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Owen, William Miller
(1832-1893) Washington Artillery, CSA
Quotations, undated. 4 p.
Extracts from William M. Owen's In Camp and Battle With
the Washington Artillery of New Orleans (1885).
693
Owner, William Washington, D.C.
Diary, 1860-67. 9 v.
Pro-South commentary on military, political, and diplomatic
events in the war as reported in newspapers and magazines.
Includes newspaper clippings and a few maps.
694
Palmer—Loper Families Merchants-Shipbuilders,
Connecticut
Papers, 1767-1900. ca. 4,000 items.
Includes correspondence and documents relating to the sale
and lease of ships to the U.S. Government; a partial list of
vessels used in the Peninsular Campaign and Gen. Ambrose E.
Burnside's expedition to North Carolina; letters written by W. S.
Palmer concerning his efforts to claim vessels stranded in New
Orleans, La., at the outbreak of the war, negotiations with
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, and the attitude of noncombatants in
Louisiana; material on R. F. Loper's defense against charges of
profiteering on ship leases; a biographical sketch of R. F. Loper;
and a certificate of enlistment for Edward Sheridan, 48th New
York Volunteers, Jan. 17, 1862.
Finding aid and partial microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
695
Park, Maud Wood (1871-1955)
Papers, 1864-1978. ca. 3,500 items.
Includes the Civil War memoir and notes of James Rodney
Wood, Sr. Describes Wood's enlistment and service in the 1st
Massachusetts Regiment, interviews with President Lincoln
and Secretary Stanton, his transfer to the 6th U.S. Cavalry,
and the participation of the 6th Cavalry in the Peninsular and
Wilderness campaigns, Stoneman's raid (Chancellorsville
Campaign), and the Kilpatrick—Dahlgren raid on Richmond.
Provides a detailed account of Wood's treatment as a prisoner
of war, his escape, and the service and death of Col. Ulric
Dahlgren.
Finding aid available.
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