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805<br />

Saint John, Theodore Edgar<br />

(1831-1887) Pvt., 14th Wisconsin Volunteers<br />

Papers, 1862-92. ca. 20 items.<br />

Photocopies.<br />

Chiefly letters <strong>from</strong> Saint John to Jane Cecelia Harries,<br />

1862-65, written during operations in nor<strong>the</strong>rn Mississippi,<br />

Oct.-Nov. 1862, and in <strong>the</strong> Vicksburg, Atlanta, Savannah,<br />

and Carolinas campaigns. Includes remarks on camp life,<br />

morale, marches, foraging expeditions, deaths, and prisoners<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>war</strong>. Also contains Saint John's discharge, May 27, 1865,<br />

miscellaneous orders, a poem on <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> Gen. James B.<br />

McPherson by a surgeon on McPherson's staff, pension records,<br />

and biographical notes.<br />

806<br />

Sanborn, Fred G. Capt., 5th Maine Volunteers<br />

Papers, 1864. 75 items.<br />

In part, transcripts.<br />

General and special orders, returns, battle reports, clippings,<br />

and miscellaneous items relating to campaigns in Virginia<br />

in 1864. Includes some information on <strong>the</strong> Wilderness,<br />

Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor campaigns.<br />

807<br />

Sanders, George Nicholas<br />

(1812-1873) Confederate Agent; Revolutionist<br />

Papers, 1833-79. 27 items.<br />

Contains a letter <strong>from</strong> Henry S. Foote to Sanders, Mar. 26,<br />

1861, concerning recognition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Confederacy and Foote's<br />

efforts to carry Tennessee out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Union; and a letter <strong>from</strong><br />

Judah P. Benjamin to Mrs. G. N. Sanders, Oct. 6, 1863, on a<br />

proposed plan for sending secret dispatches.<br />

808<br />

Papers, 1854-65.<br />

Micr<strong>of</strong>ilm, 2 reels.<br />

Correspondence, clippings, and pamphlets concerning <strong>the</strong><br />

secessionist crisis, <strong>the</strong> organization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Confederate Government,<br />

<strong>the</strong> progress <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>war</strong>, <strong>the</strong> bombardment <strong>of</strong> Charleston,<br />

S.C., inflation, and politics.<br />

Originals at <strong>the</strong> National Archives.<br />

809<br />

Sands, Frank T. Mortician, Washington, D.C.<br />

Collection, 1862-65. 8 items.<br />

Includes "Articles <strong>of</strong> Agreement" between Sands and Capt.<br />

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