Subject • | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | [X] | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. |
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| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) |
(3)
| • | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. |
(2)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. |
(2)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) |
(2)
| • | Wood family. |
(2)
| • | Africa -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950. |
(1)
| • | Antislavery movements -- United States. |
(1)
| • | Ashley family. |
(1)
| • | Atlanta Campaign, 1864. |
(1)
| • | Auld, David, b. 1844. |
(1)
| • | Avery family. |
(1)
| • | Barnett, James, 1821-1911. |
(1)
| • | Beadle, George W., b. 1841. |
(1)
| • | Brecksville (Ohio) -- Genealogy. |
(1)
| • | Brecksville (Ohio) -- History. |
(1)
| • | Browning family. |
(1)
| • | Bullard family. |
(1)
| • | Burnham, Henry L., b. 1839 or 40. |
(1)
| • | Burton (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
(1)
| • | Bushnell family. |
(1)
| • | Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. |
(1)
| • | Carrick, James. |
(1)
| • | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. |
(1)
| • | Choctaw Indians. |
(1)
| • | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. |
(1)
| • | Civil Service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
(1)
| • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. |
(1)
| • | College students -- Ohio -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| • | Court records -- Ohio -- Gallia County. |
(1)
| • | Court records -- Ohio -- Meigs County. |
(1)
| • | Covert, Thomas A. |
(1)
| • | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
(1)
| • | Drawing -- 19th century -- United States. |
(1)
| • | Ellen, John S. |
(1)
| • | Ely family. |
(1)
| • | Farm life -- Ohio -- Medina County. |
(1)
| • | Farmers -- Ohio -- Brecksville. |
(1)
| • | Farmers -- Ohio -- Diaries. |
(1)
| • | Farmers -- Ohio -- Jefferson County. |
(1)
| • | Farmers -- Ohio -- Tallmadge. |
(1)
| • | Fenton, Alcinus Ward, 1839-1923. |
(1)
| • | Frary, George Spencer. |
(1)
| • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. |
(1)
| • | Gallia County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
(1)
| • | Generals -- United States -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| • | Gorgas family. |
(1)
| • | Gorgas, Nathaniel. |
(1)
| • | Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio. |
(1)
| • | Green, Charles R. (Charles Ransley), 1845-1915. |
(1)
| • | Grinnell family. |
(1)
| • | Grinnell, William. |
(1)
| • | Hall family. |
(1)
| • | Hamilton family. |
(1)
| • | Harrison County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. |
(1)
| • | Hart family. |
(1)
| • | Hart, Albert Gaillard, 1821-1907. |
(1)
| • | Hawkins family. |
(1)
| • | Hinckley (Ohio : Township) -- Genealogy. |
(1)
| • | Hitchcock family. |
(1)
| • | Hitchcock, Peter, 1781-1853. |
(1)
| • | Hodges, George W., 1827-1918. |
(1)
| • | Holly, Morris I. |
(1)
| • | Hurlbut, George, b. 1838 or 9. |
(1)
| • | Hyatt, Thomas Jefferson, 1830-1864. |
(1)
| • | Indians of North America -- Education. |
(1)
| • | Jefferson County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. |
(1)
| • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
(1)
| • | Jews -- United States. |
(1)
| • | Johnson Island Prison. |
(1)
| • | Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. |
(1)
| • | Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
(1)
| • | King, Catherine -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| • | King, John H., 1840-1897 -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| • | Landrum, George W., 1830-1863. |
(1)
| • | Larkin family. |
(1)
| • | Larkin, Abel, 1764-1830. |
(1)
| • | Law -- Ohio. |
(1)
| • | Leach, Charles F. |
(1)
| • | Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1821-1896. |
(1)
| • | Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. |
(1)
| • | Lyman family. |
(1)
| • | Lyman, Carlos Parsons, b. 1838. |
(1)
| • | Mansfield family. |
(1)
| • | Mansfield, Elizabeth Taggart. |
(1)
| • | Mansfield, Jeremiah Browning. |
(1)
| • | Marx family. |
(1)
| • | Maschke, Maurice, 1868-1936. |
(1)
| • | Mason, John. |
(1)
| • | McMahon, James, b. 1835 or 6. |
(1)
| • | McMeekin, John. |
(1)
| • | Meigs County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
(1)
| • | Metcalf family. |
(1)
| • | Metcalf, George P., b. 1844. |
(1)
| • | Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
(1)
| • | Monroeville (Ohio) -- Biography. |
(1)
| • | Nash, James M., 1832 or 3-1866. |
(1)
| • | Noragon, John. |
(1)
| • | Nydegger family. |
(1)
| • | Nydegger, Edward F., 1831-1909. |
(1)
| • | Oberlin College. |
(1)
| • | Ohio. National Guard. Infantry, 171st. |
(1)
| • | Oviatt family. |
(1)
| • | Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. |
(1)
| • | Patronage, Political -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
(1)
| • | Pencil drawing. |
(1)
| • | Pensions, Military -- United States. |
(1)
| • | Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| • | Physicians -- Ohio -- Correspondence. |
(1)
| • | Prospecting -- California. |
(1)
| • | Public Square (Cleveland, Ohio) |
(1)
| • | Railroads -- United States. |
(1)
| • | Ramsey family. |
(1)
| • | Rawson family. |
(1)
| • | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi. |
(1)
| • | Republican Party (Ohio) |
(1)
| • | Richards family. |
(1)
| • | Richards, Alvira Ann Whedon. |
(1)
| • | Richards, Margie, 1883-1973. |
(1)
| • | Richards, Myron, 1840-1912. |
(1)
| • | Richards, Willard, 1804-1876. |
(1)
| • | Seward family. |
(1)
| • | Shawnee Indians. |
(1)
| • | Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. |
(1)
| • | Smith, Correl. |
(1)
| • | Sosman family. |
(1)
| • | Strauss family. |
(1)
| • | Strauss, Amelia Marx, 1849-1900. |
(1)
| • | Strauss, Joseph. |
(1)
| • | Taggart family. |
(1)
| • | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- Genealogy. |
(1)
| • | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- History. |
(1)
| • | Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975. |
(1)
| • | Turner, Charles Albert, 1843-1863. |
(1)
| • | United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Art and the war. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Cavalry -- 6th. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. |
(1)
| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army -- Surgeons. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army Ohio Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1864) Company D. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army Ohio Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861) Company A. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 100th. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 136th (1862-1865). Company D. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment 102nd (1862-1865). Company D. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st (1862-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 104th (1862-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 116th (1862-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 121st (1862-1865). Company E. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 126th (1862-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 144th (1864). |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865). Company G. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). Company D. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865). Company A. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 43rd (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1862-1865). |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 55th (1861-1865). Company H. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 73rd (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864). Company A. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 80th (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 84th (1862). Company K. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 96th (1862-1865). Company C. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 14th (1861-1865) |
(1)
| • | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 18th (1862-1865) |
(1)
| • | University of Michigan. Law School. |
(1)
| • | Varian, Alexander, 1841 or 2-1864. |
(1)
| • | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. |
(1)
| • | Ward, Marion D. |
(1)
| • | White family. |
(1)
| • | Women -- Ohio -- Harrison County. |
(1)
| • | Women -- Ohio -- Jefferson County. |
(1)
| • | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. |
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 21 | Title: | Alexander Varian Letters
| | | Creator: | Varian, Alexander | | | Dates: | 1861-1864 | | | Abstract: | Alexander Varion (1841 or 1842-1864) was a Union Army officer who served as a corporal, and later 1st Lieutenant, in Company D, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters from Varian to his family while serving with the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia during the Civil War. | | | Call #: | MS 3141 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Varian, Alexander, 1841 or 2-1864. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). Company D. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 23 | Title: | Henry L. Burnham Diary
| | | Creator: | Burnham, Henry L. | | | Dates: | 1862 | | | Abstract: | Henry L. Burnham (b. 1839 or 1840) was a soldier from Kinsman, Ohio, who served in Company K, 84th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary kept while Burnham was stationed at Camp Chase (Ohio) and in Cumberland, Maryland. | | | Call #: | MS 3186 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Burnham, Henry L., b. 1839 or 40. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 84th (1862). Company K. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 24 | Title: | George P. Metcalf Unpublished Reminiscences
| | | Creator: | Metcalf, George P. | | | Dates: | 1886 | | | Abstract: | George P. Metcalf (born 1844) was a Liverpool, Ohio, native who served in Company D, 136th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. During 1869 he practiced law in Mississippi, where he had a strong interest in the attitudes and actions of residents of this state toward Reconstruction.. The collection consists of reminiscences of Metcalf's childhood on a Medina County, Ohio, farm, his student days in Oberlin, and primarily his service during the Civil War, and his experiences as a lawyer in Mississippi during Reconstruction. | | | Call #: | MS 3372 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Metcalf, George P., b. 1844. | Metcalf family. | United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 136th (1862-1865). Company D. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 25 | Title: | Carlos Parsons Lyman Papers
| | | Creator: | Lyman, Carlos Parsons | | | Dates: | 1795-1915 | | | Abstract: | Carlos Parsons Lyman (b. 1838) was a private in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and later Captain in the 100th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry during the American Civil War. His family resided in Mesopotamia, Ohio. The letters and diaries provide a detailed record of his activities while at Camp Dennison and Camp Chase in Ohio (1861-1862), in Virginia and Washington, D. C. (1862-1864), and in Tennessee and Missouri (1864-1865). The collection consists of letters and diaries of Carlos Lyman written during the Civil War, an autobiographical sketch, an 1859 diary, and family papers, including agreement and land deeds, certificates, financial receipts and newspaper clippings. | | | Call #: | MS 3389 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Lyman, Carlos Parsons, b. 1838. | Lyman family. | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th. | United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 100th. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 26 | Title: | George W. Beadle Papers
| | | Creator: | Beadle, George W. | | | Dates: | 1863-1890 | | | Abstract: | George W. Beadle was an American Civil War soldier who served in the 10th Regiment of Ohio Infantry, and later, in the 18th Independent Battery of Ohio Light Artillery. After the war he settled in Plainwell, Michigan. The collection consists of correspondence, Civil War military records, a certificate designating Beadle as a notary public, copies of Bible lessons, and a receipt. The collection pertains primarily to the Civil War experiences of Beadle and his wife, Rachel Smith, and includes correspondence which reflects the effects of the war on the personal lives of the soldiers and their families. In addition there is some information on Beadle's military units. | | | Call #: | MS 4408 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Beadle, George W., b. 1841. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861) | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 18th (1862-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 27 | Title: | James Barnett Papers
| | | Creator: | Barnett, James | | | Dates: | 1845-1906 | | | Abstract: | James Barnett (1821-1911) was an Army officer, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in various nineteenth century philanthropic and charitable endeavors. The collection consists of correspondence, history, notes, and other papers, relating to Barnett's service with the 1st Ohio Light Artillery in Tennessee during the Civil War; diaries (1862-1865) of Philander B. Gardner, of Berea, Ohio, Addison F. Stockham, of Hambden Ohio, and Newton D. Strong, of Strongsville, Ohio, members of Barnett's regiment; correspondence relating to the Dept. of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic; correspondence and other papers (1878-1899) relating to the Bethel Associated Charities, particularly Bethel Union Relief Dept.; and correspondence, statements, and annual reports (1890-1895) of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. | | | Call #: | MS 2702 | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | Subjects: | Barnett, James, 1821-1911. | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) | Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 28 | Title: | Edward F. Nydegger Papers
| | | Creator: | Nydegger, Edward F. | | | Dates: | 1847-1901 | | | Abstract: | Edward F. Nydegger (1831-1909) was a native of Aarberg, Switzerland who immigrated with his family to the United States in 1850 and settled in Weinsberg, Ohio. During the American Civil War he served in the 11th regiment, Indiana Infantry, and sketched many of the scenes he encountered during his travels. The collection consists of a scrapbook containing penciled drawings of Civil War scenes, a chronicle of the Nydegger family's emigration from Switzerland to Ohio in 1850, a family genealogical history, the Nydegger coat of arms, a Swiss tax receipt, a religious card from Nydegger's teacher in Aarberg, a record of Nydegger's experiences as a soldier, newspaper clippings, and religious mottos drawn and embellished by Nydegger. | | | Call #: | MS 3561 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Nydegger, Edward F., 1831-1909. | Nydegger family. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Pencil drawing. | Drawing -- 19th century -- United States. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Art and the war. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 30 | Title: | Mortimer Dormer Leggett Papers
| | | Creator: | Leggett, Mortimer Dormer | | | Dates: | 1887 | | | Abstract: | Mortimer Dormer Leggett (1821-1896) was a colonel of the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. He participated in the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg and was promoted to Brigadier General. The collection consists of correspondence with Captain W.R. Hodges and General George McGinnis concerning events at Vicksburg and Shiloh (1887), and three typed articles: "General Lewis Wallace's Division at Shiloh," "Lessons of the War," and "The Siege of Vicksburg." | | | Call #: | MS 3451 | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1821-1896. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Generals -- United States -- Correspondence. | Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 32 | Title: | Albert Gaillard Hart Papers
| | | Creator: | Hart, Albert Gaillard | | | Dates: | 1830-1907 | | | Abstract: | Albert Gaillard Hart (1821-1907) was a physician of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, a diary (1864), lectures, reminiscences, land contracts and deeds, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other papers, chiefly relating to Hart's service as a surgeon for the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Includes school papers from Western Reserve College, papers relating to land in Clarkesville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and reunions of the Bushnell family. | | | Call #: | MS 2659 | | | Extent: | 1.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Hart, Albert Gaillard, 1821-1907. | Hart family. | Bushnell family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) | United States. Army -- Surgeons. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 33 | Title: | Hiram P. Oviatt Papers
| | | Creator: | Oviatt, Hiram P. | | | Dates: | 1816-1897 | | | Abstract: | Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker. | | | Call #: | MS 3518 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. | Bullard family. | Hamilton family. | Oviatt family. | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Prospecting -- California. | Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 34 | Title: | Peter Hitchcock Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Hitchcock, Peter Family | | | Dates: | 1788-1898 | | | Abstract: | Peter Hitchcock, Sr. (1781-1853) was an early settler of Burton, Ohio, who became an Ohio and United States legislator and Chief Justice of Ohio. His sons, Reuben, Henry, and Peter Jr., entered the judiciary, ministry and politics respectively and were affiliated with Burton Academy, Western Reserve College and the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. the collection consists of correspondence of family members and miscellaneous papers relating to Western Reserve College, Burton Academy, the Atlantic and Great Western Railway and the early history of Burton, Ohio. | | | Call #: | MS 3325 | | | Extent: | 19.80 linear feet (49 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | Subjects: | Hitchcock, Peter, 1781-1853. | Hitchcock family. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Railroads -- United States. | Public Square (Cleveland, Ohio) | Law -- Ohio. | Burton (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 35 | Title: | Amelia Marx Strauss Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Straus, Amelia Marx Family | | | Dates: | 1858-1910 | | | Abstract: | Amelia Marx (1849-1900) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jew, the daughter of Feist Marx and the wife of Joseph Strauss. Her three brothers, Charles, Edward and Moses, all served in the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and miscellaneous documents, including naturalization papers, report cards, business agreements and recipes, all relating to the Marx, Strauss and Hawkins families. The collection is relevant to the study of 19th century American Jews, with special attention to their participation in the Civil War. Included is a letter to Edward Marx that refers to Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination. Another letter, dated 1865, comments on the oil boom near Meadville, Pennsylvania. | | | Call #: | MS 4368 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Strauss, Amelia Marx, 1849-1900. | Strauss family. | Marx family. | Hawkins family. | Strauss, Joseph. | Jews -- United States. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 36 | Title: | Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward Family | | | Dates: | 1818-1957 | | | Abstract: | The Anson F. Ashley family resided in Tallmadge, Ohio, where Anson F. Ashley was a farmer and tanner. In 1822 he built what is now known as the Myra Seward Pitkin House, named for hs granddaughter. Myra Seward's father served in the Civil War and later settled in Middlebury, Ohio. The George F. Avery family resided in Brecksville, Ohio, from 1841-1907. His grandson, William Avery, served in the 177th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He married Rosaline Comstock in 1869, and operated a dairy farm in Brecksville. Nathaniel Gorgas served in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of original documents, including an autograph album, a diary, and an account book, collected by a descendent of the Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward families of northeastern Ohio. Genealogy material, reminiscences, and correspondence have been transcribed and copied by the collector. Included are the Civil War letters of Nathaniel Gorgas to his parents, transcribed by the collector of these papers. A volume containing a diary and account book of Joseph Paul Suter is included, but the relationship of its writer to the family is unclear. | | | Call #: | MS 4669 | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Ashley family. | Avery family. | Gorgas family. | Seward family. | Gorgas, Nathaniel. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Farmers -- Ohio -- Tallmadge. | Farmers -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Brecksville (Ohio) -- History. | Brecksville (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- History. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Tallmadge (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 37 | Title: | Abel Larkin Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Larkin, Abel Family | | | Dates: | 1790-1918 | | | Abstract: | Abel Larkin (1764-1830) of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Rutland, Vermont, settled in Rutland, Ohio, in 1804. He served as township clerk, justice of the peace, and associate justice for Meigs County. Abel Jr. and Stillman C. Larkin were his sons. The collection consists of correspondence, family histories, legal and financial documents, account books, church records, speeches, invitations, and writings, of Abel Larkin Sr., Abel Larkin Jr., Stillman C. Larkin, and other members of their family. Includes records of the Chillicothe Methodist Church and Civil War correspondence of James E. Bullock, who served with the 116th Regt. of Ohio Infantry. | | | Call #: | MS 0924 | | | Extent: | 2.10 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | Subjects: | Larkin, Abel, 1764-1830. | Larkin family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 116th (1862-1865) | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. | Court records -- Ohio -- Gallia County. | Court records -- Ohio -- Meigs County. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Meigs County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Gallia County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 38 | Title: | Alcinus Ward Fenton Papers
| | | Creator: | Fenton, Alcinus Ward | | | Dates: | 1862-1912 | | | Abstract: | Alcinus Ward Fenton (1839-1923) was a soldier in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which was stationed in Virginia during most of the American Civil War. He later served as a customs broker, customs inspector, and chairman of the Board of Examiners of the Civil Service Customs House in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Civil War letters written by Fenton while serving with the 6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry; 2 scrapbooks of reunion records (ca. 1884) of the 6th Ohio Cavalry Veterans Association; and scrapbooks of letters and newspaper clippings relating to Fenton's career in customs administration, his relations with Charles F. Leach (customs collector and Republican political leader), political patronage, and Fenton's fitness for office. | | | Call #: | MS 1318 | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Fenton, Alcinus Ward, 1839-1923. | Leach, Charles F. | Maschke, Maurice, 1868-1936. | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) | Republican Party (Ohio) | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Patronage, Political -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Civil Service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Cavalry -- 6th.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 39 | Title: | Richards Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Richards Family | | | Dates: | 1852-1973 | | | Abstract: | The Richards family settled in Hinckley Township, Medina County, Ohio, prior to 1838. Willard Richards married Alvira Ann Whedon in 1838, and they raised seven children. In 1861, their eldest son, Myron, enlisted in Battery A, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. He returned to farming in Hinckley Township in 1865, and the following year, married Romelia Noragon. They raised two children, Oliver Richards and Margie Richards. In 1891, the Richards family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the 1910s, Margie Richards became a physical education instructor at the University of California, Southern Branch (University of California, Los Angeles). The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, journals, genealogical notes, wills, military papers, and legal documents. | | | Call #: | MS 4785 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Richards family. | Richards, Myron, 1840-1912. | Richards, Willard, 1804-1876. | Richards, Alvira Ann Whedon. | Richards, Margie, 1883-1973. | Noragon, John. | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. | Hinckley (Ohio : Township) -- Genealogy.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 40 | Title: | Paul Bough Travis Papers
| | | Creator: | Travis, Paul Bough | | | Dates: | 1812-1963 | | | Abstract: | Paul Bough Travis (1891-1975) was an artist and art educator who taught at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Art Institute). His wife, Marjorie Penfield Travis, collected materials on her family history. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, mementos, unpublished short stories and poetry, and other materials relating to the World War I experiences and artistic career of Paul Travis, and to the genealogy of Marjorie Penfield Travis. Includes diaries and correspondence of her grandparents, William L. and Lucy E. Wood. | | | Call #: | MS 3844 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | Subjects: | Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975. | Ely family. | Hall family. | Ramsey family. | Rawson family. | White family. | Wood family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865). Company A. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. | Africa -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950.
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