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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Records:

Thomas K. Mitchell diary

 Collection — Volume 1
Call Number: RH MS C12
Overview

The diary entries are varied and detailed. Mitchell records an eclipse of the moon, observes the course of the war and the politics involved in it. He also observes military life, the prevalence and fatal consequences of diseases such as measles and mumps, the physical and demographic features of the country through which he traveled. There are lists of all the members of his company, their nativity and home towns.

Dates: 1861 - 1864

Thomas Lorimor papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: RH MS P443
Overview

The collection contains copies of documents pertaining to Thomas Lorimor's enlistment and service in the Civil War, marriage and petition for an invalid pension because of his blindness.

Dates: 1862 - 1909

Typescript of "Our Campbell Legacy," by Kathleen Boston Fox, together with family letters and personal accounts of Luther R. Johnson

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 493
Overview

The papers of Kathleen Boston Fox contain her 272-page typescript titled "Our Campbell Legacy" (a history of her Campbell and Johnson family ancestors), as well as letters and personal accounts of her great great uncle, Luther R. Johnson, which describe Campbell and Johnson family history in Missouri and in the early settlement of Ellsworth County, Kansas.

Dates: 1862 - 1908

William Cyrus Howard papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 117
Overview

William C. Howard, the principal correspondent of the Howard family papers and records, was a Civil War veteran who divided his life after the war between his birthplace in Brown County, Ohio and land he owned and farmed in Kansas, particularly near Baldwin City, Douglas County. The papers in the collection pertain to Howard family affairs, the management of land holdings, and financial matters.

Dates: 1827 - 1970