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Anglin, John S. Pvt., Iredell Blues; 4th
North Carolina Regiment, CSA
Letters, 1861-64. 17 items.
In part, transcripts.
Letters from Anglin to his family written from Fort
Caswell, N.C., and from various camps in Virginia concerning
casualties in the 4th North Carolina in the Battle of Seven
Pines, efforts by Confederate soldiers to avoid infantry duty by
volunteering for service in the Confederate Navy, and camp
life, morale, disease, troop movements, diet, supplies, and deaths
during the Manassas and Peninsular campaigns and the Shenandoah
Valley Campaign of 1864. Also includes comments on
inflation and the contribution of women in Virginia to the war
effort.
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Anonymous
Memoranda, 1864-86. 8 v.
Commentary on events in Jacksonville, Fla., and vicinity
by an ardent secessionist. Provides information on the movement
of troops and supplies, ship arrivals and departures,
skirmishes, prisoners of war, and the behavior of black soldiers.
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Arnold, John Carvel (1833-1865) Cpl., 49th Pennsylvania
Volunteers
Papers, 1856-1937. 192 items.
Includes about 40 letters from Arnold to his wife, Mar.
1864-Apr. 1865, concerning the Wilderness, Spotsylvania,
Petersburg, and Appomattox campaigns, Sheridan's Shenandoah
Valley Campaign, and the movement of Federal troops
during Gen. Jubal Early's Washington raid. Provides detailed
accounts of the Battle of Cold Harbor (1864), the Battle of
Winchester (Sept. 1864), and the Battle of Hatcher's Run (Oct.
1864). Also contains letters by Sgt. W. Harman, John W. Snoke
(83d Pennsylvania Volunteers), and H. C. Shaffer.
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Arthur, Chester Alan (1830-1886), Pres., U.S.
Papers, 1843-1938. ca. 4,400 items.
Contains the commissions of C. A. Arthur as inspector
general, New York State Militia, 1862, and Maj. William
Arthur, 4th New York Artillery, and two letters by C. A. Arthur
as quartermaster general in the State of New York, 1862.
Published index and microfilm copy (3 reels) available.