civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

Reprint of J. G. Rosengarten's William Reynolds, Rear-
Admiral U.S.N., John Fulton Reynolds, Major-General U.S.V.,
Colonel Fifth U.S. Infantry. A Memoir (1880).
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
771
Rhodes, James Ford (1848-1927) Historian
Manuscripts, 1912. 3 items.
Drafts of three lectures on the Civil War.
772
Rice, David A. (d. 1863) Pvt, 108th
New York Volunteers
Collection, 1862-65. 6 items.
Diary, Aug. 19, 1862-Apr. 18, 1863, kept by Rice both as
a foot soldier and a wagoner in the Antietam and Fredericksburg
campaigns. Describes the capture of over 300 Confederate
soldiers who became ill after partaking of the Maryland harvest
during the Antietam Campaign, camp life, diet, disease,
and hospital care. Also includes three letters from Rice to his
family and relatives in New York, 1862—63.
773
Richardson, Charles H. 2d Vermont Volunteers
Diary, 1862-68. 3 v.
Contains two volumes relating to the war: Mar. 12-Oct.
22, 1863, and Feb. 10, 1864-Apr. 21, 1867. Describes morale,
entertainment, discipline, and hospital care at the Patterson
Park Hospital near Baltimore, Md.; preparations against the
Confederate invasion of 1863 (Gettysburg Campaign); and the
impressment and treatment of blacks as laborers. Also describes
acute drunkenness in the Army of the Potomac, the Wilderness
Campaign, guerrilla attacks on wounded Federal soldiers, and
casualties in the 2d Vermont. Includes a record of Richardson's
correspondence.
774
Richmond, Lewis (d. 1894) Capt., USA
Document, 1862. 1 item.
Military pass for the transportation of eight telegraph
operators aboard the Alice Price, Sept. 1, 1862.
775
Riggs Family
Papers, 1763-1945. ca. 100,000 items.
Includes official correspondence and papers of George W.
Riggs, Jr., agent for paying U.S. military pensions, 1856-62.
Finding aid available.
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