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Daily record kept by Augustus W. Bradford to show his actions as head of State; mainly concerns appointments and pardons. (Entries all recorded in third person.)

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This collection contains 3 volumes of materials related to the Cannon and Shipp families, circa 1823-1865.

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This collection contains the personal correspondence and diaries of Charles Sidney Winder, a captain in the United States army and later a Confederate general who was killed in 1862. Also included is a letter from McHenry Howard to Winder's widow describing her husband's death, as well as newspaper clippings detailing the Battle of Cedar Mountain, the conflict in which Winder was killed. The collection spans 1852-1862.

Abstract This is an artificial collection and primarily contains letters and documents dating from 1861 to 1865, although relevant items before and after these dates are also included. Correspondence prior to 1861 is indicative of the growing strain between the North and the South. Correspondence after 1865 reflects the nature of the war and the significance attached to it. The collection also includes manumission records, diaries, and the correspondence of national figures, such as Abraham Lincoln,...

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In this diary Edward Tilghman Paca, Jr. records his Civil War experiences dated from 1862 September 15 to Spring 1863. He discusses life as a soldier, occurrences in camp, encounters while marching, supplies, and food.

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The Gordon-Blackford papers consists of 9 boxes of primarily correspondence between the families of John Montgomery Gordon and Eugene Blackford.

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This collection contains the journals of Gustavus A. Dobler from 1861-1873.

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This collection contains the diary of Hester Ann Wilkins Davis (1809-1888) written during the Civil War years as well as notes related to the Davis family.

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This collection contains the Civil War diary of James W. Maughlin (1837-1869), third engineer on the gunboat steamer "Kineo" as it supported Admiral Farragut's fleet in the Mississippi between New Orleans and Port Huron. The diary contains a daily record of the events between January 1, 1863 to July 29, 1863. Also included in this collection is a typed transcript of the diary with footnotes, and a photograph of James W. Maughlin, circa 1861.

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This collection consists of John H. B. Latrobe's writings as well as materials related to the Civil War military careers of John's sons Osmun Latrobe and R. Steuart Latrobe; and one item relating to R. Steuart's son Osmun Latrobe (1874-1939).