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Bailey, Orra B. 7th Connecticut Volunteers;
Invalid Corps
Papers, 1862-64. ca. 70 items.
Letters from Bailey to his wife from camps in Florida and
South Carolina discussing camp life, morale, disease, desertions,
the treatment of prisoners of war, economic conditions in the
South, and land purchases by Federal soldiers. Includes a
detailed account of the siege and capture of Fort Wagner, S.C.
Letters from Bailey to his wife written from Washington, D.C.,
in 1864 concern profiteering from the draft.
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Baird, Samuel John (1817-1893) Presbyterian Clergyman,
Woodbury, N.J.
Papers, 1834-92. ca. 650 items.
Contains a few letters concerning Baird's efforts to establish
an evangelistic ministry for soldiers and to assist wounded
soldiers and prisoners of war.
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Baldwin, John Brown (1820-1873) C.S. Representative,
Virginia
Papers, 1863, 1865. 2 items.
Letter from Baldwin to William Crawford, Apr. 24, 1863,
denying reports that he had voted in favor of flogging soldiers
as a means of discipline and expressing his opposition to an
increase in military pay; pardon signed by President Johnson
and William H. Seward, Sept. 28, 1865.
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Ballou Family of Virginia
Papers, 1736-1889. ca. 30 items.
Microfilm, 1 reel.
Contains three letters from soldiers in the 13th Mississippi
Volunteers written from Leesburg, Va., Oct. 1861, concerning
the health of the regiment and the death of James E.
Ballou in the Battle of 1st Manassas; and four letters from
Rebecca Ballou to her mother, 1863-64, Jackson, Tenn.,
describing the occupation and evacuation of Jackson, depredations
by Federal soldiers, skirmishes in the area, and the suffering
and problems of blacks.
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Bancroft, George (1800-1891) Historian; Diplomat
Papers, 1811-1961.
Microfilm, 7 reels.
Contains a few letters from Bancroft to his wife written
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