United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Baxter letters and reports collection newspaper article, 1876 June 27
Henry Baxter letters and reports collection newspaper clippings
Henry Baxter souvenirs
James Stewart genealogy and family papers, 1862-1994
Contains materials on the family and genealogy of James Stewart, including copies. Includes Civil War pension records and recollections, correspondence on genealogies, memorials, clippings, the will of Alexander M. Stewart, and other files related to genealogy. Also includes James Stewart's home movie recordings of family vacations, hunting trips, and gatherings. Original materials dated 1862 to 1994.
James Stewart home movies, 1941-1969
Includes James Stewart's home movie recordings of family vacations, hunting trips, and gatherings. Dated 1941-1969.
Henry H. Turner memorandum of nearly three years service
Photocopy of a handwritten "memorandum" book. Turner lists his dates of service, the towns he passed through, the location of various camps and the dates he was there, his pay, marches he undertook, steamers on which he traveled, and engagements in which he participated. Turner served with Company H of the 27th Iowa and was involved in many campaigns apparently with the Union Army of Tennessee.
John W. Morrison letters
Photocopies of handwritten letters. These items were sent to Morrison's wife, Mahala Morrison. John writes about his military activities, relates various rumors, talks about how the Union plundered areas, and mentions the battle of Corinth, Mississippi. Some of the letters was written by Franklin Reid, who related that Morrison died of wounds sustained at the "Battle of the Hatchie" in Tennessee.
Recollections of a grandfather
Typescript prepared by Elizabeth H. Ball of an autobiography made by Thomas Wakeman Hall during 1889-1894 telling of Hall's childhood in Ohio, marriage, travels to California in 1849, life in mining towns, return to family in Wisconsin, Civil War experiences, and the death of his wife. Also includes a brief history of the Hall family written by Eleanor Lexington.
Henry T. Reynolds letter
Letter mentions the gunboat Pensicola, camp conditions, the death of Matthew Luis and why part of the letter is in pencil. The letter is written on printed stationary of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Includes a photocopy of a photograph of Reynolds.
Jo Ann Sloan Rogers collection of Charles Ora Card family scrapbooks
Contains scrapbooks created by Jo Ann Sloan Rogers, a descendant of Charles Ora Card, documenting the history of the Charles Ora Card family and his descendants in Utah, Idaho, and Alberta, Canada. Also includes the Civil War diary of Arthur Calvin Mellette and the biography of Isaac Julian Harvey, a California pioneer. Dated approximately 1842-1968.