civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

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Allen, Isaac Jackson (b. 1814) Editor; U.S.
Consul in China
Autobiography, 1904. 1 item.
Contains remarks on President Lincoln at Gettysburg (Nov.
1863) and on an interview with Lincoln in 1864 in which the
President expounded on the state of the war and the problems
he anticipated in disbanding the Army.
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Allen, Samuel E. Pvt., USA
Letters, 1862. 2 items.
Letters from Allen to his cousin, Sallie Rettew, July 19
and 29, 1862, describing the Battle of Mechanicsville and hospital
care at Jamestown and Fort Monroe, Va., and Annapolis,
Md.
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Allen, William A. H. Asst. Eng., USN
Diary, 1863-84. 14 v.
Entries for Mar. 21, 1863-May 31, 1864, describe Allen's
voyage aboard the U.S.S. Circassian from New York to New
Orleans and subsequent service aboard the U.S.S. Cayuga, West
Gulf Blockading Squadron. Also includes an account of goods
and vessels seized along the coast of Texas, and a detailed plan
of Fort Jackson, La.
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Allen Family
Papers, 1865-1965. ca. 300 items.
Includes personal reminiscences and autobiographical writings
of Lt. Charles Julius Allen (1840-1915) describing life at
the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, during the war, troop
travel on the Mississippi River, conditions in New Orleans,
La., under the military governorship of Gen. Edward Canby,
the capture of Fort Gaines, Ala., the Siege of Mobile, particularly
the attack on Spanish Fort, and an expedition to Texas
after the surrender of Gen. R. E. Lee's army. Also contains a
few maps and sketches.
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Alston Family
Papers, 1735-1957. 50 items.
Includes an autobiographical letter by Jacob Motte Alston
(1821 — 1886?) containing reminiscences about the war in South
Carolina, particularly depredations by Federal troops and
"Tories" during General Sherman's march to the sea and the
burning of Columbia, S.C.