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

Abstract This collection dates from 1850-1932 and documents the lives of members of the allied Adams, Phillips, and Mix families of Hancock and Defiance Counties, Ohio, from the late nineteenth through early twentieth centuries. The collection is primarily comprised of over 300 letters exchanged among family members and other associated individuals, while additional materials include various personal writings, school papers, financial and legal documents, and documents relating to the Civil War...

Scope and Contents The Andrew Altman Papers consist of both originals and transcripts (primarily provided by Malcolm Campbell) of over 150 Civil War letters written by a private serving in Co.D, 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry between 1861 and 1865, or by other members of the Altman Family. The majority of the letters, between Andrew and his father John, describe the military activities of the 68th as well as family matters and personal events.The 68th Ohio was involved in guard and picket duty during...

Abstract The Augustus F. Bull Papers consist of a series of Civil War era letters, primarily from Augustus Bull, of New Haven, Connecticut, to his cousin, Roxanna (Roxie) DeWitt, of Wyandot County, Ohio. The collection also includes a letter from Lizzie Bull, Augustus' sister, to Roxie, as well as some genealogical information on the family. Some items relating to other members of the family, including a letter of Erastus Ranger to Electa Ranger (the aunt of Roxie DeWitt), and materials on Francis...

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The Borton family papers is a collection of 216 letters in two boxes, box 1 containing photocopies of the original letters and box 2 containing transcripts of the same.

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This collection consists of two diaries written primarily during Hibbard's service with Company I, 67th OVI. The diaries begin at October 1862 and continue through February 1866. The diary for 1864 was missing at the time of filming.

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The materials comprising the Dorothy Ringle collection date from 1862-1961 and include proceedings, membership records, and correspondence of the Ohio Market Quota Protest Association and the United Farmers of America. Also included are the personal papers of Rolla M. Myers which contain legal correspondence, contracts, affidavits, patent papers and related materials, speeches, transcripts, photographs and other information depicting Myers' life from childhood to his death in 1961.

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The Elijah Whitmore Papers consist of a series of Civil War era letters, covering the period from 1863 to 1866 between Elijah Whitmore and other member of his regiment, the 67th O.V.I., and members of his family. Also included in the collection are a few official documents related to his service with the 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and a couple of miscellaneous items connected with Luther Whitmore.

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The Francis R. Stewart Papers consist of Civil War era diaries, a journal, correspondence, a regimental photograph, as well as a copy of a post-war speech by Stewart and miscellaneous other official papers, ranging in dates from 1861-1922.

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The George Kryder Papers date from January 18, 1862 to December 2, 1865. The personal experiences that George Kryder disclosed to his wife Elizabeth Sweetland Kryder, are revealed in the over one hundred letters written by him while serving on military duty with the Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry (3rd O.V.C.) in their many campaigns in the South during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Abstract The Harrison Leathers Collection consists of three volumes of journals kept by Harrison Leathers dating from 14 September 1862 through 28 June 1865 and a transcription of all three volumes completed by Mrs. Helen Prill (privately printed as "Harrison Leathers' Day Books--Biography and Related Documents of the Civil War Era, 1862-1865." Elida, Ohio: Cards, Inc., 1984). He served in Company A of the 99th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 17th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve...

Abstract The Hill and Morgan families papers span four generations of a Wood County, Ohio family, from 1831 to 1983. The surnames of the successive generations are: Hill, Morgan, Overmyer, and Graf. The collection includes correspondence, documents, manuscripts, printed materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, and some artifacts collected during this time span. These materials provide an intimate look into the events of a typical Northwest Ohio family, and the context in which they lived....

Abstract The papers are divided into three main family collections; the Hood family, the Pargellis family, and the Carter family. The Hood family papers date inclusively from 1818-1911 and includes correspondence, diaries, legal and financial papers, all documenting the farming and business interests of the Hood family. The Pargellis family papers date inclusively from 1819-1943 and includes extensive correspondence, legal and financial papers, photographs and printed items. These papers include some...

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Civil War era letters between Ira Conine, serving with the 118th O.V.I., and Minerva J. Bysel, his fiancee, living in McComb, Ohio, with a few letters from other family members. His letters describe military activities in Tennessee and Kentucky; her letters focus on family activities and local news.

Abstract The correspondence and papers in the Alexander Family Papers were, with few exceptions, generated during the Civil War. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Isaac N. Alexander and his wife Rebecca (Alban) Alexander. Although some of these are courtship letters written during the 1850s, most of them were written by Isaac to his wife while he was serving in the 46th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The collection also contains some family correspondence to and...

Abstract The papers of the Jackson family consists of material centered on the family of Benjamin Basil Jackson of Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio and his children, particularly Martha C. Jackson. Spanning the years from 1861 to 1922, the collection consists of Civil War correspondence written to and from B.B. Jackson and his son Andrew C. Jackson from 1861 to 1865 as they served with Co. G, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry from family members and friends, postwar personal correspondence of Martha...

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The Kehrwecker Family Papers consists of approximately .4 cubic feet, dating from 1830 to 1960. Primarily the Civil War era correspondence of Frederick and John Kehrwecker from 1861 through 1863, the collection also includes miscellaneous other letters, including a small series of Civil War letters in German, legal documents, family genealogical material, printed items, photographs, and an oral interview with family member Anna Kehrwecker taped in 1959.

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Letters and military service papers of a soldier serving with Co. F, 9th Ohio Cavalry.

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Personal collection centered on the families of Lena B. Rees and James L. Carter, their ancestors, and children. Contains extensive genealogical material, photographs, and some correspondence, including a few letters written by Rees family members in the 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and an extensive series by Robert A. Carter while in training for submarine service during World War II.

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Correspondence of a private with Company H, 21st O.V.I. during the Civil War. Includes description of training, camp life, food, health conditions, and troop movements through the Battle of Chickamauga. Includes four letters of brother Elliott M. Warner, serving with the 144th O.V.I. in 1864

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The Loyal B. Wort Papers consist of photocopies of a series of Civil War era letters, primarily from Loyal B. Wort, of Hicksville, Ohio, to his wife, Susan G. (Hendershot) Wort. The collection spans the period of his service from 1861 to 1864.

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Family correspondence, some with transcripts, of Clay family ancestors, including Stevens, Sindel, Tappan, Fisher, and Wood families. Includes Civil War era correspondence of James D. Fisher while serving with Co. F, 67th O.V.I.

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The Michael Adler papers consist of seventeen letters from the American Civil War along with other related materials from 1863 through 1886.

Scope and Contents The Robert H. Caldwell Papers consist of correspondence between the members of the Caldwell family during the Civil War.Robert Caldwell served with the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company I, from September 1861 till February 1863. The correspondence presents a complete series of communications during the period Robert was in the army. Three of the letters are from his brother William, serving with the 72nd O.V.I., with one letter each from Robert's mother Jane, his...

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The diaries of Robert S. Dilworth, consist of handwritten pocket diaries written by an officer of the 21st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1861-1862.

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The Samuel O. Chamberlain papers consist of Civil War era personal correspondence from 1861-1865 and post-war personal correspondence, some pension information, transcribed letters, and printed material from 1868-1925.