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Includes a 20-page letter from Louis Elseffer to his family,
Jan. 18, 1865, Pocotaligo, S.C., describing Sherman's Atlanta
Campaign, Pvt. Charles Elseffer's certificate of service in the
46th Iowa Volunteers, and letter of Louis Elseffer, Feb. 1885,
recalling the Battle of Shiloh and the war in general.
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Emerson, Bart USA
Document, 1862. 1 item.
Certificate affirming that Elizabeth Copeland of New
Orleans, La., took an oath of loyalty to the United States, Sept.
30, 1862.
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Enslow, Charles Calvin
(1836-1900) 77th Illinois Volunteers
Letterbook, 1862-63. 1 item.
Photocopy of transcript.
Chiefly letters from Enslow to his wife concerning the
Vicksburg Campaign and the Battle of Mobile Bay. Includes
comments on the occupation of Forts Morgan, Gaines, and Powell
(Alabama), camp life, the treatment of prisoners of war at Ship
Island, Miss., and New Orleans, La., problems confronting
blacks, relations between Union soldiers and noncombatants
in the South, and an explosion aboard the City of Madison.
280
Ericsson, John (1803-1889) Shipbuilder, New York
Papers, 1821-90. ca. 1,500 items.
Correspondence between Ericsson, Gideon Welles, and various
officers and merchants; notes and drawings; and memoranda
relating to the construction of the U.S.S. Princeton.
Finding aid available.
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Este, David Kirkpatrick
(1785-1875) Lawyer, Cincinnati, Ohio
Collection, 1804-64. 23 items.
Letter from Gen. Lewis Wallace to an unnamed recipient,
July 4, 1864, Baltimore, Md., on raising emergency forces.
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Este, William Miller (d. 1900) Maj., 26th Ohio Volunteers
Collection, 1862-64. 25 items.
Correspondence, orders, reports, and telegrams relating in
part to the 8th Army Corps. Includes returns of troops at Camp
Distribution, Md., Dec. 19, 1863, and Mar. 12, 1864.
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