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Virginia, and Louisiana. Contains details on the occupation of
Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, W. Va., the engagement at
Dranesville, Va., Dec. 6, 1861, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
of 1862, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Port Hudson
Campaign. Also provides information on camp life, training,
morale, marches, reconnaissance and foraging expeditions,
depredations, discipline, entertainment, casualties, hospital
care, guerrilla warfare, generalship, the treatment and exchange
of prisoners of war, the attitude of noncombatants,
slavery, black life, and the training and employment of black
troops during Quincy's service as colonel of the 73d U.S. Colored
Infantry.
Published guide available.
Originals in the Massachusetts Historical Society.
749
R. Hoe & Company Printers-Manufacturers, New York
Records, 1830-1935. ca. 5,100 items.
In part, transcripts.
Includes a few family letters relating generally to the war,
and material concerning the manufacture of rifling machines.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (17 reels) available.
750
Radford, William (1809-1890) Comdr., USN
Papers, 1847-90. 53 items.
Contains 23 items relating to the war, chiefly official correspondence
and orders concerning Radford's command of the
U.S.S. Cumberland and U.S.S. New Ironsides, 1862-65.
Includes Radford's report of Mar. 10, 1862, on the loss of the
Cumberland at Hampton Roads; a letter from Col. John Harris
to Radford, Dec. 7, 1863, concerning an effort in Congress to
transfer the Marine Corps to the Army as an additional
regiment; a letter from Adm. David D. Porter to Radford, Jan.
17, 1865, commending Radford on the performance of the New
Ironsides in the Fort Fisher expedition; and a letter from Gustavus
V. Fox to Radford, Feb. 10,1865, on the utility of monitors.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
751
Ramsey, Margaret Lawrence (18407-1922)
Collection, 1864-1977. 7 items.
In part, transcripts.
Contains the diary of Margaret L. Lindsley, Oct. 29,
1864-May 28, 1865, concerning the Siege of Nashville, Dec.
1864, and life in Washington, D.C., in the final weeks of the
war. Includes comments on the behavior of Union troops in
Nashville, the attitude of noncombatants, and generalship. Also
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