Papers, 1860-1880.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1860-1880.

Civil War letters from Charles H. and William O. Lyford to their parents, Stephen C. and Emily H. Lyford. Charles served with the 5th New Hampshire Volunteers, Company B, and William was with the Ordnance Department. There is some information on Vicksburg, Generals Grant and Rosecrans, and the movements of William's unit. Included are typed copies of excerpts from letters and from a diary.

110 items.

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r60gqx (person)

Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

United States. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km312r (corporateBody)

The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Lyford family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wn0gxb (family)

Residents of Laconia, N.H. From the description of Papers, 1860-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34300284 ...

Lyford, Emily H.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qr78wj (person)

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 5th. Company B.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw38md (corporateBody)

Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zs2vdx (person)

General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893). From the description of Papers, 1864-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039377 William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer during the Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles such as Second Corinth, Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign,...

Lyford, Stephen C.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64b5cfs (person)

Lyford, Charles H.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k09h0q (person)

Lyford, William, 1598-1653

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60w0qvp (person)