RIAMCO

Formal title:: William H. Brooks Family Papers
Extent:: 56 items
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: The William H. Brooks Family Papers consist almost exclusively of correspondence from the period 1861-1865. While most of the letters are primarily concerned with family matters and relationships, some portion of the content relates the military activities of William H. Brooks and Jesse S. Comac, who enlisted in the Union Army at the rank of private early in the war. Camp life and battle scenes are described.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Brooks

Formal title:: Downs family correspondence
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: The Downs family correspondence consists of letters written by four brothers (Albert, Edward, Frederick, and Willie Downs) to their family in Westville, Connecticut, while the four were serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. The letters, which date mainly from 1861-1865, cover topics such as camp life, military operations, family matters, and the Union naval blockade of the South.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.79.8

Formal title:: Emmons Dexter Guild papers
Extent:: 100 item(s)
Date range:: 1861-1906 (bulk 1861-1865)
Abstract:: The Emmons Dexter Guild papers comprise some 100 items, the bulk of which are letters he wrote to his family in the course of his service in the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry during the Civil War. The collection includes financial papers of the Improved Order of Red Men, Pokanoket Tribe No. 38, a fraternal organization to which Guild belonged, along with items that relate to Guild's role as Aide-de-Camp in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 78.20

Formal title:: Warren S. Gurney papers
Date range:: 1863-1865
Abstract:: The Gurney papers consist of forty-three letters pertaining to the Civil War, written between December 1863 and July 1865 by Warren S. Gurney, a bandmember of the 56th Massachusetts Regiment to his family in Massachusetts. The letters describe military life, the regiment's campaign in Virginia, and family matters.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.79.7

Formal title:: C. Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery Manuscripts
Extent:: 5 box(es)
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: This collection contains original manuscript writings relating to the Civil War. There are 432 letters from Civil War soldiers written to family and friends back home, 11 letters from Charlotte F. Dailey during an inspection of Rhode Island troops in Union convalescent hospitals, 10 letters written to Mrs. Dailey from her husband and from family friend W.E. Gardiner, 4 letters from Samuel Wight’s family to him. This collection also contains the papers of Dr. Henry E. Turner including summons notices and treasury notes, as well as memos and brief notes.
Repository:: Providence Public Library, Special Collections
Collection call no:: MSS004

Formal title:: Augustus Martensen Papers
Extent:: 0.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1822-1923
Abstract:: The Martensen Papers are comprised of letters and documents; including fifty-five Civil War letters in German by Martensen and letters received by Martensen and members of Martensen's family.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Martensen

Formal title:: Reynolds Family Correspondence
Date range:: 1863-1871 (bulk 1864-1865)
Abstract:: Collection consists almost entirely of personal letters written by Alfred C., Charles E., and James W. Reynolds to sisters and parents detailing
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Reynolds Family

Results