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Society of the Army of the Potomac
Minutes, 1869-70. 1 v.
Contains speeches by former officers in the Army of the
Potomac concerning their wartime experiences.
883
South Carolina—Adjutant and
Inspector General's Office
Document, 1862. 1 item.
Transcript.
Extract from a resolution of the Governor and council,
July 21, 1862, concern- ing the punishment of anyone failing
to respond when summoned to serve in the 1st Corps, South
Carolina Reserves. Endorsed by Col. J. H. Witherspoon, 8th
South Carolina Reserve Regiment.
884
Sowers, Isaac M.
(1840-1920) Lt., 9th Pennsylvania Reserves
Papers, 1861-1920. 15 items.
Commissions, enlistment and discharge certificates, miscellaneous
accounts and receipts, muster roll for Company A,
and a table showing casualties, desertions, discharges, and new
recruits in Company A, Apr. 20, 1864. Also contains a diary,
May 6, 1861-Dec. 16, 1862, describing the organization of the
Pennsylvania Reserves, the selection of officers in the 9th
Pennsylvania, recruits in Company A, morale, marches in
Maryland and Virginia, foraging expeditions, an engagement
at Dranesville, Va., Dec. 20, 1861, the participation of the 9th
Pennsylvania in the Peninsular and 2d Manassas campaigns,
and Sowers' capture and brief confinement at Libby Prison.
885
Spalding, Mrs., et al.
Pass, 1862. 1 item.
Military pass issued to Mrs. Spalding, Mrs. Parker, and
Mr. Davis to travel to Alexandria, Va., and return, Jan. 4,1861
[1862]. Signed, Capt. M. T. McMahon, Army of the Potomac.
886
Spaulding Family
Papers, 1838-1928. ca. 320 items.
Transcripts and photocopies.
Includes the diary of Col. Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-
1922), 23d Michigan Volunteers, Sept. 17, 1862-Nov. 14, 1863,
and Jan. 1-Nov. 14, 1865, concerning camp life, marches,
entertainment, foraging expeditions, Unionists in Kentucky
and east Tennessee, the death of Gen. Jefferson C. Davis, the
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