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Powell, William H., 1825-1904. Papers, 1825-1899.

Title: Papers, 1825-1899.

Handwritten and typed manuscript of autobiography, letters, news clippings, pamphlets, military papers and a paper. Autobiography covers briefly his early life, gives extensive account of his war experiences, and a less detailed account of his later years. Includes several letters from Rutherford B. Hayes, one letter each from Gen. Sheridan, William Henry Harrison, and William McKinley, and several copies of letters from Powell to President McKinley. News clippings pertaining to his military record and career. Several GAR pamphlets, memorial pamphlets about Powell. A few military documents including one pertaining to his wound. A copy of a paper written and presented by Powell on the raid at Sinking Creek Valley in 1862, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

ArchivalResource: .42 linear feet 1 box.

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Powell, William H. Correspondence, 1843-1853.

Title: Correspondence, 1843-1853.

Personal letters from friends addressed to Powell, a resident of the New York Orphan Asylum who was probably apprenticed as a bookbinder in Sag Harbor, Suffolk County.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

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William H. Powell Letters, 1864

Title: William H. Powell Letters, 1864

William H. Powell served as a colonel inthe 2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment. He commanded a brigade of cavalry as part ofGeneral David Hunter's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley in pursuit ofConfederate general Jubal Early. The collection consists of five letters, 21-29 July 1864,written by William H. Powell to General William W. Averell, Captain H. Harrison, andCaptain W. Rumsey, while Powell was commanding a brigade of cavalry as part ofGeneral David Hunter's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley in pursuit ofConfederate general Jubal Early. The letters, written from Stephensburg, W.Va., andnear Winchester, Va., describe Confederate movements and reports ofactivity.

ArchivalResource: 5

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Powell, William H. William H. Powell correspondence, 1852.

Title: William H. Powell correspondence, 1852.

ALS (1852 August 1) written by Powell while aboard the brig Charlotte sailing for the South Atlantic from Sag Harbor, N.Y., describing life on a whaleship.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Powell, William H., 1825-1904. William H. Powell letters, 1864.

Title: William H. Powell letters, 1864.

The collection consists of five letters, 21-29 July 1864, written by William H. Powell to General William W. Averell, Captain H. Harrison, and Captain W. Rumsey, while Powell was commanding a brigade of cavalry as part of General David Hunter's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley in pursuit of Confederate general Jubal Early. The letters, written from Stephensburg, W.Va., and near Winchester, Va., describe Confederate movements and reports of activity.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Platt" to "Ray".

Title: Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Platt" to "Ray".

Includes letters to Hay and to members of his family.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 6,000 items.

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Powell, William Henry, 1825-1904. Diary, Aug-Sept. 1863.

Title: Diary, Aug-Sept. 1863.

Copy of a diary kept while in Libby Prison discusses his daily activities, religious faith, letters to various people, illness, his trial, and his attempt to maintain his spirits.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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