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U.S. Work Projects Administration
Federal Writers Project.
Microfilm, 1 reel.
Narratives of ex-slaves living in Ohio in 1937. Includes
recollections of the treatment of noncombatants in the South,
the treatment of blacks by Union soldiers, depredations and
foraging expeditions, black soldiers, and black life during the
war.
Originals in the Ohio Historical Society.
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Usher, John Palmer (1816-1889) U.S.
Secretary of the Interior
Letter, 1865. 1 item.
Transcript.
Letter from Usher to his wife, Apr. 16, 1865, concerning
the death of President Lincoln.
972
Van Cise, Edwin A. 2d Lt.,
(1842-1914) 41st Iowa Volunteers; Lawyer
Papers, 1857-1904. 26 items.
Diary entries for the period May 4-Sept. 14,1864, describe
Van Cise's service as a 100-day volunteer in the 41st Iowa.
Includes remarks on military organization, training, discipline,
morale, marches, entertainment, disease, medical care, deaths,
guerrilla warfare, reconnaissance expeditions, and generalship
during operations along the Mississippi River between St. Louis,
Mo., and New Orleans, La. Also contains information on black
life and the behavior of black soldiers.
973
VanDorn, Earl (1820-1863) Gen., CSA
Papers, 1858-63. ca. 80 items.
Chiefly official correspondence, orders, intelligence reports,
and telegrams concerning civilian and military appointments
in the Confederacy, military organization, the movement and
disposition of troops, the Corinth and Vicksburg campaigns,
military supplies, and black unrest on plantations along the
Mississippi River. Includes a few details on the defense of Port
Hudson, La. Correspondents include P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton
Bragg, John C. Breckinridge, George W. Carter, Jefferson
Davis, William W. Loring, Dabney A. Maury, John C. Pemberton,
John J. Pettus, Daniel Ruggles, Martin L. Smith, and
John B. Villepigue.
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