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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

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

Edward Tilghman Paca, Jr. diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3029
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1862-1863
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Edward Tilghman Paca, Jr. diary

Fort Warren prison records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1957
Abstract This collection includes the records of Fort Warren's prisoners from August 1861-February 1862. The entries were written by individual prisoners and usually give name, rank or office, place of residence and arrest. Records often describe conditions and/or reasons for arrest, time of arrest, and places detained, and include some commentary. Some of the entries are just signatures, however. Many entries are from prisoners arrested for political reasons without clear charges or due process of...
Dates: 1861-1862
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Fort Warren prison records

Franklin Buchanan collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0158
Abstract

This collection contains a scrapbook and miscellaneous materials pertaining to Admiral Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874).

Dates: 1820 - 1853
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Franklin Buchanan collection

General John Gibbon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1284
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of letters and documents concerning the military affairs of General John Gibbon (1827-1896), who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Dates: 1862-1915
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / General John Gibbon papers

General Robert C. Buchanan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0159
Abstract

This collection connsists of extensive military correspondence of General Robert C. Buchanan, as well as some personal correspondence, circa 1811-1890.

Dates: 1811 - 1890
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / General Robert C. Buchanan papers

George Cornwell and William Mead correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2460
Abstract

This collection consists of a series of letters written by George Cornwell and William Mead during the Civil War. The collection contains photo copies of originals and typed transcripts.

Dates: 1862 September 13-1865 June 9
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / George Cornwell and William Mead correspondence

George M. Anderson manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2092
Abstract This collection of papers stems from research done by George McCullough Anderson on Adalbert Johann Volck (1828- 1912), a Baltimore dentist and artist during the Civil War. Series I consists of letters to and from Anderson concerning the life and work of Volck, and about various exhibitions of Volck's etchings. It includes correspondence with the Pratt Library, Baltimore, The Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Peale Museum Valentine Museum, the MHS, and Johns...
Dates: 1852-1972
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / George M. Anderson manuscript collection

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