Civil War papers, 1836-1913.

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Civil War papers, 1836-1913.

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Letters (chiefly 1861-1865, some in German) of Union soldiers William Fieldhouse, 95th New York Infantry, George Müller, 33rd New Jersey Infantry, Charles Ried, 3rd New Jersey Infantry, and Benjamin R. Serven, Company K, 25th New Jersey Infantry; diaries of Isaac P. Brokaw, Company K, 30th New Jersey Infantry (1862-1865), D. Judson Cook, Company C, 27th New Jersey Infantry (1862-1863), John D. Polhemus (1837-1923), Company K, 30th New Jersey Infantry (1862-1863), Lewis C. Rappleyea, Company I, 1st New Jersey Cavalry (1864-1865), and Edward Sill, New York officer imprisoned at Macon, Ga., and Charleston, S.C. (1864-1865); reminiscences of Rev. Josiah J. Brown (completed 1885) and of Charles Crowell, both serving with New Jersey and New York regiments in Virginia campaigns; scrapbook (1911-1913) of Civil War remembrances, kept by James Madison Drake, historian of Army and Navy Medal of Honor Legion of the United States of America; miscellaneous papers of William D. Harned, 20th Pennsylvania Infantry (1865-1912), Theodore Pierson, Springfield enrollment officer for New Jersey militia in 1863 (1856-1882), and Jacob J. Van Riper, 6th New Jersey Infantry (1836-1863); and verse (1865) composed at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., by a New Hampshire poet. Also includes transcripts of letters and narratives (1861) concerning 1st Battle of Bull Run by Pierre G.T. Beauregard, James Chesnut, Jr., and Jefferson Davis; receipt books (1864) listing volunteers mustered from Newark, N.J., by Army recruiting agent David Collins; discharge certificates (1863-1865) issued by 9th New Jersey Infantry, commanded by Col. Gilliam Van Houten; clothing account book (1863-1864) of Veteran Reserve Corps; and record book (1885-1887) kept by Gen John Charles Black, U.S. commissioner of pensions, of applications of New Jersey Civil War veterans or their widows for pensions.

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Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Polhemus, John D., 1837-1923

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Rappleyea, Lewis C., -1865

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United States. Army. Veteran Reserve Corps

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861)

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Medal of Honor Legion (U.S.)

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1864)

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Brown, Josiah J.

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Müller, George, of the 33rd New Jersey Infantry

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 9th (1816-1865)

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 95th (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1863). Company K

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Chesnut, James, 1815-1885

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Camden, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, state legislator, and U.S. Senator. He held several military posts during the Civil War including a staff position in Richmond, Va. from 1862 to 1864. His wife was Mary Boykin Miller (1823-1886). From the description of James Chesnut papers, 1850-1900. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794015 Attorney, plantation owner, South Carolina Representative, South Carolina Senator, and U.S. Senator. A native of Ca...

Brokaw, Isaac P.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Serven, Benjamin R., 1836-1891

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Crowell, Charles, of Perth Amboy, N.J.

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Sill, Edward Rowland, 1841-1837

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Pierson, Theodore, 1813-1901

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Theodore Pierson attended Mendham Seminary, which was probably either an academy for boys established by William Rankin or the Hilltop School established by Ezra Fairchild. From the description of Theodore Pierson student essay, 1830 Apr. 8. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53875613 ...

United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)

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6th Infantry, New Jersey; mustered in Aug. 19, 1861 for 3 years; Oct. 12, 1864 transferred to 8th regiment New Jersey Infantry; and the 6th regt. as an organization ceased to exist. From the description of Letters, 1862-1863. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 45477665 ...

Ried, Charles, 1827-1862

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Black, John Charles, 1839-1915

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John Charles Black was born in Lexington, Mississippi, on January 27, 1839, and moved to Danville, Illinois, in 1847. His father was a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Black attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and became a lawyer. On April 14, 1861, Black (along with his brother, William P. Black) entered the Union Army as a private in the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment on April 14, 1861. He became sergeant major on April 25, 1861. After three months of service,...

Drake, J. Madison (James Madison), 1837-1913

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Cook, D. Judson

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1863-1865)

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United States. Army. New Jersey Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company I

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Harned, William D.

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Collins, David, Army recruiting agent

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Van Houten, Gilliam, -1863

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 30th (1862-1863). Company K

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Van Riper, Jacob J.

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Fieldhouse, William, 1846-1933

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 27th (1862-1863). Company C

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