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Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Bartlett Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1975
Scope and Contents

The collection contains an 1860 diary to the Pikes Peak gold rush region; memoirs of Aurelius T. Bartlett, dated March 20, 1890, describing his Civil War service; official papers relating to Bartlett’s Civil War service; and other Bartlett family papers.

Dates: 1860-1957
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Bartlett Family Papers

Warren D. Crandall Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0339
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence and reminiscences of veterans of the Mississippi River Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade to Warren D. Crandall, and also material gathered by Crandall for his book, History of the Ram Fleet and Mississippi Marine Brigade, published in 1907. The bulk of the correspondence contains responses from veterans of the Mississippi Marine Brigade to invitations from Crandall to attend reunions of the brigade. Occasionally...
Dates: 1863-1922; Majority of material found within 1887-1909
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Warren D. Crandall Research Collection

Thomas S. Hawley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0666
Scope and Contents The Thomas S. Hawley Papers consist primarily of correspondence from Thomas Hawley to his parents and siblings in Olney, Illinois, during his Civil War service. The collection also includes several letters from Thomas' parents to their son, and a few letters between other members of the Hawley family. The correspondence documents Thomas Hawley's Civil War service, family affairs, and life in St. Louis after the war. The collection also includes a hospital record book of the 11th Missouri...
Dates: 1856-1867; Majority of material found within 1861-1866
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Thomas S. Hawley Papers

Thomas Anderson Moore Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1097
Scope and Contents The Thomas Anderson Moore Papers consist primarily of correspondence documenting family affairs and the Civil War from 1862 to 1865. The Moore Family Correspondence Series consists primarily of correspondence between Thomas Moore and his wife Clara, and also includes correspondence from Thomas' father James. The letters regard family affairs and Thomas' service during the Civil War. The Moore...
Dates: 1819-1916
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Thomas Anderson Moore Papers

David D. Porter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1238
Scope and Contents Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the...
Dates: 1862-1864
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / David D. Porter Papers

Henry W. Williams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A1749
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of papers both belonging to, and collected by, Henry W. Williams, including his correspondence and scrapbooks, various items from the Civil War, and papers regarding steamboats and financial markets.

Dates: 1835-1953; Majority of material found within 1848-1890
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Henry W. Williams Collection

Wyckoff Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1778
Scope and Contents

The Wyckoff Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence of George and Josephine Wyckoff and their family and friends. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the Civil War years and contains letters of George Wyckoff, while serving in the 18th Missouri Infantry, and other soldiers in Iowa, Indiana, and Missouri regiments.

Dates: 1857-1911; Majority of material found within 1862-1864
Found in: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center / Wyckoff Family Papers

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