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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.
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