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Carlos W. Colby Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Colby
Abstract
Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.
Dates:
1821-1937; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865
Henry Patterson and James Patterson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Patterson
Abstract
Correspondence of brothers Henry Patterson and James Patterson, both privates in the 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I, during the Civil War. Also includes muster rolls for Henry and his brother James as well as James’ death certificate.
Dates:
1862-1863
John J. Russell Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Russell J
Abstract
Twelve letters of John J. Russell of Sterling, Illinois, documenting his service as a sergeant and 2nd lieutenant in Company B of the 13th Illinois Infantry in Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. Russell writes to his brother, Charles, and sister, Julia, from Rolla, Franklin, and Heetsville, Mo., Vicksburg, Miss., Cairo, Ill., and Bridgeport and Madison Station, Ala. One letter (Dec. 6, 1861) is written on stationery containing a printed vignette portrait of McClellan.
Dates:
1861-1864
Oliver Perry Newberry Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Newberry
Abstract
Mainly correspondence of Cameron, Missouri resident Oliver Perry Newberry, 1860-1867, primarily relating to his Civil War service in the Union army; and cabinet, carte-de-visite and a few tintype photographs of Newberry family and friends dating primarily from the 1880's.
Dates:
1860-1895
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- Correspondence -- Mississippi -- 1851-1900 2
- Correspondence -- Missouri -- 1851-1900 2
- Military hospitals, American -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 2
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
- Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 2
- Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 2
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- Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Bonaparte (Iowa) -- Genealogy 1
- Cabinet photographs 1
- Camp Butler (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Cartes de visite 1
- Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862 -- Personal narratives 1
- Correspondence -- Alabama -- 1851-1900 1
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- Fort Blakely (Ala.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
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- Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863 (May 13) -- Personal narratives 1
- Madison (Ala.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- New England -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
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- Patriotic envelopes 1
- Pea Ridge, Battle of, Ark., 1862 1
- Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
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- Pictorial lettersheets 1
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- Prairie Grove, Battle of, Ark., 1862 1
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- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 -- Personal narratives 1
- Soldiers -- Alabama -- Correspondence 1
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- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Tintypes (prints) 1
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- Colby, Carlos 1
- Daily Citizen (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1
- McClellan, George B. (George Brinton) 1
- Newberry, Cornelia Perry 1
- Newberry, Lydia Elizabeth 1
- Newberry, O. P. (Oliver Perry) 1
- Newberry, Walter Cass 1
- Newberry, Walter Franklin 1
- Newbury family 1
- Patterson family 1
- Patterson, Henry 1
- Patterson, James 1
- Rowe, James 1
- Russell family 1
- Russell, John J. 1
- United States. Army 1
- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1864) 1
- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 97th (1862-1865) 1
- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865) 1
- United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861) 1
- United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861-1865) 1
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