Charles Raymond Sheaff papers, 1861-1942 (bulk 1861-1898).

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Charles Raymond Sheaff papers, 1861-1942 (bulk 1861-1898).

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Military documents (two signed by Rear Admiral George Dewey), union membership documents, personal and official U.S. government correspondence, certificate of continuous service, California National Guard certificate, Christmas and New Year card, lithographs of several U.S. Navy ships with descriptive captions, a printed account of the Battle of Manila Bay in English and Spanish, and a Japanese annexed passport [visa] for a sailor working as a paymaster for the U.S. Navy. Includes personal diary (typewritten transcript in folder) for 1896, written aboard the U.S.S. Olympia on a trip to Japan, a genealogy and naval career history written by descendant Carolyn Sheaff, and a genealogy time line by daughter, Mary Katherine Sheaff Apperson. Correspondence (11 letters, 32 p.) from two Civil War soldiers, Peter Sheaff and John Fox, written from various field locations in Tenn., Miss., La., and a military hospital in Gallatin, Tenn. Peter Sheaff (10 letters. 28 p.) describes his involvement in military actions such the Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing), the Siege of Vicksburg, the capture of Fort Henry, battles of Davis Bridge on the Hattie River, Port Gibson, and Black River Bridge, among others. One letter written on pictorial lettersheet with color illustration of a general on horseback reviewing Union troops holding American flags. The illustration is titled "The War for the Union" with a caption "Stand by me, and I'll stand by you. Gen. McClellan." John Fox writes his letter (1 letter, 4 p.) containing 3 letters in sequence addressed separately to his wife and children from Hospital #3 in Gallatin, Tenn. after he was admitted by the Surgeon. Includes typescript transcriptions of all correspondence and manuscript summaries of key events contained in diary entries. Also includes annotated modern maps of Civil War battlefield sites corresponding to the locations specified in the letters. Also includes genealogical information on Peter Sheaff and Kate Fox Sheaff.

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