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oth of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861—63. About
75 letters from Lt. Colonel Revere to his wife and family discuss
his capture at the Battle of Balls Bluff, prison life, his
exchange, and the participation of the 20th Massachusetts in
the Peninsular, Antietam, and Gettysburg campaigns. Includes
remarks on camp life, morale, marches, discipline, supplies,
casualties, promotions, disease, slavery, and black life. Also
contains letters to Revere from various officers in the regiment
during his convalescence from a wound received at the Battle
of Sharpsburg.
Originals at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
767
Reynolds, Alexander Welch (1817-1876) Gen., CSA
Poem, 1864. 1 item.
Signed poem from Reynolds to Mrs. Hardee, written near
Dalton, Ga., Mar. 21, 1864.
768
Reynolds, Charles Capt., 12th Wisconsin Volunteers
Order book, 1864-65. 1 v.
Covers the period Jan. 14, 1864-July 16, 1865. Contains
circulars and special orders from the War Department, military
codes, orders from the headquarters of Gens. William T.
Sherman and James B. McPherson during the Atlanta and
Savannah campaigns, figures on votes cast by soldiers in the
Presidential election of 1864, copies of congratulatory letters
from Gen. U. S. Grant and President Lincoln to General Sherman
on his successful campaigns in the South, and orders on
enlistments, discharges, foraging expeditions, plundering, special
details, and the arrest of stragglers.
769
Reynolds, Thomas Caute (1821-1887) Gov., Missouri
Papers, 1856-66. ca. 1,100 items.
Official and private letterbooks of Reynolds, Dec. 27,
1862-Apr. 15, 1865, and Apr. 13, 1863-Aug. 6, 1864. Contains
letters to various officers and statesmen concerning military
organization, the appointment of officers, recruitment,
supplies, guerrilla warfare, the disposition of troops, and numerous
related problems. Letters written from Marshall, Tex.,
Shreveport, La., Little Rock, Ark., and Richmond, Va., concern
chiefly the situation in the southern Trans-Mississippi area.
Microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
770
Reynolds, William (1815-1879) Adm., USN
Collection, 1877-1880. 2 items.
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