Papers of William Henry Redman, 1859-1897 (bulk 1860-1868).

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Papers of William Henry Redman, 1859-1897 (bulk 1860-1868).

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Include letters, 1862 Feb. - 1866 May, from William Henry Redman to members of the Redman family of Illinois, concerning camp life, descriptions of Virginia, Louisiana, and Texas and the inhabitants, opinions of the war, generals Grant and McClellan, Afro-Americans and manumission, Lincoln, and the presidential election of 1864. Also describe service in Virginia, Louisiana, and Texas; the Shenandoah Valley campaign, 1862, at Harper's Ferry; Antietam and the Maryland Campaign, 1863, Dumfries, Va., Gettysburg Campaign, 1863, Stoneman's Raid, 1863, Gen. Nathaniel Prentiss Banks' Red River Expedition, 1864, in western Louisiana, and Reconstruction in Texas and conditions in Houston, Tex. Also included are several pages of a diary he kept, chronicling the same events. Also include records of the 12th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, 1862-1868, ordinance and quartermaster reports; comissions, 1865- 1866, discharges; an unbound account book listing equipment issued; and letters, 1887-1893, from Jeremiah Lamberton concerning his military service. Also include letters to Redman from friends at school and war; photographs, ca. 1862-1866, of U.S. soldiers; a pass book, 1862; parole notice, 1862; law licenses, 1870, 1894; manuscript poems, n.d.; and miscellaneous printed material and clippings pertaining to Redman and to the Civil War.

380 (ca.) items.

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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