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Burns, William Wallace. Papers, 1848-1910 (bulk 1861-1889).

Title: Papers, 1848-1910 (bulk 1861-1889).

Papers consist chiefly of correspondence (1858-1888) in which Burns gives detailed accounts of Civil War battles fought during the Peninsular Campaign (Mar.-Aug. 1862), particularly the Seven Days Battles (25 June-1 July, 1862). Burns discusses military strategy, troop movements, military surgeons, weather conditions during battles, building pontoon bridges, building defense works, and and capturing Confederate works. Correspondents include Abraham Lincoln, Edwin Stanton, Henry W. Halleck, Winfield Scott Hancock, George McClellan, William Starke Rosecrans, and Edwin Vose Sumner, as well as Emil Schalk, a war journalist. Family correspondents include Burns' grandchildren, Lloyd Burns Magruder, a cadet at the United States Military Academy and Pauline Magruder, as well as Burns' sister Mabelle Burns, usually called "Mab," as well as Mab's suitor for marriage, B.L. Prince. A few financial records and documents from legal procedings concern disputed rights to the "Sibley Tent," an invention whose patent royalties were eventually shared by Burns with Henry Hastings Sibley are present, as are a few documents concerning Texas real estate transactions.

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