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Perry, Mr. (William Hayne), 1839-1902. William Hayne Perry papers, 1860 May 14-1864 June 29.

Title: William Hayne Perry papers, 1860 May 14-1864 June 29.

Consisting chiefly of Civil War letters, 1860-1864 (bulk, 1861 May-Dec.) penned by W.H. Perry from various camps in South Carolina and Virginia to his parents in Greenville, S.C. Also including antebellum letter, 14 May 1860, written from Washington, D.C., while en route home from Annapolis, Md., with his brother Frank. Letters, 5 May- 28 June 1861, describe conditions at Camp Hampton near Columbia, S.C.; topics include deployment of various units, mess arrangements; assembly of units forming Hampton Legion; distribution of arms; scarcity of feed for cavalry horses; preparations to leave for Virginia, ca. June 1861; and letter, 11 July 1861, re relocation from Richmond to Ashland, Va., where the men were billeted at a former race track. Several letters mention Wiley, Perry's African American slave who lived with Perry throughout the war; letter, 14 July 1861, requests that Perry's father procure slaves for Confederate officers in Virginia; letters, 19 and 29 July 1861, re battle at Manassas, Va., and Perry's visit to the battlefield. Other topics represented include an account of a visit from Perry's father, B.F. Perry; details of a cavalry excursion to attack Yankee posts near Pohick church (Fairfax County, Va.); and comment on presence of the Federal troops in coastal South Carolina. Later material includes letters, 11 and 19 July 1863, reporting Confederate retreat from Gettysburg and assessment of Hampton Legion casualties; and letter, 29 June 1864, Chisolmville, S.C., re sickness in camp and the need for mosquito netting.

ArchivalResource: 33 items.

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Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004

Title: Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits. ca.1852-ca.2004.

Photographs of individuals associated with Harvard University: faculty, students, administrators, staff, honorees, and habitués of Harvard Square. For those whose lives pre-date the era of photography, the contents of the folders are often photographic reproductions of other image types, such as etchings, paintings, or drawings. In a few cases, the images themselves may be original etchings or sketches.

ArchivalResource: 50 cubic ft.; 20,000 photographs; 10,000 folders.

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Perry, William Hartwell, 1836-. Papers of William Hartwell Perry, Jr., 1860-1865.

Title: Papers of William Hartwell Perry, Jr., 1860-1865.

Letters from William Hartwell (Willie) Perry to his family describe life as a member of the Richmond Howitzers. Perry saw action in the Orange County and Richmond area, participating in and describing the siege of Yorktown, the battle of Williamsburg, Seven Pines (Fair Oaks), Seven Days, and the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg campaigns. A long analysis of the Confederate failure at Gettysburg is included in a letter of July 8, 1863. In addition to battles and campaigns Perry discusses winter quarters at Camp Shields and Hamilton's Crossing; the "Fort Donelson disaster"; Richmond and meetings of the Confederate Congress with mention of William P. Miles, Henry S. Foote, Thomas S. Bocock, and Francis S. Lyon; smallpox vaccination; decline of the cavalary's reputation after Brandy Station; the character of Jefferson Davis; monotonous life in a camp near Gordonsville in the fall of 1863; and general pessimism over military blunders, lack of supplies, and poor leadership. With the collection are a memoranda and medical fee account book, 1860-1865, belonging to William Hartwell Perry, Sr., a Lunenberg County, Va., physician and farmer, and University of Virginia alumnus. The memoranda book contains Latin exercies, personal expenses and medical fees. The diary describes weather and crops with some reference to the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 92 items.

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