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Croffut, William Augustus (1835-1915) Author; Editor; Poet
Papers, 1774-1933. ca. 7,500 items.
In part, transcripts.
Contains copies of the memoir and war correspondence of
Gen. Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1798-1870), which Croffut used
for his book, Fifty Years in Camp and Field: Diary of Major-
General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U.S.A. (1909).
Finding aid available.
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Crossly, Sylvanus USA
Diary, 1865. 1 item.
Diary of Crossly's escape from Confederate troops in South
Carolina, Feb. 14-20, 1865. Mentions the assistance of blacks
living near Columbia, S.C.
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Cuddy, Thomas C. Lt., CSN
Papers, 1858-61. 5 items.
Includes four letters from Cuddy to his wife and mother,
Apr. 5-12,1861, discussing his appointments as a gunner on a
floating battery in Charleston Harbor and as acting lieutenant
on the Confederate privateer Gordon.
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Culley, J. A.
Letter, 1861. 1 item.
Letter, Apr. 15, 1861, describing the public reaction in
Philadelphia to the news of the firing on Fort Sumter, S.C.
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Curry, Jabez Lt. Col., 5th Alabama Regiment;
Lamar Monroe (1825-1903) C.S. Representative, Alabama
Papers, 1637-1939. ca. 3,900 items.
In part, transcripts.
Includes four letters from Augusta Jane Evans to Curry,
1862 — 64, discussing the quality of Confederate officers, desertions
and disaffection in the Confederate Army, and the poor
defenses of Mobile, Ala.; a letter from Col. Thomas B. Cooper to
Curry, Jan. 20, 1862, concerning Confederate troops wintering
at Richmond, Va.; and a letter from Col. John W. Mallet to
Curry, Mar. 23, 1862, on the manufacture of saltpeter. Also
includes papers concerning Curry's studies on the war and the
Confederate Government.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (4 reels) available.
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