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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Colonel Benjamin Franklin Taylor collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1863
Abstract

This collection contains letters to Colonel Benjamin Franklin Taylor during his time fighting for the Union in the Civil War

Dates: 1861-1912
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Colonel Benjamin Franklin Taylor collection

Colonel Edward F. Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1331
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence pertaining to the activities of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Edward F. Jones in Baltimore, Maryland from April to July 1861.

Dates: 1861
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Colonel Edward F. Jones papers

Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops roster book

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 2603
Abstract Roster book of Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops, which was comprised primarily of Marylanders. This book was most likely the field copy kept by 1st Lt. Charles Tarbell and records a range of demographic data--such as age, birthplace, occupation, status as free or enslaved--as well as enlistment details, remarks on service, and physical characteristics of the men. The fate of each member of the regiment is also recorded: discharged, deserted, or cause of...
Dates: 1864-1865
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops roster book

Cooke papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3253
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and ephemera related to Adolphus Cooke, a Confederate soldier, and his family, circa 1862-1915.

Dates: 1862 July 24-1915 April 14
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Cooke papers

Coriell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2498
Abstract

This collection primarily contains letters written to or by members of the Baltimore-based Coriell family. The letters mention the weather, mutual friends, illness, trips, and occasionally Baltimore politics.

Dates: 1845-1892
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Coriell family papers

Curtis W. Jacobs diary and account book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3036
Abstract

Diary and account book of Curtis W. Jacobs, a wealthy Worcester County, Maryland farmer, state legislator, and ardent supporter of slavery. This book primarily details his business transactions, especially those relating to the enslaved people on his farm.

Dates: 1854-1866
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Curtis W. Jacobs diary and account book

Daniel M. Thomas papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1970.2
Abstract

The Daniel M. Thomas papers consist of a fairly large and varied group of papers which relate to the personal and social life of the Thomas family of West River, Maryland. Although the material ranges in date from 1674 through 1938, the bulk of the material falls into the period between 1840 and 1890.

Dates: 1674-1938
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Daniel M. Thomas papers

Daniel T. McCabe commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3286
Abstract

This commonplace book contains short stories and doodles by Daniel T. McCabe, a resident of Baltimore between 1860-1865 when he was aged 11 - 16. McCabe's notes within the margins of his stories often display encouragement to the Confederacy, particularly support for Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Dates: 1860 - 1865
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Daniel T. McCabe commonplace book

Duquette collection of Civil War correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3242
Abstract The Duquette collection of Civil War correspondence contains nearly 50 letters written by Albert J. Duquette, a volunteer from Lockport, New York, who joined the 129th Regiment, later the 8th Heavy Artillery Regiment, New York. Duquette was stationed at Fort Federal Hill in Baltimore and later Washington, D.C. The letters, beginning in August 1862, provide description of Fort Federal Hill, Fort McHenry, battles at Harper’s Ferry, war-ready Washington DC, the assassination of Lincoln, and the...
Dates: 1862-1893
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Duquette collection of Civil War correspondence

E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3057
Abstract Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith and Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson were cousins and were related to several of Maryland’s prominent Quaker and merchant families in Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery Counties, including the Ellicotts, Tysons, Leas, Stablers, Kirks and others. The collection includes items from as early as 1795 to 1912, and includes personal correspondence, books of newspaper clippings, journals, and several volumes of pressed plants and flowers (many of them labeled with location and...
Dates: 1795-1912
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson collection

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