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morale among Union soliders in Virginia; a letter from James
M. Green (48th New York Volunteers) to Ogden, Feb. 22,1862,
Daufuskie Island, S.C., on the Port Royal expedition, fortifications,
the Siege of Fort Pulaski, and black life; and a letter
from John B. Lord to Ogden, Jan. 28, 1862, Paducah [Ky.],
describing camp life, morale, marches, and entertainment.
Finding aid available.
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Old, William W. Capt., CSA
Diary, 1864. 9 p.
Describes maneuvers and skirmishes in Maryland and
Virginia, June-Aug. 1864, including Gen. Jubal A. Early's
Washington raid and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864.
Also contains a few comments on the movements of Gens. John
C. Breckinridge, John B. Gordon, John D. Imboden, Stephen D.
Ramseur, and Robert E. Rodes.
682
Oliphant, Benjamin F. and Catherine (d. 1916)
Papers, 1861-1916. 22 items.
Contains Benjamin Oliphant's commission as 1st sergeant
in the 3d Maryland Volunteers, July 2, 1864; discharges of
both Oliphant and his wife Catherine, a laundress and nurse
with the 3d Maryland during the Red River Campaign; a military
pass; signed statements attesting to the service and character
of both Benjamin and Catherine Oliphant; and postwar
correspondence concerning a military pension for Catherine
Oliphant.
683
Oliver, John F. Capt., USA
Papers, 1863. 17 items.
Dispatches received by Oliver as provost marshal, 4th District
of Ohio, concerning Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Ohio raid,
July 1863.
684
Oliver Family
Papers, 1419-1946.
Microfilm, 28 reels.
Includes two letters by Arthur Lawrence written from Chattanooga
and Knoxville, Tenn., Sept.-Oct. 1864, relating generally
to the war.
Originals at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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