| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | 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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