civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

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Booth, Mrs. Lionel F.
Collection, 1864, 1867. 2 items.
Letter from President Lincoln to Charles Sumner, May 19,
1864, concerning Mrs. Booth, widow of Maj. Lionel F. Booth,
who was killed at Fort Pillow, and her plea in behalf of the
widows and children of black soldiers.
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Bourland, James A. Col., CSA
Papers, 1841-96. ca. 200 items.
Includes correspondence, orders, muster rolls, commissions,
and miscellaneous items relating to Texas State troops, particularly
the 21st brigade or Border Regiment, in the Red River
Valley and along the Cherokee Nation frontier.
Microfilm copy (3 reels) available.
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Bourne, William Oland Clergyman-Journalist,
(1819-1901) New York
Papers, 1856-84. ca. 1,500 items.
Postwar letters of disabled veterans submitted in a contest
for the "Exhibition of Left-Hand Penmanship," sponsored by
Bourne, editor of The Soldier's Friend. Contributors generally
describe their service in the war. Also includes numerous photographs
of contributors and three autograph books signed by
convalescents at Central Park Hospital in New York City, where
Bourne served as chaplain.
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Boyce, Charles H. 28th New York Volunteers
Papers, 1861-1932. 10 items.
Chiefly a manuscript history of the 28th New York Volunteers,
May 1861-Sept. 1862. Describes the Shenandoah Valley
Campaign of 1862 and the 2d Manassas Campaign, particularly
the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Also contains remarks on a
skirmish at Falling Waters, W. Va., July 3, 1861, Unionists in
Virginia, camp life, marches, training, military organization,
the occupation of Charles Town, W. Va., reconnaissance expeditions,
discipline, casualties, morale, and the generalship of Samuel
W. Crawford, John C. Fremont, George B. McClellan, Irvin
McDowell, John Pope, and Franz Sigel.
100
Boyce, James Petigru Clergyman-Educator,
(1827-1888) South Carolina
Papers, 1854-1907. 20 items.
Several letters from Christopher G. Memminger to Boyce,
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