civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

lished by David S. Sparks, Inside Lincoln's Army: The Diary of
Marsena Rudolph Patrick, Provost Marshal General, Army of
the Potomac (1964).
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Patterson, George Washington
(1799-1879) Farmer, New York
Papers, 1864. 3 items.
Includes a letter from Col. J. C. Drake to Patterson, Apr.
24,1864, Gloucester Point, Va., concerning the 112th New York
Volunteers and Drake's disappointment over being replaced as
senior colonel in his brigade; and a letter from Chaplain William
L. Hyde to Patterson, White House Landing, Va., concerning
Drake's death and arrangements for the return of his body
to New York.
701
Patterson, Theodore Cuyler Financier, Pennsylvania
Collection, 1861-1927. 3 items.
In part, photocopies.
Includes an account of the events in which Patterson's
father, Joseph Patterson (1808-1887), influenced the banking
establishment of Philadelphia to loan the U.S. Government
$50 million to finance the war; and a facsimile of the original
agreement sent to Secretary Salmon P. Chase, July 22, 1861.
702
Patterson, William Franklin (1826-1886) Capt., USA
Papers, 1812-1937. ca. 230 items.
Contains about 50 letters from Patterson to his wife,
1862—64, written during his service with an independent company
in the occupation of Cumberland Gap, and as a military
engineer in campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Arkansas, and Texas. Provides information on the Vicksburg
Campaign, military organization, generalship, camp life, diet,
guerrilla warfare, disease, medical care, desertions, problems
with prostitution and drinking in New Orleans, La., and military
supplies. Also contains miscellaneous orders and notes
and Patterson's discharge certificate, Jan. 22, 1865.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
703
Patton, John 98th Ohio Volunteers
Memoir, 1862-64. 27 v.
Describes Patton's enlistment and early training in Ohio,
Federal reaction to Gen. Edmund Kirby-Smith's invasion of
Kentucky and Gen. John Hunt Morgan's raid on Columbia,
Ky.; the fortification of Louisville, Ky.; the aftermath of the
Battle of Perryville and the pursuit of Gen. Braxton Bragg in
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