civil war manuscripts - American Memory from the Library of Congress

detailed report on the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge by Gen. Edward C. Walthall.
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Brannigan, Felix (1843-1907) Orderly Sgt.,
74th New York Volunteers
Papers, 1861-64. 28 items.
Letters from Brannigan to his sister concerning recruitment,
training, and the Peninsular and Gettysburg campaigns.
Includes information on camp life, troop movements, the Siege
of Yorktown, and the battles of Williamsburg and Gettysburg.
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Brayman, Mason (1813-1895) Gen., USA
Letter, 1863. 1 item.
Transcript.
Copy of a letter from Brayman to E. A. Parker, Sept. 3,
1863, Camp Dennison, Ohio, advocating vigorous prosecution
of the war and the unconditional surrender of the Confederacy.
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Breckinridge Family
Papers, 1752-1965. ca. 200,000 items.
Contains numerous letters from family members relating
to the war. Of particular interest are the papers of Col. William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904), 9th Kentucky
Cavalry, CSA, which consist of an order book, Dec. 1862- Mar.
1864, and letters to his wife; also, the diary, 1864-65, and
letters of Lt. Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1920), 2d Artillery
Battalion, USA, written chiefly at Fort Barrancas and
Fort Pickens, Fla.
Finding aid available.
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Brent, Joseph Lancaster (1826-1905) Maj., CSA
Collection, 1863. 2 items.
Letter from Brent to Gen. Carter L. Stevenson, Feb. 24,
1863, concerning the capture of the U.S.S. Indianola and repairs
to the C.S.S. Beatty. Also a steel engraving of Brent.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
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Brewer, David L.
Poem, 1865. 1 item.
Transcript.
Poem eulogizing the Confederacy copied from the back of a
Confederate dollar.
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