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Barton, Chauncey E. Pvt., 17th Illinois Volunteers
Letter, 1864. 1 item.
Letter from Barton to Miss Jennie M. Fell, Apr, 14, 1864,
describing the abuse of the civilian population after the fall of
Vicksburg, Miss.
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Barton, Clara Harlowe (1821-1912) Nurse, USA
Papers, 1834-1918. ca. 70,000 items.
Correspondence, diary, lectures, newspaper clippings, and
miscellaneous items relating, in part, to Miss Barton's work
with sick and wounded soldiers. Also includes postwar correspondence
with the families of missing prisoners of war and a
list of Union soldiers buried at Andersonville, Ga.
Finding aid available.
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Barton—Jenifer Families
Papers, 1663-1876. ca. 120 items.
Includes accounts of the Confederacy with the Mobile and
Girard Railroad, 1864, and recommendations for the promotion
of Lt. Col. Seth M. Barton to brigadier general, signed by
Gens. Henry R. Jackson and Thomas J. Jackson.
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Batchelder, John Davis (1872-1958) Collector
Autograph collection, 1400-1960. ca. 1,500 items.
Includes a letter by Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday, June 16,
1864, opposing compromise with the Confederacy.
Finding aid available.
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Bateman, Francis Marion
(1843-1924) Pvt., 78th Ohio Volunteers
Letter, 1862. 1 item.
Letter from Bateman to his parents, Feb. 23, 1861 [1862],
concerning fortifications, casualties, and prisoners of war at
Fort Donelson, Tenn.
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Bates, Edward (1793-1869) U.S. Attorney General
Papers, 1859-66. 70 items.
Diary (5 v.), notes, newspaper clippings, and memoranda.
Includes remarks on the secession crisis, Cabinet meetings,
events in Washington, and the progress of the war.
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