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MANUSCRIPT READING ROOM CIVIL WAR MANUSCRIPTS A Guide to Collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress Compiled by John R. Sellers LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON 1986
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Page 6 and 7: Cover: Ulysses S. Grant Title page:
Page 8 and 9: Eventually, this task was placed in
Page 10 and 11: established as a branch of the Army
Page 12 and 13: of Gen. William T. Sherman and Gen.
Page 14 and 15: long winter encampments, from plowe
Page 17 and 18: HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Library of Co
Page 19: Many of the collections listed in t
Page 22 and 23: Defenses of Washington, 1865. Geogr
Page 24 and 25: Includes a copy of the draft of Wil
Page 26 and 27: 16 Alvord, Augustus V. (1834-1904)
Page 28 and 29: Robert Anderson
Page 30 and 31: 27 Asbill, J. J. Pvt., 19th South C
Page 32 and 33: 36 Bailey, Orra B. 7th Connecticut
Page 34 and 35: Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Page 36 and 37: campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee, M
Page 38 and 39: 59 Battle of Aquia Creek, Va. Repor
Page 40 and 41: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Page 42 and 43: formance of the U.S.S. New Ironside
Page 44 and 45: 80 Bickerdyke, Mary Ann Ball (1817-
Page 46 and 47: Francis Preston Blair
Page 48 and 49: cerning the Siege of Vicksburg. Mon
Page 50 and 51: Dec. 10, 1862-Mar. 31, 1864, concer
Page 52 and 53: Ill Briggs, E. B. USA Document, 186
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120 Brown, Thomas J. (1845-ca. 1915
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130 Burbank-Van Voorhis Family Coll
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Benjamin Franklin Butler
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Daniel Butterfield
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Ambrose Burnside's campaign in east
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155 Carter, Samuel Powhatan (1819-1
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detailed accounts of the Gettysburg
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170 Chesley, James A. Master's Mate
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Includes a copy of a letter from Ge
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186 Colvin, Hervey A. (1841-1885) 1
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and Wesley Merrit for the United St
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Muster roll containing a list of of
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208 Covode, John (1808-1871) U.S. R
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cis Pickens to S. Pettigrew, May 18
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221 Curtis, Benjamin Robbins Jurist
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225 Custer, George Armstrong (1839-
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230 Papers, 1843-70. 75 items. Lett
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the battles of Fishing Creek and Mu
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John Adams Dix
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thereon: &c." Provides information
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Orleans, La., concerning the openin
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Clement A. Evans on skirmishes in t
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283 Eustis, George (1828-1872) Conf
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291 Family papers, 1815-72. Microfi
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Three letters from Fay to his mothe
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305 Firum, William, et al. West Vir
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ville and Marietta, Ga. Entries fro
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322 Fort Delaware Prison Times Coll
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327 Fraser, P. Historian Manuscript
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336 Gardner, Francis R. and George
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341 George, Harold C. Collector Col
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McClellan and Irvin McDowell, and v
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356 Gorgas, William Crawford (1854-
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
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campaigns, and maneuvers against Ge
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ents from camps in South Carolina,
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386 Hall, George Washington (1841-1
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Scrapbooks, 1861-67. 4 v. Contains
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398 Hanno, C. B. Letter, 1861. 1 it
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Includes personal and academic reco
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morale, and suffering during the Pe
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Rapidan Rivers in the fall of 1863.
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426 Hayden, Nathaniel Family papers
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disease, hospital care, the capture
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Gen. E. A. Hitchcock and the Navy D
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Includes a letter from Charles W. W
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to Gen. Joseph Reynolds written dur
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Campaign. Also includes a diary kep
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464 Hughes, John Sgt., 28th Iowa Vo
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to his daughter Carrie on Confedera
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478 Jewett, George O. Sgt., 17th Ma
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488 Johnston, Mercer Green (1868-19
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August Valentine Kautz
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eral Hospital, Fort McHenry, Point
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of Confederate sympathizers and his
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"Belle Alliance" plantation, compla
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July 1864—Jan. 1865, concerning c
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inridge to follow up on his victory
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Sept.-Dec. 1861, concerning the rec
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Abraham Lincoln
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554 Long, Breckinridge (1881-1958)
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561 Luce, Stephen Bleecker (1827-19
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Richmond, Va., in Oct. 1864, coasta
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George Brinton McClellan and Mrs. N
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affidavits, and miscellaneous items
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1862, concerning Gen. Ambrose Burns
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593 Magoffin, Beriah (1815-1885) Go
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passes, vouchers, certificates, and
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Roads, Va., and commander of the U.
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613 Maury, Dabney Herndon (1822-190
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Army, depredations, casualties amon
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624 Mejan, Eugene French Consul, Ne
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contains a wartime photograph of Mi
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Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the o
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Teaser, and at Fort Jackson, La., a
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and raids and skirmishes in norther
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orders for the return of runaway sl
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675 Niles, Peter H. Signal Corps, 2
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685 Olmsted, Frederick Law General
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692 Owen, William Miller (1832-1893
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lished by David S. Sparks, Inside L
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hall refuting charges of misconduct
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Washington and vicinity, and a gene
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Wheeling [W. Va.], concerning the a
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neer on the staff of Gen. George B.
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733 Porter, Albert Quincy (1825-190
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ton A. Roebling, Aug. 21-30, 1862,
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744 Preston Family of Virginia Pape
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contains copies of letters to Marga
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disposition of Federal troops in Ke
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oth of the 20th Massachusetts Volun
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776 Ripley, Josiah W. Pvt., 18th Ma
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ation with Gens. Irvin McDowell and
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military telegrams concerning the F
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William Starke Rosecrans
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802 Ryan, George Parker (1842-1877)
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Edward L. Hartz for the burial of d
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819 Schnell, Joseph (1840-1914) Pvt
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Contains drawings of fortifications
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829 Searcher, Victor Author Article
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837 Shackleford, W. C. Asst. Surg.,
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846 Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-18
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Lorenzo Thomas, Stewart Van Vliet,
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854 Shippen Family Papers, 1671-193
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861 Sickles, Daniel Edgar (1819-191
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865 Sisson, Lewis E. Poet Collectio
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John S. Mosby's farewell letter to
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882 Society of the Army of the Poto
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891 Spooner, John Coit (1843-1919)
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Edwin McMasters Stanton
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Army, the generalship of Robert Too
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910 Strait, N. A. Collector Records
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918 Sullivan, John T. Papers, 1831-
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927 Taylor, Henry Clay (1845-1904)
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neous accounts and receipts, and a
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946 Torrey, Charles Oscar (b. 1836)
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W. Pickens, Maj. P. F. Stevens, and
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distributed to convalescing soldier
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974 Van Dyke, Richard Smith (1840-1
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Benjamin Franklin Wade
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Lewis Wallace
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[John Ward?] to his brother, New Yo
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997 Watterson, Henry (1840-1921) Jo
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and biographical notes on Welles. C
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1015 White, B. F. Pvt., CSA Letter,
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John C. Breckinridge, John H. Claib
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Willard and her family concerning t
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1037 Wilson, James Harrison (1837-1
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1044 Wise, Henry Alexander (1806-18
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1053 Woodman, Harry Bucks County, P
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loss of a foot near Kennesaw Mounta
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15th, 88; 27th, 1033; 34th, 637 Alb
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troops; various State troops "The A
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Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 47 Barra
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302 (U.S. Colored Infantry) 2d, 86;
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Boston, Mass., 823, 844, 1058 Botel
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of, 417, 420, 495; relationship wit
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Carson, Christopher, 153 Carter, Ge
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Campaign Chattanooga, Tenn., 205, 2
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Columbus, Ga.: skirmish at, 636; ca
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Cook, T. M., 78 Cook, William, 1019
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Daugherty, W. R., 372 Davenport, He
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318 Fox, Virginia Woodbury, 1051 Fr
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Tidball, John Caldwell, 939 Todd, O
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1057; defends action in attack on C
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Farquhar, John F., 423 Farragut, Da
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347, 443, 506, 719, 807, 954; recog
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Fort Whipple, Va.: Federal soldiers
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1060, 1063; military affairs in, 34
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diplomats in Washington, D.C., and
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200, 859; mentioned, 487, 572, 689-
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80, 98, 119, 168, 187, 204, 224,256
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with monitors, 784; improvement of,
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Kelley, Benjamin Franklin: capture
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memorabilia, 9, 533 Lee, Robert W.,
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703, 878 Loper, R. F.: biographical
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McMichael, J. C, 589 McNeil, John,
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1022; see also Antietam Campaign; G
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603; U.S. hospitals at, 52, 471, 72
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Arkansas, Department of: (U.S. Army
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816, 906; secessionist sentiment in
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in, 136, 500, 524, 568 New York Cit
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of, 193, 1040 Northumberland County
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680 Paine, Halbert E., 825 Palmer,
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522, 542, 598, 638, 645, 651, 697,
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832, 850; Adm. Samuel P. Lee's opin
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Putnam, George H., 558 Quaker City
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Cumberland Township, Pa., 590 Relig
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782 Rodes, Robert Emmett: correspon
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Scott, Thomas A., 387, 896 Scott, W
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951; photograph of, 599; certificat
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South Atlantic Blockading Squadron:
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Philip. (United States) see Seward,
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1030, 1055 Suydam, Charles Crooke,
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488, 614, 637, 1021; training camps
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the Senate Finance Committee, 8 U.S
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Volunteers; see individual State tr
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West, Robert M., 854 West, Military
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891 Wise, Henry Alexander, and fami
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