Richard S. Floyd concern his
enlistment in the C.S. Navy, the blockade of Mobile Bay, and
his service on the C.S.S. Florida. Letters of Charles R. Floyd
(CSN) relate to the activities of the Confederate Navy along
the coast of Georgia. Also contains miscellaneous letters concerning
the occupation of New Orleans, La., conditions in
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