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Spooner, John Coit
(1843-1919) Maj., 50th Wisconsin Volunteers
Papers, 1855-1909. ca. 10,000 items.
Includes muster rolls for the 50th Wisconsin at Benton
Barracks, Mo., Mar.-Dec. 1865.
Finding aid available.
892
Sprague, Homer Baxter (1829-1918) Capt., 13th
Connecticut Volunteers
Papers, 1862-1919. ca. 2,000 items.
Diary, Jan. 31,1862-Mar. 6,1864 (2 v.), kept during campaigns
in Louisiana. Contains information on the Port Hudson
and Red River (1863) campaigns, the Battle of Irish Bend, the
recruitment and performance of black troops, camp life, morale,
discipline, disease, deaths, desertions, black life in Louisiana,
Confederate spies, depredations, and the treatment of noncombatants.
Diary entries also include a muster roll of the 13th
Connecticut, miscellaneous accounts, a complete list of the men
who served in the regiment, and details on the origin, health,
physical appearance, and service of each recruit.
893
Squier, Ephraim George
(1821-1888) Archeologist; Diplomat
Papers, 1841-88. ca. 2,500 items.
Includes a letter from Col. Charles K. Graham, 74th New
York Volunteers, to Squier, Jan. 16, 1862, written from camp
near Falmouth [Va.].
Finding aid available.
894
Squires, Charles W.
(1841-1900) Capt., Washington Artillery, CSA
Autobiography, 1894. 1 item.
Transcript.
Describes Squires' enlistment in the Washington Artillery,
service under Gen. Jubal A. Early in the Battle of 1st Manassas,
an attack on the barge canal at Great Falls, Md., and the
participation of the Washington Artillery in the Peninsular, 2d
Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg campaigns,
the Red River Campaign of 1864, and campaigns in
Arkansas under Gens. John H. Forney and John B. Magruder.
Includes brief descriptions of Gens. P. G. T. Beauregard, Jubal
A. Early, John H. Forney, Thomas J. Jackson, Joseph E.
Johnston, David R. Jones, Stephen D. Lee, James Longstreet,
and John B. Magruder. Also contains remarks on camp life,
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