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Shackleford, W. C. Asst. Surg., 2d Virginia Cavalry
Letter, 1906. 1 item.
Photocopy.
Letter from Shackleford to J. P. McCabe, Stony Point, Va.,
Feb. 4,1906, describing an amputation he performed on McCabe
in 1863 and the death of Doctor Nelson, also an assistant surgeon
with the 2d Virginia Cavalry.
838
Shafter, William Rufus
(1835-1906) Col., 17th U.S. Colored Infantry
Papers, 1864-1906. 6 items.
Includes a letter by Shafter's wife, Mrs. Harriet Grimes
Shafter, Dec. 20,1864, Nashville, Tenn., on the performance of
the 17th Colored Infantry in the Battle of Nashville, and the
death of Capt. J. H. Aldrich; and a letter written by a black
soldier, Samuel Jones, to Colonel Shafter, Dec. 26, 1864, Little
Rock, Ark.
839
Papers, 1862-1938. -- * * n
Microfilm, 14 reels. L* *&TS OP 7
Includes a few orders, circulars, and letters relating chiefly
to the participation of the 17th U.S. Colored Infantry in the
Franklin and Nashville Campaign. /^ %
Originals at Stanford University.
840
Shaler, Alexander Gen., USA
Collection, 1863-64. 1 v.
Record of court-martial proceedings in Shaler's brigade,
with miscellaneous clippings.
841
Shaler, William CSA
Family papers, 1809-1916. 47 items.
Letter from Albert S. Berry, commander of the Marine
Guard on the C.S.S. Charleston, to his father, Nov. 10, 1863,
and a "Certificate of Non-liability" for military service through
the procurement of a substitute, Aug. 26, 1864.
842
Shankland, William F. Comdr., USN
Diary, 1862. 1 v.
Diary kept by Shankland in the form of a log while commanding
the U.S.S. Currituck, Feb. 27-Dec. 4,1862. Describes
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