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neer on the staff of Gen. George B. McClellan during the West
Virginia Campaign and the defense of Washington, D.C., as
colonel of the 2d Michigan Volunteers during the Peninsular,
2d Manassas, and Fredericksburg campaigns, as assistant engineer
in the Military Division of the Mississippi, Dec. 1863-Apr.
1864, and as chief engineer under Gen. William T. Sherman
during the Atlanta and Carolinas campaigns. Also includes memorabilia
on Poe's military service collected by his wife. Provides
information on the organization and training of troops in
Ohio early in the war, enthusiasm for the war in the North, the
organization and performance of McClellan's Army of the
Potomac, rank disputes, Confederate morale, depredations and
plundering by General Sherman's army in Georgia and South
Carolina, casualties, the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston,
the suffering of Unionists in the South, the psychological effects
of battle, conscription in the South, and the attitude and behavior
of southern women.
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Polk, Leonidas (1806-1864) Episcopal Bishop; Gen., CSA
Papers, 1856-68. 40 items.
Chiefly correspondence, orders, and miscellaneous items
relating to military affairs in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri,
and Mississippi. Includes a report on the skirmish near Belmont,
Mo. Correspondents include Braxton Bragg, Jefferson Davis,
Nathan B. Forrest, Joseph E. Johnston, Sterling Price, and
Louis T. Wigfall.
Microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
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Polsley, John J. (1831-1866) Lt. Col.,
7th West Virginia Cavalry, USA
Collection, 1862-73. 4 items.
Includes a letter from Polsley to his wife, June 10, 1862,
concerning the Battle of Port Republic, Va., and a letter from
Polsley to Maj. Hedgeman Slack, Jan. 21, 1864, Libby Prison,
expressing concern for his regiment and his hope for an early
exchange.
732
Poole, Edmund Leicester (b. 1845) USA
Letter, 1865. 1 item.
Photocopy.
Letter from Poole to his parents, Apr. 5, 1865, describing
the celebration in Washington, D.C., over the fall of Richmond,
Va.
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