Collection of James William Eldridge, 1797-1902 (bulk 1861-1865).

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Collection of James William Eldridge, 1797-1902 (bulk 1861-1865).

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Eldridge's collection of letters, manuscripts, documents, printed military forms, autographs, ephemera, and approximately 4000 portraits and contemporary photographs. The collection documents military history of the Civil War, from both the Union and Confederate sides; concentrating on commanding officers, military and naval operations and administration, the armed forces of South Carolina and Virginia, and the everyday life of the common soldiers (including prisons and medical care). The bulk of the collection deals with the Civil War, although there is some material on the ante-bellum and post-war politics and military history, including the raid on Harpers Ferry and the post-war navy.

Approx. 15,000 pieces.82 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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