Mrs. Douglas W. Clark collection of Civil War papers, 1853-1864.

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Mrs. Douglas W. Clark collection of Civil War papers, 1853-1864.

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Collection includes a telegraph book from the headquarters of the U.S. Army Dept. of the Ohio containing messages (1861 May 28-30) of George Brinton McClellan; journal (1862 November 2-1863 January 12) of Capt. Robert B. Beck of the 30th Missouri Infantry Regiment; autograph book (1863-1864) of U.S. officers confined in Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.; and autograph book of Confederate officers imprisoned at Johnson Island Prison, Ohio. Also includes a Louisiana plantation overseer's book (1853 April 24-December 17).

1 microfilm reel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8074203

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United States. Army. Department of the Ohio (1861-1865)

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

Johnson Island Prison

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Johnson Island, located in Sandusky, Ohio, operated as a federal prisoner of war depot, housing Confederate officers and other enlisted men captured in battle, from April 1862 to September 1865. From the guide to the Johnson Island Prison Autograph Albums, ., 1861-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Union army prison in Ohio. From the description of Diagram, 1862. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat...

Libby Prison

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United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 30th (1862-1865)

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Beck, Robert B.

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Clark, Douglas W., Mrs.

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Collector. From the description of Mrs. Douglas W. Clark collection of Civil War papers, 1853-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068181 ...