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AMERICAN WOMEN'S DIARIES. SOUTHERN WOMEN.
New Cannaan, CT: Readex Film Products, 1988.
34 reel(s)
This collection contains the manuscript diaries of 32 American women who lived in the South during the 19th century. The diaries provide eyewitness accounts of women's experiences and perspectives on subjects such as the Civil War; Reconstruction; journeys to other states and countries; and their everyday lives on plantations and in cities and smaller towns. Some of the manuscripts are accompanied by transcripts. Diarists: Ada W. Bacot, Zillah (Haynie) Brandon, Mary Davis Brown, Dolly Sumner (Lunt) Burge, Louisiana D. Burge, Kate S. Carney, Carolyn Elizabeth (Burgwin) Clitherall, Louisa (Maxwell) Holmes Cocke, Martha E. (Foster) Crawford, Sarah Anne (Gayle) Crawford, Kate Cumming, Sarah Ida Fowler (Morgan) Dawson, Harriet Eaton, Sarah (Haynesworth) Gayle, Sarah (Burge) Gray, Cloe Tyler (Whittle) Greene, Mary Hort, Mary Davis (Hook) Howell, Sarah Huff, Eveline Harden Jackson, Emma Florence LeConte, Jane Amelia (Akehurst) Lines, Millie J. McCreary, Priscilla (Beall) McKaig, Harriet (Tatem) McLellan, Cornelia (Jackson) Moore, Emma Mordecai, Elizabeth Waties (Allston) Pringle, Alice Ready, Frances Jane (Bestor) Robertson, Molly Elliot Seawell, Grace Latimer Whittle.
Begos, Jane DuPree. Southern women's diaries : a guide.
The guide provides a summary of each diary and a preface gives additional background information.
ANTI-ABOLITION TRACTS. NO. 1-6, 1862-66.
New York: Van Evrie, Horton, 1862.
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The anti-abolition tracts in this collection are Abolition and Secession (1864), Free Negroism (1862), The Abolition Conspiracy to Destroy the Union (1863) The Negro's Place in Nature (1864) The Six Species of Men (1866), and Soliloquies of the Bondholder, the Poor Mechanic, the Poor Farmer, the Freed Negro, the Soldier's Widow, the 'Radical' Congressman, the Political Preacher, the Returned Soldier, the Southerner (1866).
A guide in the Special Collections Office lists the complete titles.
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ANTI-SLAVERY PROPAGANDA IN THE OBERLIN COLLEGE LIBRARY.
Louisville, Ky.: Lost Cause, 1968.
7500 card(s)
Oberlin College Library's collection of American anti-slavery propaganda includes over 2500 pamphlets covering annual reports, proceedings, platforms, and addresses of anti-slavery societies published before the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. In 1835 Oberlin College, a center of anti-slavery activity, first admitted blacks as students. The collection is arranged by main entry, generally author. The first microcard for each title includes eye-legible bibliographic data in the form of a catalog card. Each title is fully described in Ellis Library's card catalog.
An uncataloged guide, Anti-Slavery Propaganda in the Oberlin College Library, available in the Special Collections Office, lists the titles included in the collection.
Birmingham Female Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves. RECORDS RELATING TO THE BIRMINGHAM LADIES SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF BRITISH NEGRO SLAVES.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1970.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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In the early nineteenth century, Birmingham was an important center of anti-slavery activity. Birmingham itself was a prosperous manufacturing town engaged in some cotton trading. Joseph Sturge, one of the leaders in the British anti-slavery movement, was secretary of the Birmingham anti-slavery society and active in several national anti-slavery organizations. On April 8, 1825, Lucy Townsend and Mary Lloyd founded the Birmingham Ladies Society, which published several pamphlets, compiled annual reports, and recorded minutes relating to their activities. Members wrote letters and petitions urging others to support their cause. They supported education as a means of solving the problem of freed slaves, focusing on aid to blacks in British territories. They were reluctant to deal with the problem of American slavery for fear of inflaming the issue.
A description of the contents and their arrangement is on the first reel.
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Bragg, Thomas 1810 -1862. THOMAS BRAGG DIARY, 1861-1862, IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Library, 1968.
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After two terms as governor of North Carolina, Thomas Bragg was elected to the Senate in 1859. The first portion of his diary covers January 3, to March 1, 1861. It deals with political activities and difficulties related to sectional differences and secession. Plans for a provisional government, the problems of federal forts in the South, the Kansas question, and the financial problems of both the northern and southern governments are covered. During the next portion of the diary from November 15, 1861 to April 9, 1862, Bragg was attorney general of the Confederate States. He reports on conversations with Jefferson Davis and cabinet members, discussions at cabinet meetings, war news, relation of the central government with state governments, and financial problems. He also discusses the loyalty of states such as Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri to the Confederacy, military topics such as the re-enlistment of volunteers, manufacture of gunpowder, naval warfare, and prisoner exchanges, and battles including the clash between the Monitor and Merrimac and the Battle of Shiloh. In the remainder of the diary he mentions rumors of war, prices of store goods, and political activities in Virginia and North Carolina.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Bragg Diary, is available in the Special Collections Office. It contains a partial list of people mentioned in the diary.
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CONFEDERATE STATES ALMANAC, AND REPOSITORY OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. VOLS 1-4, 1862-1865.
Mobile, Alabama: H.E. Clark;, 1862.
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Published yearly from 1862 to 1865, the almanac contains much useful information about the Confederate States. Population, manufacturing, production of crops such as cotton and tobacco, descriptions of individual state governments, the history of secession, and accounts of important battles of the war are all included. In the first volume there is a short history of the formation of the Confederate States.
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Confederate States of America. Engineer Department. LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS SENT BY THE ENGINEER BUREAU OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR DEPARTMENT, 1861-1864.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 628; v. National Archives record group 109.
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This is a collection of five bound volumes of letters and telegrams sent by the chief of engineers to army officers, government officials, and civilians in the Confederacy. The Engineer Bureau was involved in activities such as the construction of permanent and field fortifications, fording of rivers, and reconnaissance and survey operations. Copybooks containing telegrams and letters covering the period from 1861 to 1864, are arranged in chronological order. The collection is incomplete since some material was probably destroyed during the Confederate retreat.
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Confederate States of America. Treasury Department. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Service, 1967.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 499; v. National Archives record group 365.
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On February 21, 1861, President Davis appointed Christopher Memminger secretary of the treasury. He served in that post until June 15, 1864, and was succeeded by George Trenholm. Besides the secretary, the Treasury Department included a comptroller, an auditor, a register, a treasurer, and an assistant secretary. The department was composed of the following offices or bureaus: Second and Third Auditors, Commissioner of Taxes, Produce Loan Bureau, Treasury Note Bureau, Lighthouse Bureau, and Office of Deposit. Also under the direction of the secretary were the Offices of the Collectors of Customs, Assistant Treasurers, Depositories, Directors of Mints, and the Trans-Mississippi Department. The general arrangement of the letters is alphabetical by the author (or his office or title) or by the person to whom the letter chiefly pertains.
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Confederate States of America. Treasury Department. LETTERS SENT BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 500; v. National Archives record group 56.
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Addressed to other officials in the Confederate government, the letters were written by Secretary Christopher Memminger, appointed in 1861, and Secretary George Trenholm, appointed in 1864. Among the subjects discussed are the financial difficulties of the Confederacy, removal of the seat of government to Richmond, appointments of custom officials, customs regulations, the establishment of lighthouse districts and the appointments of lighthouse inspectors, and the mints in Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. The letters are arranged chronologically, but there are no indexes to the collection.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN ORGANIZATIONS RAISED DIRECTLY BY THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Service, 193.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 258; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Soldiers raised directly by the Confederate government were not identified with any one state. Several organizations were raised among native Indians and foreigners recruited from Union prisoners of war. The records consist of a jacket-envelope for each soldier with his name, rank, and unit. It contains entries from the time of enlistment, including all the information on his service career. Most of the records are arranged according to an organizational breakdown by regiment, battalion, or company. Within a unit, the records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's name.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. GENERAL ORDERS OF THE CONFEDERATE ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFICE, 1861-65.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 782; v. National Archives record group 109.
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General orders were used to disseminate instructions and to publish acts of Congress, presidential proclamations, results of courts-martial and military courts, rolls of honor, price schedules for supplies, lists of officers promoted, administrative changes, and notices of prisoner exchanges. The orders were intended as a guide for officers in the field regarding the established regulations and procedures of the War Department.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. INDEX TO LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE CONFEDERATE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 410; v. National Archives record group 109.
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This microfilmed alphabetical card index provides access to the microfilm collections, Letters Received by the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General 1861-1865 (Microcopy no. M 474) and Letters Received by the Confederate Quartermaster General, 1861-1865 (Microcopy no. M 469). The index contains the names not only of signers of letters but also some persons mentioned in the letters. The registers of claims relate to service performed for the Confederate Army and to supplies sold to or seized by it. Each entry shows the claim number, name of claimant, nature of claim, amount, and action taken by the Quartermaster.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. INDEX TO LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF WAR, 1861-65.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 409; v. National Archives record group 109.
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The index contains names not only of signers of the letters but also of persons mentioned in the letters. The index card gives the name of the person, sometimes his rank in the army, and the file numbers where the letters may be found. For a variety of reasons, many of the letters indexed are no longer in the series of letters received, some are in other collections, or were lost or destroyed.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS SENT BY THE CONFEDERATE ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 627; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Letters and telegrams sent by the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General between March 1861 and April 1865 were copied into books according to the practice of the time. The Adjutant and Inspector Generals Office was responsible to the secretary of war for carrying out the details of army administration. It prepared and issued orders, made appointments, kept records on commissions, and decided questions regarding ranks of officers. It was in charge of inspections, recruitment, and the enforcement of laws and regulation. The letters and telegrams are arranged in chronological order.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 474; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Responsible to the secretary of war, the staff of the Adjutant and Inspector Generals Department carried out the details of army administration. They issued orders and regulations for the army, inspected staff departments and armies in the field, enforced regulations, dealt with nominations, appointments, and commissions, and took action on court-martials. In 1865, they took on the responsibility for military conscription. Letters covering the period from April 1861 to April 1865, are arranged first by year, then alphabetically by surname or office. They are then arranged numerically in order of their entry in the register of letters received.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, 1861-1865
Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 469; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Letters from April 1861, to April 1865, document activities of the Quartermaster Generals Department, whose duties included the provision of quarters and transportation for the army. The Quartermaster Department purchased, stored, transported, and distributed army supplies, including army clothing, equipment, horses, food, and fuel.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF WAR, 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 437; v. National Archives record group 109.
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As chief officer of the War Department under the direction and control of the president, the secretary of war had charge of all matters connected with the army and with Indian tribes within the limits of the Confederacy. The collection spans the period from February 1861, to May 1865, and is arranged in chronological order. Letters that were immediately referred to other officers are not included.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. LETTERS SENT BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF WAR TO THE PRESIDENT, 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 523; v. National Archives record group 109.
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As chief officer of the War Department under the direction of President Jefferson Davis, the secretary of war had charge of all matters connected with the army and Indian tribes within the Confederacy. The letters, organized in two series, are those sent to the president relating to all subjects (November 20, 1861 - April 24, 1865) and letters concerning nominations for appointments and promotions in the Confederate Army (March 1, 1861 - March 17, 1865). An index to the second series is on the second reel. The intended arrangement of the letters within each letterbook was chronological, but sometimes clerks were not able to copy precisely in that order.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. LETTERS SENT BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF WAR, 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 522; v. National Archives record group 109.
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This collection includes letters sent by the Office of the Secretary of War from February 21, 1861, to May 22, 1862, and September 13, 1862, to January 23, 1865. Some additional letters were added, dated February 9, to April 22, 1865. The secretary of war was the chief officer in the Confederate War Department. Under the direction and control of the president, the secretary had charge of all matters connected with the army and Indian tribes within the Confederacy. The letterbooks in this collection originally contained correspondence sent from the Office of the Secretary of War to all permanent officials, including the president. For letters to the president, a separate series of letters was started in November 1861, but some letters continued to be copied in this series through April 1862. There are two letters written to the president in 1865. The remainder can be found in the microfilm collection, Letters sent by the Confederate Secretary of War to the President, 1861-1865 (Microcopy no. M 523). The letters are arranged in chronological order.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. TELEGRAMS RECEIVED BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF WAR, 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 618; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Under the direction of President Jefferson Davis, the Office of the Secretary of War had charge of all matters connected with the army and Indian tribes within the Confederacy. Telegrams received by the secretary of war from February 1861, to April 1865, were recorded in registers with accompanying name indexes. Telegrams originally received by the adjutant and inspector general, by President Jefferson Davis, and by various heads of War Department bureaus in Richmond are also included.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. TELEGRAMS SENT BY THE CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF WAR, 1861-1865.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 524; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Chief officer of the War Department under the direction and control of the president, the secretary of war was in charge of all matters connected with the army and Indian tribes within the Confederacy. Telegrams from February 21, 1861, to April 1, 1865, were copied in chronological order into letterbooks. A few of the telegrams were sent by the adjutant and inspector general and by chiefs of War Department bureaus. The first volume contains an index to names of addressees and names of persons mentioned in the telegrams. The second two volumes also have an index to names of addressees.
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Confederate States of America. War Department. WAR DEPARTMENT COLLECTION OF CONFEDERATE RECORDS, CHAPTER V: QUARTERMASTER DEPARTMENT, LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS SENT, 1861-65.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1957.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 131; v. National Archives record group 109.
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The staff of the Quartermaster Department obtained supplies and arranged for transportation of supplies and personnel. They constructed buildings and army installations, served as paymasters, and kept extensive accounts and records. Letters and telegrams to business firms, government officials, and individuals concern supplies, appointments, and estimates for services needed.
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Confederate States of America. COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL AND STAFF OFFICERS AND NONREGIMENTAL ENLISTED MEN.
Washington, D.C: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 331; v. National Archives record group 109
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These service records pertain to Confederate officers and enlisted men who did not belong to a particular regiment or unit. They include records of general officers and officers and enlisted men in staff departments such as the Adjutant and Inspector General, Quartermaster, Commissary, Medical, and Ordnance. They also include members of army corps, division and brigade staffs, and special appointees such as aides-de-camp, military judges, chaplains, agents, and drillmasters. The records consist of jackets (envelopes) for each soldier, labeled with his name, rank, and capacity. The papers include abstracts of original appointment registers, lists of officers, registers of medical personnel, and other papers relating to a particular soldier.
An uncataloged guide, Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers and Nonregimental Enlisted Men, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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Confederate States of America. CONFEDERATE PAPERS RELATING TO CITIZENS OR BUSINESS FIRMS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1961.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 346; v. National Archives record group 109.
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Vouchers, receipts, and correspondence from citizens or business firms relate to payments for materials purchased by, or services performed for, the army and navy. Also, contracts, warrants, and receipts for salary payments are included. The documents concern banks, businesses such as railroads and mining companies, claims for lost property, and claims by survivors of deceased military personnel.
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Federal Writers' Project. SLAVE NARRATIVES, A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER SLAVES.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1941.
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(Also, New York: Andronicus; 1970?; 168 microfiche cards).
In 1937 and early 1938, workers of the Federal Writers' Project interviewed former slaves. Some 2000 narratives were gathered from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The generally untrained interviewers were given questionnaires to use as guides. They recorded the narratives as nearly as possible in the words and dialect of the speaker without alteration. In addition, they collected photographs, transcripts of laws, advertisements, and records of sale, transfer, and manumission of slaves. They also interviewed white people regarding slavery. Narratives are arranged by state and then alphabetically by informant. There is no subject or personal name index.
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Yetman, Norman R., 1938- Life under the "peculiar institution"; selections from the Slave Narrative Collection.
This book, published under two different titles, includes an excellent chapter by Norman R. Yetman on the background of this slave narrative collection. The book also contains selected narratives. In addition, Benjamin A. Botkin's Lay My Burden Down (326.973 F317l) provides selections from the narratives.
Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885. ULYSSES S. GRANT PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1964.
Presidential papers microfilm
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Ulysses S. Grant, General-in-Chief of all the federal armies in the Civil War, won the Republican presidential nomination in 1868. He defeated Horatio Seymour to become the eighteenth president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. These papers contain general correspondence, including Grant's letters to Julia B. Dent (later Mrs. Grant). Also included are copies of Grant documents from other collections, such as letterbooks, speeches, reports, messages, and personal memoirs, like "Memoirs of Shiloh". Headquarters records (1861-69) and other military records comprise a substantial part of the collection. Photographs, clippings, drawings, and scrapbooks are also included. Correspondents include W.W. Belknap, A.E. Burnside, B.F. Butler, G.M. Dodge, H. Fish, J.C. Fremont, J.D. Grant, H.W. Halleck, C.S. Hamilton, W.S. Hancock, R.B. Hatch, S.A. Hurlbut, J.C. Kelton, J.A. McClernand, J.B. McPherson, G.G. Meade, E.O.C. Ord, J. Pope, J.M. Schofield, P.H. Sheridan, W.T. Sherman, E.M. Stanton, G.H. Thomas, and L. Thomas.
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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Ulysses S. Grant papers.
The guide includes an index of writers and recipients.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1957.
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These papers, some 40,000 items, contain correspondence and other papers, mainly letters, addressed to Lincoln during his presidency. The collection includes some 1200 items preserved by John G. Nicoloy in his capacity as Lincoln's secretary and editor. Two drafts of the Gettysburg Address and the letter of condolence from Queen Victoria to Mary Todd Lincoln are included. Correspondents include Nathaniel Banks, Edward Bates, Montgomery Blair, Benjamin Brewster, Salmon P. Chase, Schuyler Colfax, David Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, John Hay, Andrew Johnson, Reverdy Johnson, George B. McClellan, George G. Meade, Edwin D. Morgan, William Rosecrans, William H. Seward, Horatio Seymour, Caleb B. Smith, James Speed, Edwin M. Stanton, Charles Sumner, Lyman Trumbull, Lew Wallace, Elihu B. Washburn, and Gideon Welles.
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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Abraham Lincoln papers.
The guide provides an index to writers or recipients.
Mahan, Alfred Thayer. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892.
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David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy and began his naval career at the age of 10. Although born in Tennessee, he remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War and was named commander of the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron in 1861. He led his fleet to the capture of New Orleans in 1862 and Mobile Bay in 1864 and was the first man in the U. S. Navy to be made an admiral. This book contains chapters on Farragut’s family, early life, naval career, Civil War experiences, his character, later years in life, and his death, as well as several illustrations.
Part of the “Great Commanders” series edited by James Grant Wilson. Mahan was a captain in the U.S. Navy and president of the U.S. Naval War College. This book can be read online at http://www.encompass.net/~ctyson/civwar/farrag01.htm.
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Mahan, Alfred Thayer. GULF AND INLAND WATERS.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1883.
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This narrative is based on official reports and witness accounts of naval activities in the Gulf of Mexico and inland waters during the Civil War. Chapters include “The Recoil from Vicksburg,” “The Mississippi Opened,” “Minor Occurrences in 1863,” “Texas and the Red River,” and more as well as maps and plans. An appendix and index appear at the end of the book.
No. 3 in the “Navy in the Civil War” series. The author was a captain in the U.S. Navy and president of the U.S. Naval War College.
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Memminger, Christopher Gustav, 1803-1888. CHRISTOPHER GUSTAVUS MEMMINGER PAPERS.
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Library, 1966.
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Christopher G. Memminger was a South Carolina politician who became heavily involved in the secession controversy in 1860. He chaired the committee that drafted the new constitution of the Confederate States of America in 1861 and he served as secretary of the treasury in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis. After the Civil War, he returned to Charleston where he practiced law and helped develop the state's public school system. This collection of his papers dates from 1803 to 1915, but most heavily concentrates on the period from 1858 to 1868. It includes a number of official reports submitted by Memminger as treasury secretary to the Confederate Congress. It also includes papers on the "slave problem" and Reconstruction. The material is arranged chronologically and includes a few papers from Memminger's son, Thomas B. Memminger.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Christopher G. Memminger Papers, is available in the Special Collection office. The guide contains background information on Christopher Memminger and the collection.
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Oldroyd, Osborn Hamiline. LINCOLN’S CAMPAIGN; OR, THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION OF 1860.
Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1896.
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This book contains records of events of the presidential campaign of 1860 and includes campaign songs for Lincoln, illustrations of Lincoln medals for 1860, political cartoons, summaries of the presidential conventions, and much more. It ends with illustrations and biographies of leading presidential contenders for the election of 1896.
Title continues “With Fourteen Portraits and Biographies of Presidential Possibilities for 1896.”
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Parker, William Harwar. RECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL OFFICER, 1841-1865.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1883.
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Parker (1826-1896) writes about his career in the United States and Confederate Navies, which began in 1841 at the age of 14. This book contains his first-hand accounts of serving on numerous ships and taking part in various battles. It is a particularly valuable primary source for information regarding the operations of the Confederate Navy throughout the Civil War.
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Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. PAPERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ABOLITIONIST SOCIETY.
Philadelphia, Pa.: Rhistoric Publications, 1969.
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The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Kept in Bondage was the first society formed for the abolition of slavery. It was founded in 1775 in Philadelphia. Suspended during the Revolutionary War, the society was reactivated in 1787. Containing minutes and manuscripts from 1787 to 1816, the collection forms an extremely rich source for the study of the early abolitionist movement. The first reel contains the constitution and minutes of the society.
Reels 2-5 contain 11 volumes of manuscripts with an index for each volume. A manuscript history of the society, located at the end of the fifth reel, provides a chronological summary of important events and thus can be used as a guide to the collection.
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Pond, George E. SHENANDOAH VALLEY IN 1864
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1883.
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This book discusses the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the Civil War from May to November, 1864. Contains illustrations and maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Part of the Campaigns of the Civil War series, no. 11.
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Prime, William Cowper. MCCLELLAN’S OWN STORY; THE WAR FOR THE UNION, THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT IT, THE CIVILIANS WHO DIRECTED IT, AND HIS RELATIONS TO IT AND TO THEM.
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1887.
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This book covers from April 1861 to November 1862 the life of Major-General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), commander of the Union armies during the Civil War. It contains a biographical sketch by the author, as well as McClellan’s private letters to his wife, the causes, beginning, campaigns, and battles of the Civil War in his own words. There are also illustrations by Mr. A.R. Ward drawn from his originals made while accompanying the Army of the Potomac in 1862.
There is an index at the end of the book.
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