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Butler, W. P. (b. 1815) Merchant-Planter,
South Carolina
Papers, 1809-82. 5 items.
Includes a certificate of exemption from military service
for H. M. Drury, Henry County, Va., and a "Certificate of
Appraisement" for two horses owned by W. P. Butler acquired
by Wade Hampton's cavalry.
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Butterfield, Daniel (1831-1901) Gen., USV
Collection, 1895. 1 item.
Galley proofs of Butterfield's address on Gen. Joseph
Hooker delivered at Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 18, 1895.
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Cadwallader, Sylvanus
(18257-1905) War Correspondent, New York Herald
Papers, 1818-1904. ca. 250 items.
Contains a letter from Cadwallader to his daughter, Nov.
13, 1862, La Grange, Tenn., concerning camp life, foraging expeditions,
and the treatment of free blacks and noncombatants
in the South; telegrams and documents concerning Cadwallader's
draft notice and the securing of a substitute; letters
between Elihu B. Washburne and Gen. U. S. Grant, Dec. 1863,
concerning an official letter of gratitude from the U.S. Congress
for Grant's military service; letters from Grant and members of
his staff (1864) commending Cadwallader on his reporting of the
war; and a letter from James H. Wilson, Dec. 12, 1863, concerning
the gift of a horse (Egypt) to General Grant. Also
includes a sketch of the McLean house at Appomattox, Va., a
list of officers who served on Grant's staff during the war, and
military passes.
Finding aid available.
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Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) U.S. Secretary of War
Papers, 1738-1889. ca. 7,600 items.
Includes letters, 1861, relating to Cameron's appointment
as Secretary of War, various military appointments, and the
administration of the War Department.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (22 reels) available.
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Papers, 1824-92.
Microfilm, 10 reels.
Contains numerous solicitations for military appointments,
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