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Letter from Rowan to his mother, July 22, 1861, concerning
casualties and captured stores and equipment from the
Battle of 1st Manassas.
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Ruffin, Edmund (1794-1865) Agriculturist-Writer, Virginia
Diary, 1856-65. 14 v.
Observations on secession, Confederate and Union politics,
and battles and skirmishes, including the Fort Sumter affair
and the battles of 1st and 2d Manassas. Also includes copies of
letters, maps, pamphlets, clippings, and fragmentary essays.
Microfilm copy (7 reels) available.
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Rupley, Samuel K. (b. 1844) Pvt., 150th
New York Volunteers
Papers, 1863-1908. 78 items.
Chiefly miscellaneous telegrams and drafts of messages,
1863-65, concerning military appointments, troop positions,
supplies, furloughs, passes, and visits of public officials to the
war zone. Includes a copy of the official announcement from
the War Department of the death of President Lincoln.
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Russell, John Henry (1827-1897) Lt. Comdr., USN
Collection, 1861-75. 18 items.
Chiefly official correspondence and orders, 1861-64, concerning
blockade duty with the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic
Blockading Squadrons, and operations on the Mississippi River.
Includes a sketch of Admiral Farragut's order of battle for the
attack on Forts Jackson and St. Philip, a sketch showing the
position of several vessels in Farragut's fleet in the bombardment
of Vicksburg, and a letter from Comdr. Henry H. Bell to
Russell, Oct. 14, 1862, on the blockade of Mobile Bay. Other
correspondents are Adms. John A. Dahlgren and David G.
Farragut, and Comdr. Cadwalader Ringgold.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
801
Russell, William R. USA
Papers, 1858-89. ca. 90 items.
Includes a letter to Russell from his mother, July 3, 1861,
concerning the military presence in Washington, D.C., and
President Lincoln; and a letter from a soldier at Norfolk, Va.,
to his parents, June 10, 1862, describing camp life and morale
among the 13th New York State Militia, also known as the
13th New York National Guard.
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