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and Wesley Merrit for the United States, and Gens. John B.
Gordon, James Longstreet, and William N. Pendleton for the
Confederate States.
194
Confederate States of America—Army of the Tennessee
Register, 1861-65. 295 p.
Microfilm, 1 reel.
Register of surgeons in the Army of the Tennessee, CSA.
Includes hospital assignments and a photograph of Dr. Andrew
J. Foard, medical director of the Army of the Tennessee.
195
Congleton, James A. (b. 1844) Cpl., 105th
Illinois Volunteers
Diary, 1862-65. 1 v.
Entries relate chiefly to the Atlanta, Savannah, and Carolinas
campaigns. Includes details on the battles of Resaca,
Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, Chattahoochee River, Peach Tree
Creek, and Atlanta during Sherman's march through Georgia,
and the battle at Averasboro, N.C., during the Carolinas
Campaign. Also contains information on camp life, training,
marches in Kentucky and Tennessee in 1863, and the treatment
of blacks.
196
Conkling, Roscoe (1829-1888) U.S. Representative,
New York
Papers, 1769-1895. 150 items.
Includes a military pass and samples of Confederate bonds
and currency.
Microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
197
Conley, Isaiah Capt., 101st Pennsylvania Infantry
Papers, undated. 2 items.
Transcript and photocopy.
"An Account of Captain Conley's Escape From Prison"
(28 p.). Describes Conley's capture near Plymouth, N.C., the
movement of prisoners to Andersonville and Camp Oglethorpe
military prisons, Conley's escape in South Carolina, aid by
Unionists, slaves, and free blacks in South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Tennessee, black life, and conscription in the
South. Also contains an undated photograph of Conley.
198
Connecticut 12th Connecticut Volunteers
Document, 1861 — 65. 1 item.
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