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208 Covode, John (1808-1871) U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania Papers, 1854-70. ca. 100 items. Includes letters to Covode, 1861-65, concerning military appointments, promotions, casualties and vacancies in the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, the capture of his son, Jacob Covode, and the generalship of George G. Meade. Correspondents include William Cochran, A. F. Coon, George H. Covode, Jacob Covode, Riley M. Hoskinson, Lewis McDonald, and C. P. Walker. 209 Cox, Jacob Dolson (1828-1900) Gen., USA Papers, 1868-1940. 15 items. Manuscript biography (2 v.) of the "Political Experiences of Major General Jacob Dolson Cox," by William C. Cochran, ca. 1940. 210 Cox, Oliver Clergyman Papers, 1865, 1868. 2 items. Military pass issued to Cox to travel from Washington, D.C., to Arlington, Va., Mar. 18, 1865. 211 Craven, John Joseph (1822-1893) Surg., USA Papers, 1849-1939. 75 items. Includes a diary kept by Craven's wife Catherine while at Hilton Head, S.C., Mar.-May 1863; a fragment of a diary Craven kept as prison surgeon at Fort Monroe, Va., concerning his care of Jefferson Davis; two letters by Brig. Gen. William S. Walker (CSA), May 20, 1864, concerning his wounds and capture during Gen. B. F. Butler's advance on Petersburg, Va.; and military passes and Confederate currency. A letter from Craven to his wife written from a field hospital near Richmond, Oct. 19, 1864, notes the presence of Clara Barton. 212 Crawford, Samuel Wylie (1829-1892) Gen., USA Papers, 1860-92. ca. 400 items. In part, transcripts. Includes a diary, Dec. 19, 1860-Apr. 14, 1861, containing a detailed account of the bombardment of Fort Sumter and related correspondence between Gov. Francis W. Pickens, Maj. Robert Anderson, and Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, and detailed reports and letters on the movements of the Pennsylvania reserves in the Gettysburg Campaign. Also, a letter from Fran- 58
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established as a branch of the Army
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of Gen. William T. Sherman and Gen.
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long winter encampments, from plowe
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Defenses of Washington, 1865. Geogr
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Includes a copy of the draft of Wil
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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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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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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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W. Pickens, Maj. P. F. Stevens, and
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distributed to convalescing soldier
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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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1015 White, B. F. Pvt., CSA Letter,
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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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Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 47 Barra
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Carson, Christopher, 153 Carter, Ge
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Cook, T. M., 78 Cook, William, 1019
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Farquhar, John F., 423 Farragut, Da
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Fort Whipple, Va.: Federal soldiers
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diplomats in Washington, D.C., and
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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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603; U.S. hospitals at, 52, 471, 72
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Arkansas, Department of: (U.S. Army
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in, 136, 500, 524, 568 New York Cit
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680 Paine, Halbert E., 825 Palmer,
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Putnam, George H., 558 Quaker City
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Cumberland Township, Pa., 590 Relig
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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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