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Edwin Houston Harman Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-019
Abstract
The Edwin Houston Harman Papers consists of letters written in various camps in southwest Virginia to and from Harman and his wife, Jennie. The letters date from 1856 to 1864. There is also a folder of genealogy materials relating to the Harman family.
Dates:
1856 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1856 - 1864
Harper's Ferry
Collection
Identifier: Art-180
Scope and Contents
As of December 2011, hanging in Kira's Office
Dates:
n.d.
James W. M. Harris Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2000-085
Scope and Contents
The James W.M. Harris Papers consist of over 200 letters written either from or to Harris or immediate members of his family between 1857 and 1909. The majority of the letters are from James to his wife Mary, written almost entirely during the Civil War. These letters contain descriptions of the siege of Vicksburg, life in Richmond, and first hand descriptions of African-Americans during the war. Harris also frequently recounts current events during the war, as well as encounters with Belle...
Dates:
1857 - 1900
Joseph T. Harris Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-016
Abstract
This collection includes letters written by Joseph T. Harris of the 12th Ohio Infantry to his sister, Mollie Swope from various locations in western Virginia. The letters are dated August 6, 1861, September 18, 1861, November 23, 1861, and February 14, 1862. The letters detail the movements of the 12th Ohio Infantry during actions in the Kanawha Valley, Virginia in 1861 as well as camp life.
Dates:
1861 - 1862
Letter to Levi Harris
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-004
Abstract
The collection includes a single letter written to Levi Harris from his sister Amanda in Giles County, Virginia. Dated March 14th, 1863, she writes of the price of crops, about the availability of land in the area, why her brother might want to relocate to the area, and news about mutual friends and family.
Dates:
1863
Letters to W. S. Harris,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-065
Abstract
The collection contains three letters to W. S. Harris, two by John Puller (July and August 1863) and one by D. C. Cahill(?) (April 1863).
Dates:
1863 - 1863
Hector Hart Letter,
File
Identifier: Ms-2012-013
Abstract
Letter written by Hector S. Hart, a private with the 126th Regiment, Ohio Infantry to his mother. Dated April 30th, 1865.
Dates:
1865
Matthias Harter Letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-005
Abstract
Three letters from Matthias Harter, a private in Company C, 9th Iowa Infantry, written during the American Civil War to his wife Sallie, and discussing such subjects as the Battle of Altoona Pass, General George McClellan's declining reputation, the price of food for civilians, General William Tecumseh Sherman's farewell speech to Harter's division, and the effects of war on a veteran.
Dates:
1862 - 1865
John Harville Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-053
Abstract
The collection contains eight handwritten diaries chronicling John Harville's experiences during the American Civil War. From August of 1861 to January of 1864 Harville served with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment, Company F. He then transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps for the remainder of his term, ending in July 1864. His diaries include details and stories from camp life, largely around Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Suffering from chronic "congestion of the lungs," Harville...
Dates:
1861-1864, 1913, 2010; Majority of material found within ( dates 1861-1864)
Herman Haupt Manuscript Reminiscences
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-010
Abstract
This collection contains the manuscript draft of the American Civil War reminiscences of Herman Haupt, who served as the chief of construction and transportation for the military railroad system for the Union Army. It includes Civil War correspondence, telegraph messages, reports, and general orders (originals and typescript copies). Among the correspondence is a letter from Robert Todd Lincoln.
Dates:
ca. 1889
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