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Torrey, Charles Oscar
(b. 1836) Sgt., 27th Iowa Volunteers
Papers, 1862-1913. 196 items.
Chiefly letters from Torrey to his wife, 1862-65, written
during campaigns in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi,
the Red River Campaign of 1864, and the Siege of Mobile.
Includes observations on diet, disease, deaths, medical care,
and morale at military hospitals in Mississippi and Tennessee,
written while Torrey served in the ambulance corps, as well as
remarks on camp life, marches, generalship, guerrilla warfare,
deserters, prisoners of war, loyalist volunteers in Arkansas,
blacks, and the political attitude of soldiers. Also contains
Torrey's diary, Jan. 1, 1863- Dec. 31, 1865 (3 v.), commission,
discharge, and pension papers.
947
Townsend, George Alfred
(1841-1914) Journalist; Author
Scrapbook, 1865-99. ca. 20 items.
Clippings, notes, and sketches compiled by Townsend under
the pseudonym "Gath," concerning, in part, the Lincoln assassination
and the escape and death of John Wilkes Booth.
948
Treadway, Allen Towner (1867-1947)
Collection, 1787-1865. 15 items.
Contains $20.00 in Confederate money.
949
Treat, Samuel (1815-1902) Jurist; Educator
Collection, 1856-63. 9 items.
Includes a letter from Treat to Mr. Greenough, Mar. 14,
1863, on the organization and disposition of Missouri troops
(USA), generalship, and the loyalty of noncombatants in
Missouri.
950
Tredway, Thomas Thweatt C.S. Representative, Virginia
Collection, 1857-65. 3 items.
Includes a letter from Tredway to his daughter, Feb. 16,
1865, Richmond, Va., concerning the state of the war, possible
service for representatives, and Confederate morale.
951
Trenholm, George Alfred
(1807-1876) C.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Papers, 1853-97. ca. 400 items.
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