civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

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MacKaye, James Morrison
(1805-1888) Abolitionist, New York
Papers, 1824-1953. ca. 75 items.
Includes 44 letters to members of the American Freedmen's
Inquiry Commission (Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, Robert Dale
Owen, and James M. MacKaye), 1862-63, concerning the condition
and treatment of black refugees at Fort Monroe, Va.,
and various other collection points, the assignment of officers
to black regiments, and employment as a residential superintendent
of black refugees. Also includes a list of maps and
charts furnished to the commission. Correspondents include
Francis C. Barlow, LeBaron Russell, Edwin M. Stanton, Charles
Sumner, John C. Tucker, and Peter H. Watson.
583
McKean, Thomas Jefferson (ca. 1810-1879) Gen., USV
Letter, 1864. 1 item.
Letter from McKean to Francisco Moreno, Spanish vice
consul at Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 31,1864, apologizing for Moreno's
treatment by Federal soldiers and explaining his government's
policy toward noncombatants.
584
McKee, Mary T. New York
Papers, 1863-64. 5 items.
Account of the imprisonment of John McKee (father of
Mary McKee) at Fort Lafayette, N.Y., as a Confederate sympathizer
(65 p.); letter from George M. Stoll (CSA) of South Carolina
to Mrs. H. A. Barling, Fort Lafayette, May 9,1864, expressing
appreciation for Mrs. Barling's assistance to Confederate
prisoners of war; letter, Feb. 2,1864, concerning military passes
to Fort Lafayette; and a sketched emblem of the Knights of the
Crimson Cross presented to Mrs. Barling with the signatures
of Gens. Franklin Gardner and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee,
and others.
585
McKinley, William (1843-1901), Pres., U.S.
Papers, 1847-1902. ca. 131,000 items.
Includes McKinley's discharge as a captain in the 23d Ohio
Volunteers, July 26, 1865, a sketch of his military service, and
muster-out rolls.
Published index and microfilm copy (98 reels) available.
586
McKinley, William C. Pvt., 24th Maryland Volunteers
Collection, 1861-62. 13 items.
Letters from McKinley to his wife, Dec. 17, 1861-May 5,
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