civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

Company E, 39th Massachusetts, Sept. 5, 1862; muster rolls
for Companies A and G, 59th Massachusetts, 1864; and pay
records for Company F, 13th Massachusetts, 1862-64. Also, a
volume begun as a "Complete Record of the Names of all the
Soldiers and Officers in the Military Service and of all the
Seamen and Officers in the Naval Service of the United States,
during the Rebellion begun in 1861," but containing the names
and abbreviated service records of only 113 men,
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Massey, R. H. Capt., Chaplain, 40th Illinois Volunteers
Collection, 1863-64. 15 items.
Consists of a report by Massey on the condition and service
of the 40th Illinois during the Atlanta Campaign; a list of the
soldiers in the 40th Illinois killed or wounded in the Battle of
Resaca; an inventory of the effects of Lt. Col. R. L. Barnhill,
who was killed at Kennesaw Mountain; a copy of a war correspondent's
report on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; an
inventory of equipment in Massey's charge; orders concerning
reenlistments and the property and treatment of noncombatants;
and a letter from Massey to President Lincoln, May 28,
1863, La Grange, Tenn., requesting permission to organize and
command a black regiment.
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Matthewson, Arthur (1837-1920) Surg., USN
Papers, 1861-65. 9 items.
Official correspondence concerning duty assignments,
commissions, and examinations for promotion. Correspondents
include Thornton A. Jenkins, Gideon Welles, and William
Whelan.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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Maury, Betty Herndon (1835-1903) Fredericksburg, Va.
Diary, 1861-63. 1 v.
Provides comments on Maury's move from Washington,
D.C., to Fredericksburg in 1861, preparations for war in
Virginia, jealousy between regular and volunteer forces, contributions
of Confederate women to the war effort, disagreement
between Matthew F. Maury and President Davis, efforts by M.
F. Maury to torpedo Federal vessels on the Potomac and James
Rivers, popular support for the war, inflation, troop movements,
raids and skirmishes in the area around Fredericksburg, the
occupation of Falmouth and Fredericksburg, the suffering of
noncombatants, black life, and the response of blacks to the
war. Microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
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