Finding aid for the Mortimer Dormer Leggett Papers
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Leggett, Mortimer Dormer
Title: Mortimer Dormer Leggett Papers
Dates: 1887
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
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."
MS Number MS 3451
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Mortimer Dormer Leggett Papers, 1887, consist 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."

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War and the experiences of officers who served in the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The battles at Vicksburg and Shiloh are documented in detail.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically. It is maintained in one folder.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Generals -- United States -- Correspondence.
Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1821-1896.
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865)
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3451 Mortimer Dormer Leggett Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio