Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Charles Parsons Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1185
Scope and Contents
The Charles Parsons Papers consist of accounts, abstracts, correspondence, bills of lading, orders, transportation passes, crew lists, charters, contracts and other types of material that document his work as assistant quartermaster in St. Louis during the Civil War. The collection includes both loose papers and bound volumes that provide extensive information on the logistics of transporting troops and supplies for the Union army in the western theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign. The...
Dates:
1808-1940; 1862-1864
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