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61	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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62	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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63	Title:	Peter Henry Kaiser Family Papers
	Creator:	Kaiser, Peter Henry
	Dates:	1798-1966
	Abstract:	Peter Henry Kaiser (1840-1929) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who grew up in the Dutch Valley area of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was an amateur historian and wrote numerous short stories about his childhood home in Tuscarawas County. His second wife, Beza (Boynton) Kaiser, also wrote stories about the early history of Tuscarawas County. Their children were Ella Kaiser Carruth and John Boynton Kaiser. The collection consists of diaries of Peter Henry Kaiser, writings by various Kaiser family members, correspondence, a class roll book, an account book, genealogical notes on the Kaiser, Boynton and Culver families, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, land records, and miscellaneous materials. The collection deals primarily with the personal lives of Peter Henry Kaiser and his family. Included are some historical materials on Tuscarawas County and three letters Peter Henry Kaiser wrote during the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 4308
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Kaiser, Peter Henry, 1840-1929. \| Kaiser, Beza Boynton, 1845-1942. \| Boynton family. \| Culver family. \| Kaiser family. \| Tuscarawas County (Ohio) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- History.
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64	Title:	Anna Wing Family Papers
	Creator:	Wing, Anna Family
	Dates:	1865-1939
	Abstract:	Anna Wing was a resident of Tiffin, Ohio. Her husband, Cyrus Fernando Wing, was killed in the American Civil War. The collection consists of an autograph album and mid-nineteenth century correspondence of Anna Wing, American Civil War diary of Cyrus Fernando Wing, and the Great Depression-era diary of Anna Wing Mowry, detailing her daily activities at home and in her community during the 1930s.
	Call #:	MS 4359
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wing, Anna. \| Wing, Cyrus Fernando, d. 1865. \| Mowry, Anna E. Wing. \| Wing family. \| Autograph albums -- Ohio -- Tiffin. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| Women -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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65	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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66	Title:	William McCoy Papers
	Creator:	McCoy, William
	Dates:	1854-1883
	Abstract:	William McCoy was a Carroll County, Ohio judge, educator, and part-owner of the Free Press, later called the Carroll Union Press. The collection consists of correspondence of McCoy and others, and receipts.
	Call #:	MS 4416
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McCoy, William, 1823-1905. \| Blackledge, William -- Family. \| Blackledge family. \| Newspaper publishing -- Ohio -- Carroll County. \| Carroll County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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67	Title:	James Pinkerton Family Papers
	Creator:	Pinkerton, James Family
	Dates:	1786-1870
	Abstract:	James Pinkerton and his wife Mary were residents of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, settling there in 1783. Their sons, Captain William Pinkerton and John Pinkerton, were farmers in Westmoreland County, but another son, David, migrated to Knox County, Ohio in the 1830s. The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, legal documents and military muster rolls. The collection consists primarily of sporadic correspondence between Pinkerton family members in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. Included are some American Civil War letters with comments on the Union army, camp conditions, and opinions of the war.
	Call #:	MS 4506
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Pinkerton family. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Westmoreland County. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Knox County. \| Westmoreland County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. \| Knox County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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68	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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69	Title:	Wilbur F. Hinman Papers
	Creator:	Hinman, Wilbur F.
	Dates:	1862-1865
	Abstract:	Wilbur F. Hinman was a soldier in Company E of the 65th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga in 1863 yet remained in the service until his company mustered out in November 1865. The collection consists of letters from Hinman to his family in Berea, Ohio, while he was in the service. Topics include the battle of Stone's River at Murfreesboro in 1863 and the Atlanta campaign of 1864. Also included are a letter from David Hinman to his wife, and a letter to Wilbur Hinman from Carrie Starr.
	Call #:	MS 3862
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hinman, Wilbur F. \| Soldiers -- Ohio. \| Atlanta Campaign, 1864. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Murfreesboro (Tenn.), Battle of, 1862-1863. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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70	Title:	Samuel Kinsey Maguire Letters
	Creator:	Maguire, Samuel Kinsey
	Dates:	1875-1876
	Abstract:	Samuel Kinsey Maguire (d. 1862) was the son of Captain George Maguire of Christine, Delaware. He married Charles Anna (Annie) Smith ca. 1859 and they had two children, Anna Louise and William. In 1861 Samuel joined the 72nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers (Baxter's Gunners) and served as quartermaster until he died in service at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, on October 9, 1862. The collection consists of letters from Samuel K. Maguire to Annie Smith Maguire (1857-1862). The letters of 1861-1862 contain accounts of army life and of battles, including Sharpsburg and Harpers Ferry. Also included are a letter from "Lulu" (probably Anna Louise Maguire) to "Mama" (1876), and genealogical material on the Maguire family.
	Call #:	MS 3883
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Maguire, Samuel Kinsey, d. 1862. \| Maguire family. \| United States. Army. -- Military life. \| Soldiers -- Delaware. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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71	Title:	Bassett Family Papers
	Creator:	Bassett Family
	Dates:	1810-1887
	Abstract:	Homer F. Bassett resided in Rockport (now Rocky River), near Cleveland, Ohio. John M. Bassett served in the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Artillery Regiment during the Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, contracts, and land agreements and deeds to tracts of land in Brooklyn and Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Includes letters (1861-1863) from John M. Bassett to his family, written while he was stationed in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, giving his personal impressions of the Civil War. Other persons represented include Henry D. Bassett, Homer F. Bassett, Charles R. Jordan and Stephen Jordan.
	Call #:	MS 2094
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bassett family. \| United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 1st (1862-1865) \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Land titles -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Soldiers -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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72	Title:	Henry Holcomb Papers
	Creator:	Holcomb, Henry
	Dates:	1864-1919
	Abstract:	Henry Holcomb (1830-1919) was a furnace manufacturer in Painesville, Ohio, who served as a band musician in the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps during the American Civil War. The collection consists of autobiographical scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, records, photographs, and Holcomb's comments and revisions. Topics include Holcomb's experiences as an army musician during the Civil War and the history of the First Congregational Church of Painesville.
	Call #:	MS 3368
	Extent:	3.20 linear feet (8 containers)
	Subjects:	Holcomb, Henry, 1830-1919. \| Holcomb family. \| United States. Army. Corps, 23rd. Division, 3rd. Brigade, 2nd. \| First Congregational Church (Painesville, Ohio) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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73	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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74	Title:	George Spencer Frary Diary
	Creator:	Frary, George Spencer
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	George Spencer Frary was a soldier in the 171st Ohio National Guard. He was stationed at Johnson's Island in Lake Erie for a period during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary of Frary's experiences during the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 3079
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Frary, George Spencer. \| Ohio. National Guard. Infantry, 171st. \| Johnson Island Prison. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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75	Title:	William Herbert Withington Papers
	Creator:	Withington, William Herbert
	Dates:	1786-1924
	Abstract:	William Herbert Withingon (1835-1903) was a Captain in the 17th Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. He later co-founded the Withington and Cooley Company (later American Fork and Hoe, Inc.). The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical material, greeting cards, legal documents, clippings, and miscellaneous documents. The correspondence discusses Civil War battles, Capt. Withington's term as a prisoner of war, and other topics.
	Call #:	MS 3754
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Withington, William Herbert, 1835-1903. \| United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Michigan -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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76	Title:	Darling Family Papers
	Creator:	Darling Family
	Dates:	1846-1893
	Abstract:	Stephen S. Darling was a farmer in Chandler's Valley, Pennsylvania. His son Wesley served in the 9th New York Cavalry during the American Civil War, while another son, Bradford, served in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, recipes (in German and English), song lyrics, an account of the early settling of Chandler's Valley, Pennsylvania, letters in German script (1855-1874) from family members to immigrant relatives in the United States, a register of Company F of the 9th New York Cavalry, and miscellaneous documents. Topics of the correspondence include the Civil War, and farm life in Pennsylvania.
	Call #:	MS 3755
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Darling family. \| United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) \| United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence. \| Farm life -- Pennsylvania. \| Chandler's Valley (Pa.) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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77	Title:	John W. McClure Family Papers
	Creator:	McClure, John W. Family
	Dates:	1855-1896
	Abstract:	John W. McClure was a businessman and writer in New York City, served in the American Civil War, and later became United States consul in France from 1867-early 1870s. He maintained an active correspondence with his brothers and sisters living in various sections of the country. Included are letters from Marcus A. Hanna and Chester C. Bolton regarding politics. The collection consists of a diary, travel journal, newspaper clippings, and family correspondence written and received by John W. McClure, his sister Belle McClure Wilson, brothers David T. McClure and William H. McClure, and John McClure's friends and business associates in the United States and France, as well as invitations, menus, theater programs, and printed poems.
	Call #:	MS 4549
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McClure, John Wilson, 1831-1877. \| McClure family. \| Diplomatic and consular service, American -- France. \| New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Southern States -- Description and travel. \| Middle West -- Description and travel.
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78	Title:	George E. Dunbar Diary
	Creator:	Dunbar, George E.
	Dates:	1862-1864
	Abstract:	George E. Dunbar, a farm laborer from Newburgh, Ohio, enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, at Camp Wade in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 1861. Trained at Camp Dennison, Ohio, his company left for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in January 1862, Dunbar having been appointed sergeant and later quartermaster sergeant. While the regiment was defending the Kansas and Missouri borders during the Civil War, Dunbar became ill and was discharged on October 2, 1862, returning after a lengthy journey home via wagon and train to Newburgh. The collection consists of a single volume containing a chronicle of Dunbar's service in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, from January to October 1862, and an anonymous entry, dated February 29, 1864, concerning a business trip to Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 4601
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Dunbar, George E., ca. 1833-1902. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) -- Personal narratives. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. \| Middle West -- Description and travel. \| Newburgh (Ohio) -- Biography.
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79	Title:	John McLeish Papers
	Creator:	McLeish, John
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	John McLeish was born in Scotland, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1830s. During the American Civil War, he served in the 9th Ohio Independent Battery, organized in Cleveland in 1861 and trained at Camp Wood, Ohio. In December 1862, McLeish and several others in the battery were discharged for ill health. The collection consists of two diaries, one written anonymously and the other written by Private John McLeish. The anonymous diary chronicles the writer's service in the 9th Ohio Independent Battery from January 10-August 31, 1862. McLeish's diary begins on September 1, 1862, and ends on December 14, 1862, several days before his discharge.
	Call #:	MS 4602
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McLeish, John, 1811-1891. \| United States. Army. Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, 9th (1861-1865) -- Personal narratives. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects. \| Cumberland Gap Campaign, 1862. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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80	Title:	Worthy McClintock and Family Papers
	Creator:	McClintock, Worthy
	Dates:	1862-1864
	Abstract:	Worthy McClintock was a soldier from Solon, Ohi,o who served in Company H of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during the Civil War. He was stationed at Camp Thomas, Columbus, Ohio and saw duty in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky from June 1862 through the summer of 1864. He fought in the Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Chickamauga and apparently died while in service sometime before November 1, 1864. The collection consists of approximately twenty-five pieces of correspondence primarily between Worthy and his parents (Joshua and Lucy), but also includes a few letters from family friends and other correspondents.
	Call #:	MS 4975
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McClintock, Worthy, d. 1864 -- Correspondence. \| McClintock family -- Correspondence. \| United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company H. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Solon -- Correspondence. \| Farm life -- Ohio -- Solon. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Solon (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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