U.S. Civil War collection, 1858-1926.

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Olmsted, Virginia Langham,. U.S. Civil War collection, 1858-1926.

U.S. Civil War collection, 1858-1926.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43067968

This collection combines five collections of Civil War material. The material dates from 1858 to 1926. Virginia Langham Olmsted donated the original collection of 98 patriotic envelopes to the University of New Mexico in 1975. These patriotic envelopes depict Civil War cartoons from a Union viewpoint. Material in folders 3 and 4 are two later additions to the original collection. They contain correspondence of Union soldiers to family members; military papers; orders; Quartermaster invoices; receipts; inventory and inspection reports for the New York Cavalry, 16th Regiment; pay vouchers for Union soldiers; requisitions from 1859 for Fort Adams, R.I.; and power of attorney documents dated May-June 1864. There are also orders and bonds of Confederate States of America, dating to 1864 and 1865. In November 1999, two small collections were merged into this collection. The first consists of a single handwritten letter, dated Fort Craig, N.M., Sept. 30, 1861. The letter was from W. Ayrs, a New Mexico volunteer, to William Borchert. At the end of his letter, W. Ayers asks to be sent more envelopes since he "can not get them for love nor money." The other small collection incorporated into this collection, "U.S. Civil War Maps" contains maps of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson; a plate from Harper's Weekly of eastern Virginia; article typescripts about Richmond, Va., Shiloh National Military Park, Chichmauga and Chattanooga National Military Park; and brochures on the Petersburg National Military Park, and Richmond, Va. A fourth collection, Thomas I. Jones letter was incorporated into this collection in June 2000. A fifth collection, W.J. Stephens correspondence was added in August 2000.

1 box (.26 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus