Manuscript Database - Subject: Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Patrick, Linus Anthony, ca. 1843-1864. Letters, 1862-1864. 14 items.In a series of letters to his father, John B. Patrick of Logan County, Oh., Lt. Linus Patrick of the 121st Ohio Infantry describes the military operations of his unit from the fall of 1862 to the summer of 1864. . In a letter dated 27 Oct. 1862 from Perryville, Ky. he advises his father that he would refrain from writing about the recent battle at length and urged him to borrow the long accounts he had already sent to friends back home. Subsequent letters written in late 1862 from Lebanon and Columbia, Ky. describe the weather and camp conditions. In a letter from Columbia dated Dec. 10 he quips, "All Quiet Along the Potomac."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Van Meter, Mary Elizabeth Shrewsbury, 1826-1893. Diary, 1862-1863. 44 pp.The wife of William Steele Van Meter, who with his brother Charles owned the pro-Southern firm of Van Meter & Brother, Mary E. Van Meter describes the evacuation of Bowling Green, Kentucky by Confederate forces in early 1862. She records the destruction to the town due to the fires set by withdrawing troops. (pp. 1-3) After months of exile in the South she returns to Kentucky in early 1863. She describes a verbal altercation with a pro-Union family near Woodbury while traveling to her home. She also describes further wartime destuction in Bowling Green as well as the presence of "abolition soldiers clad in the hateful blue uniform." (pp. 42-43)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Honaker, John W., 1858-ca. 1948. Family histories, ca. 1919. 83 pp.This collection includes photocopies of two typed histories of the Honaker and Coyle families of Bath County, Ky. prepared by John W. Honaker of Owingsville, Ky. The Coyle history describes his grandfather, George Coyle (1792-1882) as an "Old Line Whig" who voted the Bell-Everett ticket during the 1860 presidential election. He relates that "two ruffian soldiers" attempted to rob the elder Coyle who drove them away by pretending he was armed. He observes, "The freeing of the slaves lost him thousands of dollars, but I never heard him complain of it. (p. 51) He also relates that his grandfather was arrested in 1864 after a verbal altercation with some Michigan soldiers and briefly confined in Lexington. (p. 38)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McKinley, J. T. (James Thomas), 1837-1917. Recollections, 1915. 15 pp.Written in 1915, James Thomas McKinley's Civil War recollections describe his brief service in the Confederate Army in the fall of 1862. In the spring of 1861 he joined Capt. Solomon Redman Norman's company of Kentucky State Guards. This unit apparently dissolved later that year. In the fall of 1862, at the height of the Confederate offensive in Kentucky, he traveled to Lexington and enlisted as a private in Co. E of the 1st Kentucky Cavalry on September 10th. Commanded by Col. J. Russell Butler this unit was attached to Gen. Abraham Buford's cavalry brigade. McKinley describes the skirmishes he fought in during the Confederate retreat from the state, his illness and capture in East Tennessee and his subsequent return to Kentucky where he was briefly confined at the Louisville Military Prison.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Holmes, Jesse Harrison, 1843-1924. Letter, 13 April 1863. 1 item.A letter written by Union soldier Jesse H. Holmes of the 35th Massachusetts Infantry to his mother Mary A. Holmes from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky during the Civil War. Holmes writes about homesickness among the men, and the capture of prisoners by their pickets as they are now in "guerrilla country." He also writes about how many enslaved people in the area visited their camp on Sunday, noting their appearances and ages. One enslaved man provided information about two rebel soldiers who were hiding at the home of his master, leading to their capture. Holmes reports that morale is high after this development, and rumors of the capture of Vicksburg and Charleston. He mentions that he and his brother Lyman are not able to get a furlough home at this time, but they send their love.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McPherson, John H., 1840-1926. Diary, 31 October 1861-7 October 1862. 1 volume.A 1920 copy of the Civil War diary of Union soldier John H. McPherson, a private in Company C, 74th Ohio Infantry. A native of Xenia, Ohio, McPherson's diary covers his recruitment and training in Ohio during the winter of 1861, as well as his service in Tennessee during the spring-fall 1862. On 6-8 and 14 September 1862 McPherson reports a large body of rebel troops near Lexington, Kentucky that is moving to threaten Cincinnati; he also reports movement of Union troops in Tennessee to meet the Confederates.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dawkins, Richard C., ca. 1834-ca. 1890. Diary, 1861-1865. 1 volume.The Civil War diary of Union soldier Richard C. Dawkins, an officer in Company B, 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, most likely written near the end or shortly after the completion of his military service. Dawkins' regiment organized in Kentucky in the fall of 1861 (p. 1-2), and returned to the area in the fall of 1862 in pursuit of the Confederates under General Braxton Bragg (p. 17-22). Early entries in the diary describe movements of the company after they are mustered into service, including guarding a Louisville and Nashville Railroad bridge in Shepherdsville (p. 1-2). Later entries describe the pursuit of Bragg's army in the fall of 1862 (p. 17-22). Dawkins describes the people's enthusiastic response to his regiment's return to the state (p. 17), and the movements of his regiment to engage Bragg (p. 17-19). He also writes about the Battle of Perryville, arguing that Bragg's army could have been destroyed if his division had been permitted to advance and engage the enemy (p. 19); describes further skirmishes following Perryville until the rebels retreat through the Cumberland Gap (p. 19-20); describes the region around Camp Wildcat in Laurel County, Kentucky (p. 20); mentions the abundance of apple brandy in the region surrounding Somerset, Kentucky (p. 21); and describes his difficulties rejoining his regiment in Nashville after leave in Louisville (p. 21-22).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Torian, Thomas, d. 1862. Letter, 1861. 1 item.In a letter dated 22 December 1861, Pvt. Thomas Torian, 22nd Tennessee Infantry regiment, writes to a cousin while stationed in Columbus, Kentucky. He briefly describes the artillery pieces in his regiment, including a floating battery of about 20 cannon, and mentions the fortifications around Columbus. He also describes a recent incident in which a 128 pound cannon nicknamed the "Lady Polk" blew up during a demonstration killing 10 men and badly wounding General Leonidas Polk.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bond, Thomas J., 1844-1915. Letters, 1861. 4 items.Thomas Bond, 2nd Ohio Infantry regiment, writes two letters to his sister, Marietta, describing the movements of his regiment in Eastern Kentucky, including West Liberty, where they appropriated several household items and farm animals. Additional letters and papers concerning Bond can be found in the Thomas Bond Papers (Mss. A B711).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hickman, Montgomery, 1833-1882. Letters, 1862. 4 items.Montgomery Hickman, 97th Illinois Infantry regiment, writes two letters to his wife of two months in October and November 1862 while stationed in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. He describes a march in the snow in October from Cynthiana to Lexington, his home town ("a perfect paradise"). Several men have become sick and a few have died. A month later he mentions a hard march of 90 miles from Nicholasville to Louisville which he describes as a large handsome city.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bond, Thomas J., 1841-1915. Papers, 1861-1916. .33 cu. ft.In letters to family members while stationed at various sites in Kentucky in 1861, Pvt. Thomas J. Bond, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry regiment, briefly describes a skirmish with rebel forces at West Liberty, Kentucky. He describes clothing that they have been issued, living accommodations at various locations, and the kind treatment received from citizens of Louisville.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Pell, Josephus W., ca. 1845-1928. Papers, 1863-1864. 2 items.Collection consists of two documents written by Josephus W. Pell, a musician in Co. D, 12th Kentucky Cavalry regiment. One document recounts details of a rebel attack by Longstreet's forces against four Union regiments led by Col. Frank Wolford near Philadelphia, Tennessee, in October 1863. The attack took place during a truce called for an exchange of prisoners. The Union forces were severely outnumbered and when their ammunition ran out, they formed a "hollow square" formation and charged the rebel line with sabers, eventually escaping and regrouping in Louden, Tennessee. The second document describes an arduous journey of his regiment from Eastern Kentucky through Cumberland Gap in November 1864, eventually reaching the Clinch Mountains, 40 miles from Nashville, Tennessee.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Tuttle, John William, 1837-1927. Diary, 1860-1867. 1 vol.John William Tuttle of Wayne County, Kentucky, started this diary on 1 June 1860, soon after his graduation from law school, and ended it on 9 February 1867. During much of that time, Tuttle served in the Third Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army during the Civil War. The Third was active in the campaigns of Mill Springs, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Atlanta. His diary records periods of boredom, entertainment, and bloodshed. He sustained at least one injury, to his leg, for which he later received an invalid pension. A published version of the diary, The Union, the Civil War, and John W. Tuttle, edited by Hambleton Tapp and James C. Klotter, contains a pared-down, indexed transcription (see Filson call number 973.781 T967). The Kentucky Historical Society also houses a full transcript.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Sanders family. Papers, 1799-1928. .33 cu.ft.This collection includes letters, receipts, and legal instruments from the Sanders family of Shelby and Hart County, Ky. In a letter from Louisville dated 17 Nov. 1866, Ellen Owsley informs her future husband, Dr. Thomas Sanders, that one John Barret had teased her about Sanders' "Yankee Army" service. She declares that she informed Barret that her beau admitted to being mislead and "regretted it as one of the most unfortunate acts" of his life, adding that he "looked back on it in shame." She then asked, "Did I not represent your feelings exactly on the subject?"
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bullitt, Thomas W., 1838-1910. Manuscripts, 1906-1907. 2 vols.This collection includes a typed draft and bound copy of Thomas W. Bullitt's 1907 "Some Recollections of the War, 1861-1865." He describes the political climate in Kentucky in 1861 as well as divided loyalties in the state. A Lt. in Co. C of the 2nd Ky. Cav., Bullitt recounts his service under Gen. John H. Morgan until his capture in 1863.He also describes his unit's role in several military operations in Kentucky including, Morgan's First Kentucky Raid, the Perryville Campaign, Morgan's 1862 Christmas raid and the great Ohio Raid of 1863.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Leavell, Francis Marion, 1834-1899. Diary, 1862-1863. 18 pp. [transcript]Pvt. Leavell, 73rd Indiana Infantry regiment, describes the movements of the regiment in the pursuit of Gen. Braxton Bragg's forces in central Kentucky in August-October 1862. He briefly mentions a fight near Harrodsburg on 10 Oct.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Painter, Sidney C., 1837-1880. Letter, 21 October 1862. ALS, 2 pp.In a letter to his sister from Salyersville, Ky. dated 21 Oct. 1862, Lt. S. C. Painter of Co. B of the 29th Va. Inf. describes the Confederate retreat from Kentucky after the battle of Perryville. He writes that he saw the recently paroled Union prisoners captured at the battle of Richmond, Ky. in the streets of that city and witnessed the retreat of Braxton Bragg's entire column. He also heard cannon fire that marked a clash between John H. Morgan's rebel cavalry and the pursuing Union forces. A member of Gen. Humphrey Marshall's column, he reports that the Kentuckians "would not turn out," adding that the 5th Ky. Inf. had just disbanded. He observes, "I have never traveled over a more beautiful contry (sic) in my life than in Ky. & more fine cattle & Horses than I ever saw."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Patrick, Linus Anthony, ca. 1843-1864. Letter, 6 December 1862. ALS, 2 pp.A resident of Logan County, Ohio, Lt. Linus Patrick of the 121st Ohio Infantry writes to his father on 6 December 1862 from Columbia, Ky. He expresses his hope that the box of clothing he requested has been sent and emphasizes his needs for boots, shirts, and tobacco. He reports that his unit is going into winter quarters. In a postscript he writes a neighbor, Bob Moore, and requests boots for his comrades Jo and Jack Moore. In another postscript to Bob Moore from Joseph Moore, he repeats the request for warm boots. He adds that his army footwear did not protect him from the cold. He also describes the "brush fence" defenses that circle the camp.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McKinney, David, 1829-1903. Letters, 1862-1863. 13 items.This collection consists of the Civil War letters of Lt. David McKinney, who served as quartermaster of the 77th Illinois Infantry in Kentucky and the Mississippi River Valley. McKinney's unit was stationed in Covington, Cynthiana, and Richmond, Ky. during the closing phase of the Perryville Campaign. His letters describe these communities and their residents as well as the fugitive slaves who flocked into camp. In a letter from Cynthiana, Ky. to his sister Betty dated 24 Oct. 1862, he writes, "We have been travelling since leaving Covington on one of the worse roads...on the face of the earth." He adds, the sentiment of this section of the state is rather secession - the town of Cynthiana is mostly Union."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Zeigler, Philip T., 1842-1899. Letter, 25 June 1863. ALS, 8 pp.In a letter from Paris, Ky. to his brother Henry, dated 25 June 1863, Pvt. Philip Zeigler of the 118th Ohio Infantry urges all of his siblings to write him more often. He relates that most of the men in his company were from the same area so they are better informed about news from home. He asks, "why Don't you write oftener," adding, "you could write me one every week yourself." He inquires about the family farm and instructs his brother to "Give my love to all the pretty gals." He boasts that "A Soldier Requires a man with a constitution like a horse And probably you could not stand it." He adds, "I have stood it Remarkable...and have only been sick once."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Conkey, J. L[incoln] To Mollis Sheits of Slaempoint. Camp at Shelbyville, Ky., 79 Reg., Ill. Vol. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Kentucky, 3 Oct. 1862. ALS, 3pp.Conkey briefly relates his army' s unpleasant journey to Shelbyville since leaving Louisville on. the first of October. He writes that the rebels are close by but keep running "about as fast as we march towards them." He also comments on the health of several comrades.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Conkey, Lincoln To Dear Friend [Moills], n.p. Camp near Louisville [Ky. ], 25 Sept. 1862. ALS, 2p.Conkey describes his experience, while out scouting on horseback, of pretending to be one of [General Braxton] Bragg's men and leading four rebels to Louisville to be arrested. He writes, "There we found the Col., I gave him the wink and he went and had us arrested. I had my trial and of course was set free. They have got the other four in chains. " Conkey discloses that the rebel plans were to attack the city on Sunday to which Conkey replies, "I hope they will attack us for we are sure of a glorious victory." He writes that the city is fortified with one hundred twenty thousand troops and adds that they are pressing all the men into the service for the purpose of defending the city, and that women and children have been removed across the river for safety.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Culp, Johnson W. Diary, 12 Aug. 1862-30 July 1863. 1 vol., 107 pp. Copy in Culp's hand of orig. diary, ca. 1880.Records life of Culp, a private of Co. G, 87th Inf. Regt. of Ind. Volunteers, at Camp Grasshopper near Louisville, and in the field, including troop movements, encounters with John Hunt Morgan's men, dealings with civilians, guarding prisoners, burials, the killing of Gen. William Nelson at Louisville's Galt House, battles and skirmishes, ailments, wounds and hospitalizations.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dickinson, F. D. To Dear Aunt, n.p. Columbia, Ky , 15 May 1863. ALS, 2pp.Dickinson briefly relates a recent Civil War skirmish near Columbia, Kentucky, and comments on conditions and the food supply in his military camp in Columbia. He writes that he would much rather be in Kentucky than in Virginia, comments on his general health, and the number of men in the hospital. He relates how all who come inside of their lines must take the Oath of Allegiance and that they will arrest anyone of whom they are suspicious.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Edwards, Alfred To [Jennie Edwards], n.p. [Hainsville, Ill.]. Danville, [Ky.], 20 Jan. 1863. ALS, 3 PP.Edwards complains about the bad weather and illness; notes a company election; prices of items such as socks, sugar, and butter; his pay; that he sent a ring made from a type of root that new in the area; and that the soldiers were all busy making the rings. Expresses his belief that they won 't "whip" the South by " arms. "
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Goode, James Thornton, 1846-1923. Papers, 1863-1943. 18 itemsPapers of James T. Goode including commission as 2nd Lt. of Co. D, 35th Regt., Ky. Vol. Inf., 10 Sept. 1863; muster roll of Co.1 D dated 31 Aug. 1864;; discharge certificate,1 29 Dec. 1864; pension papers, 1915-1921; newspper obits for Goode's widow, Sarah Frances (Moseley) Goode, 4 May 1940.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Haldeman family. Papers, 1843-1985. 28 boxes.Correspondence includes a May 23, 1864 letter to Elizabeth M. Haldeman saying, "I found many changes in Kentucky, old friends estraged had a bitter feeling against Southern people."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hathaway, Sylvann P. Letters, 28 Jan. and 29 May 1863. 2 items + env.Hathaway's 28 Jan. 1863 letter to his wife, Celestia, recounts a cousin's letter expressing her displeasure with the "unjust" war; reports on conditions of his fellow soldiers; officers; and order to leave camp at Bowling Green. His 29 May 1863 letter describes the barracks at Bowling Green; the location of the hospital; notes orders to move to Glasgow; news about Vicksburg; and that his regiment had been moved to the Cumberland Gap to defend Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Holyoke family. Papers, 1861-1865. 45 itemsCollection of letters from a Holyoke family members and friends describing the unsettling events of the Civil War in Kentucky. The letters pertain to topics such as secessionism, abolitionism, Kentucky's neutrality, and Civil War military activities in Kentucky. Specific topics include Louisville's role in supplying the war effort and prominent Louisvilians with differing "Northern" and 'Southern" sympathies. Eleven of the most significant letters have been transcribed.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Jones family. Papers, 1844-1969. 95 items.Family correspondence dated 1844-1866 and four diaries kept by Martha B. Jones for 1860, 1862, 1863, and 1864 of Edgewood Farm near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky give a Confederate family's view of the Civil War focusing on the distressing home situation caused by the war and the unbearable separation from her husband, Confederate Major Willis Field Jones. Diaries for 1863 and 1864 especially recount war news and local war-related events in Versailles, Frankfort, Lexington, Mount Sterling, Danville, and Bardstown. Collection also includes Willis Jones' signed Oath of Allegiance, military documents regarding his appointments in the Confederate Army, and a soldier's train tickets. Also see photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding the Jones and Buford families, and the dedication in 1964 of Civil War Memorials in Versailles, Kentucky honoring generals from Woodford County.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kentucky Confederate Provisional Government. Journal, 18 Nov. 1861-1 Jan. 1862. MD, 1 vol. 123 pp. 30 cm. x 44 cm.A day by day account of the proceedings of the secession convention of Kentucky, held at Russellville 18-20 November 1861, and the subsequent meetings of the council of the Confederate provisional government, seated at Bowling Green, 21 November 1861-1 January 1862. Council proceedings include organization, application for and representation to the Confederate States of America, collection of taxes, raising of regiments, accomplishing loans or devising other means of removing Confederate funds from specified banks, dealings with the L&N Railroad in Confederate territory and other details. The journal ends abruptly on 1 January 1862.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. To Humphrey Marshall. Head Quarters, Army of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. 7 September 1862. A.L.S. 1p.Smith has authority from the President to raise troops for all arms of the service, but there is more cavalry than can be used; therefore, he requests that all infantry possible be raised and cavalry declined.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872. To Edmund Kirby Smith. Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky. 12 September 1862. A.L.S. p. con verso of letter from Smith to Marshall, 7 Sept. 1862.Marshall states that he was authorized by the President to raise a separate army under his command, but that he will cooperate with Smith for the good of the cause. Marshall needs cavalry and will be glad to have the applicants rejected by Smith.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Neely, J. J. To Mrs. Fanny W[ilkins] Neely, Bolivar, Tennessee. Columbus, Kentucky, 9 January 1862. ALS, 3pp.Neely, a Confederate soldier, writes that he saw a report that said that the Federals intended to bring 100,000 troops to Paducah to attack Bowling Green, if they could leave a sufficient force at Louisville. Neely doubts that General [Leonidas] Polk will let him have a furlough to come down [to Tennessee] if they are threatened this way.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Smith, E. Hubbard, 1827-1890. Added Papers, 1818-1907. One mss. box.Letters to E. H. Smith, H. B. Smith, and E. H. Samuels dated 18 March 1864, 18 and 20 August 1864, and 19 December 1865 concern the issue of the impressment of Black soldiers, a permit to ship agricultural goods, and Ky. legislative acts in regard to the rebels. Civil War documents dated 1862-1865 include a list of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana prisoners of war paid by U.S. paymaster Irving T. Ballard; a petition to the General Assembly of Kentucky from the citizens of Grant County requesting a tax to be levied in order to pay the bounties of men who volunteered under Captain Ben Nix during 1864; and a commission from the Kentucky Volunteer Headquarters to William H. Hays of Grant County, Kentucky requesting him to recruit a company of Ky. volunteers, accompanied by a letter regarding recruitment of men and payment to men who served under Captain Ben Nix.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Smith, E. Hubbard, 1827-1890. Papers, 1852-1898Among Atty. Smith's papers and correspondence of 1862 are letters re: bounty money of a deceased soldier, 5 Apr., whereby claims of his brothers are valid despite their "being in the seccession army; " a Lexington citizen being"surrounded ... with encampments with a continued turmoil of warfaring," 26 May; legal attachment of mules of a prisoner of war, 11 July. Also, in 1864, letters about raids by the "Rebel Army" in May and about a man "on sick furlow" in June. On 10 May 1865, Smith's nephew describes post war situations at Horse Cave, Ky., and says "guerrillas are very bad here." On 4 Feb. 1867, a Frankfort firm writes to Companies H&I of the 117th Regt as missing from the Adjutant General' s Office records. In fl. 21 is Gen. Order No. 2 of Hq. Ky. National Legion, I. G. Office, describing a milita law on 4 Mar. 1865 relieving certain officers in different regimental districts.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Speed, Joshua Fry, 1814-1882. To John G Nicholay, Washington, D.C. Louisville, Ky., 7 January 1863. A.L. S., 2p.Supports the claims of Robert J. Elliott of Louisville and urges clemency for him. States what he knows of the event in question and provides a good character reference for Elliott. Endorsed by President Abraham Lincoln, "If it be admissable, I would, for my friend Speed's sake, be glad that Mr Elliott should not be held in custody." In: Lincoln Presidents' Papers.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Todd family. Papers, 1786-1967.Ten letters, 16 Feb. 1861 to 3 Mar. 1864. Correspondence of Charles Stewart Todd, New Orleans, La. and Stockdale, Shelby County, Ky. and family members. His letter to Col. Thomas Todd, 3 Nov. 1862, speaks of "the occupation of your Town and County by the Confederate Forces", and "the bloody affair at Perryille". (Col.) W(alter) C. Whitaker, ith the 6th Ky. Volunteers at the Battle Field of Stone River, 5 Jan. 1863, informs Capt (Thomas) Todd of the death of his son, Capt. Chanles S. Todd on 31 Dec. 1862 (in the Battle of Murrfreesboro). Four letters of condolence to Cpt. Todd. Remaining letters discuss family and war news.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Beatty-Quisenberry family. Papers, 1796-1962. 6 cu. ft.An 11 October 1862 letter to Ormond Beatty refers to Bragg's invasion of Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Patton family. Papers, 1859-1894. .66 cu. ft.Pvt. Samuel Patton, 1st Ill. Light Artillery Regt., in a letter to his wife, dated 21 March 1864, states his views on Kentucky politics during the Civil War. Although the state initially declared neutrality then consented to loyalty to the Union, "they have always felt that they deserved special treatment and favors. If Kentucky had seceded, it would have been just about as well for the government." The recent condemnation of the Federal enlistment of African Americans by Col. Wolford "will bring down on them a stinging rebuke such as they deserve". His letters dated Nov. 1862 to Jan. 1863 also contain observations of the populace and cities and activities of his regiment.
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Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Adair, William. Letter, 1 October 1862. 3 items.Adair's letter describes the victory of Confederate forces over the Union at the Battle of Richmond, Ky. ; gives casualty totals and a list of supplies and weapons confiscated; tells about aftermath of the battle with the dead and wounded everywhere; and comments on how Kentucky is rallying to the Confederate cause by the thousands.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Albert, Ben. Letters, 2, 26 June 1862. ALsS, 3pp. 2pp. 2 items.Two letters to his brother from army camps near Corinth, Miss. Discusses troop movements and schedules. Saw a great many Louisville boys at Pittsburg Landing Tenn., Has sent his overcoat home by Fritz King who lives in Louisville. When they got near Corinth the enemy, retreated to Grand Junction after destroying their powder magazine and burning their supplies and the town. Speculates on where they will be sent from Corinth.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Allen, A.W. Letters, 1862. 3 items.Two letters, 14 and 15 June, written by Allen of the 26th Brigade, USA, recount marching from Lexington, Ky. to Clairborne Co. Tn. including how many miles to each stop along the way; describe chasing and skirmishing with Rebel cavalry in the Cumberland Mountains; and note the regimental makeup and weapons of the Brigade.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Allen, Robert. Papers, 1861-1863. 7 items.After spending time in Virginia and Tennessee, Allen is moved to a Covington, Kentucky hospital to recover from a wound; he finds the reading materials abundant during his stay and enjoys his respite from the "vast field of desolation"' found in the southern battlefields.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Allen, Theodore, 1842-1919. Diary, 1864-1865. 3 vols.Capt. Allen of the 7th Ohio Cavalry Regt. describes movements of his unit in central KY in May - June, 1864. Includes actions of 1st Brigade, Gen. Stoneman's Cavalry Corps, and Gen. Burbridge's KY division in Battle of Cynthiana in June 11, 1864 entry and subsequent pursuit of Morgan's forces in June 13-14 entries.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871. Letters, 1860-1864. 21 items.Letters written to the adjutant general from Charleston harbor describing activities there at the outbreak of the Civil War. Letter to Abraham Lincoln, 13 September 1861, protesting the actions of General Fremont in Kentucky and the effect of these actions on the people of Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Anonymous (Union soldier) To "Der Wif," n.p. n.p. [Lebanon, Ky.], 16 Jan. 1862. ALS, 4 pp. octavo.Letter from Union soldier describing a march from Bardstown, Ky., and the poor conditions along the way. He also writes, "My Dear wife i don't want you to fret about me if we don't meet in this world I hope we will meet in heaven I dont know how long my life is.' Mentions a skirmish along the Green River in Ky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Anonymous. Journal, 21-24 August, 1863. 1 vol.A brief 19 page journal recorded by a member of the 4th Division, 23rd Corps, U.S. Army, 21-24 August 1863. The entries describe an advance scouting expedition from Crab Orchard, Ky., to the Cumberland River near Williamsburg, Ky., resumably in preparation for Gen. Burnside's invasion of East Tennessee. The entries describe road conditions, breadth and depth of rivers, the surrounding terrain, and the availability of water and forage. Several maps show the location of roads, streams and other features along the route.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Atwood, Thomas A., b. 1844. Papers, 1858-1869 (bulk, 1862-1869). ALSs. 39 items.Includes 15 letters (14 Nov. 1862-28 Dec. 1864) written during Atwood's service as a bugler in the 1st KY Vol. Inf Reg. to his brother and grandmother. Also included are an account of the Battle of Ivy Mountain in Floyd Co., Ky., and a pencil sketch of the Regiment's camp near Lebanon, Ky. In a 1 April 1864 letter, Atwood notes that he "accidentally" shot his foot while loading his pistol. After the injury he spent the rest of the war in various hospitals in Louisville and Madison, Ind. Generally, the letters provide brief information about camp and hospital conditions, troop movements, and attitudes.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Baird, John L. Letter, 3 February 1862. 2pp.Letter from Baird at Camp Wickliffe, Ky. to his mother in Terre Haute, Ind. describes how much he likes being a soldier, but notes he has not been in battle yet. Also mentions being near the Green River and Rebel pickets. Includes an illustrated patriotic envelope, with the caption 'Onward to Victory.'
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Baker family. Letters, 1861-1863. 14 items.John Baker's 8 Nov. 1862 letter describes his march to Lexington and pillaging a "secesh" house along the way; and his 16 Nov. 1862 letter from Harrodsburg describes a hospital full of Confederates wounded at the Battle of Perryville.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Barkley and Evans Broadside, May 1862. 1 item.Advertised services were prosecution of government claims, including pensions, pay arrearages, bounties, and property damage by government troops. Firm was also seeking agents to service the Western states.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bauter, Francis M., 1844-1922. Letter, 12 March 1862. ALS, 3pp.A private in Co. E of the 11th Michigan Infantry, Bauter (known as "Frank") writes to Abraham Smith from Shepherdsville, Ky. He describes the recent march from Bardstown, in rain and snow, "through some of the roughest country I ever saw." He adds the column forded several streams, some so deep the men had to swim across. Yet, he boasts, "I liked it first rate (.) it was fun for me." He reports the regiment has been dispersed to guard the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. His company, he continues, guards the Salt River Bridge. He describes nearby sulphur springs, where the men bath, and states that he and his comrades are well.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bayless Crawford Family Papers, 1770-1991. 1.33 cu. ft.1861-1863 letters about various aspects of Kentucky's involvement in the war. 24 August 1861 letter describes tensions between Confederate and Union supporters over railroad transportation in Louisville. 13 September 1862 letter describes Confederates gathering in Frankfort. Many describe Bayless' life in Mobile, Ala. as an aide to General Simon Bolivar Buckner. 25 February 1863 letter explains that the ladies in Mobile admire soldiers from Kentucky. Letter of ca. fall 1861 tells about the Bayless family, coping with the war.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bement, Ansel. Letter, 24 September 1861. 4pp.Bement, with the 49 Ohio Infantry Regt., describes the regiment's welcome in Louisville; stops at Camp Rousseau, and Elizabethtown; possibly marching to Bowling Green; inadequate food, clothing, and shelter; stealing food; camp prayer meetings; troop strength at E'town and Bowling Green; and an L&N bridge burned by "Secesh."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bodley Family. Papers, 1773-1939. 9.33 cu. ft.Maria Church writes in a 20 Mar. 1861 letter to Wm. Bodley that there had been some secession meetings in Frankfort but they had not been going well and she expects nothing to come from them; Charles Bodley writes in a 22 Aug. 1861 letter that there had nearly been a battle in Lexington the previous day as secessionists tried to block a train full of arms; Thomas Bramlette arrived with 200 mounted troops to escort the train but John Breckinridge called for men to disband "Lincoln' s soldiers"; after Bramlette sent a message claiming he was there peacefully, Breckinridge believed him and disbanded this troops; writing from N.Y. in a 27 Aug. 1861 letter to Wm. Bodley, Ben Johnson agrees that the administration is not supporting the Union cause enough in the border states and feels that Ky. could be the sight on bloody battles unless the lines are pushed Louisville but poor roads thankfully delayed his arrival; Fosdick caims this is good for the city as the North probably would have fought hard to keep it out of Confederate hands; Martha Stanard writes in her 12 Dec. 1861 letter that Nelson's Brigade recently passed through Louisville along Walnut Street and it was the longest procession she had ever seen; she describes the 4 hour parade and says that the men, on their way to New Haven to enter hard service, were well-clothed and armed; 19 July 1862 letter from Maria Church talks of the alarm in Frankfort due to the recent nearby raids; she claims not be worried however because the city is well protected; also writes of Confederate troops being in Owenton and Cynthiana but that the Union soldiers had gone after them; in his 24 July 1862 letter Edward Church writes that Frankfort had been put under martial law; he also tells of a fight that broke out because one man accused another of joining Maj. Gay's company to avoid being arrested; in his 6 Aug. 1862 letter, Edward Church asks Wm. Bodley's advice on joining a group of men that had organized under Bob Taylor of Branch Bank per Lincoln's call for 300,000 men; Church writes in his 9 Aug. 1862 letter of the enlistment activities in Frankfort; George Jones writes from Iowa in a 6 Oct. 1862 letter that he had heard that Federal soldiers were preparing to retake control of Frankfort and allow J.J. Crittenden and other Union supporters to return after they had been forced to flee because of Confederate advances; in her 10 Oct. 1862 letter, Maria Church writes of a skirmish between John Scott's Confed. Cavalry and some Union soldiers; states that Scott lost one and had several wounded while the Feds. lost no one; Eb. Dumont was going after the Confeds.; she also wonders how everyone can sleep with thousands of soldiers around ready to do battle at any time; Maria Church writes from Frankfort in her 13 Oct. 1862 letter to Wm.Bodley in Louisville with hopes that he is "free from rebels"; she states the Versailles had been taken the previous day and that Lexington was being evacuated; Charles Bodley writes in a 27 Oct. 1862 letter of John Hunt Morgan's raids claiming that his thievs" had caused Lexington and the surrounding county to suffer; claims that the group stole several horses while the regular Confederate army took or paid for a large amount of foods from merchants, manufacturers, and farmers; in his 26 Jan. 1863 letter to Wm. Bodley, George Kinkead writes that although many troops were leaving Lexington, those remaining are extreme abolitionists; Maria Church writes in her 12 June 1864 letter from Frankfort that the town was still under martial law and that there had been many arms recently as the number of Confederate and Union troops in the area increased; she also heard the confeds. were getting "whipped" the previous day in Georgetown; Wm. Bodley writes in a 15 June 1864 letter that he had been in Frankfort recently when Morgan and his men passed through; although he claims it was a small affair, he describes shells passing over their heads and talks of hiding in the milk cellar; Sarah Comstock writes in her 2 July 1864 letter that she thinks all Kentuckians must want J. H. Morgan annihilated; Pearce Bodley writes in his 28 July 1864 letter that some federal soldiers had confiscated several horses in Louisville for the army and had branded 140 within an hour; he also mentions a runaway slave who stole his former owner's winter clothes valued at $2000; Ann Bodley writes from Louisville in a 29 July 1864 letter that Dr. Bayless had been kicked out of his house by the military but claims the excitement in the city was dying down; however, she says the prices are still high and houses and servants are in high demand; in her 23 Aug. 1864 letter, Martha Bodley writes about the capture of a slave who ran off with her children and states that African Americans were no longer allowed to cross the Ohio River at Louisville ; she also relays the outcome of several imprisoned citizens stating that Alfred Harris had been released and relieved of the charge that he conspired to burn down the city, A. J. Brannon had been paroled and was not allowed to speak to anyone outside of his family, Joshua Bullitt was sent to Tortugas, and Jordan Clarke was under house arrest; in a 29 Aug. 1864 letter, Addy Smith writes from Providence, RI her belief that northerners don's think of Kentuckians as traitors because most know how they've kept their rebellious brothers in check"; claims that the only thing the people of her area know about the war is the sorrow they experience when soldiers die on the battlefield.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Boughton, Sanford. Letter, 1863. 4pp.Letter, 10 Nov. 1863, in which Boughton discusses setting up winter quarters in the Cumberland Gap; describes the surroundings in detail; notes that an artist from Harper's Weekly is attached to his company; and requests that his brother send money or stamps since rations are scarce and he needs money to purchase bread.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Beyd, Lucinda (Rogers), 1838-1913. The Naptha lamp. A.D.S. 92pp. + typewritten copy.No subject-specific content was created for this entry.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. Broadside, 29 September 1862. 1 item.Broadside issued by General Braxton Bragg to the "People of Kentucky" during the 1862 Confederate invasion of Kentucky. Bragg, headquartered in Bardstown, KY, rallied the men of Kentucky to join the Confederate forces. He specifically sought cavalry recruits, but also requested infantry, including that all volunteers would be armed and receive "the usual pay & bounty." Newly formed companies were to report to Bryantsdile, KY and questions directed to Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner. Bragg asserted that this was the last opportunity to volunteer, as men would be conscripted "as soon as necessary arrangements can be made."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott, 1817-1875. To Gen. George Henry Thomas, Camp Robert Anderson, Kentucky. n.d. A.L.S. 1p.Bramlette has hired two wagons and horses to haul supplies to Nicholasville, where they will be taken charge of by an escort from Camp Robinson.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott, 1817-1875. Broadside, 19 July 1865. 2 items.A proclamation issued by Gov. Bramlette indicating the requirements for voting eligibility in an upcoming Kentucky election. Includes an oath to be taken by individuals whose citizenship is challenged by election officers and instructions from Gen. John Palmer to commanding officers for surveillance of specific groups of people in conjunction with the election.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Brown, John Mason, 1837-1890. Correspondence, Feb.-Oct. 1864. 15 Items.Telegraphs, memos, vouchers and reports dealing with the units in the First Division, Military District of Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Brown, John Mason, 1837-1890. Misc. papers, 1862-1964. 27 items.Collection consists of miscellaneous letters, reports, and general orders related to companies, regiments, and brigades to which Brown was attached while serving the Union as a colonel of the 45th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry, during the Civil War. Items within the papers record the effective strength of various companies and regiments as well as the status of ordnance and men (furloughs, transfers, etc.). A letter dated 17 Feb. 1864 concerns guerilla Jacob Edward and requests information pertaining to the charges against him. Papers also include one personal letter.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bruner, John B., 1825-1878. Papers, 1848-1876. 1.33 cu. ft.H. Taylor writes to Bruner on 14 June 1861 concerning the Kentucky state legislature with the Union. A letter dated September 1861 advises that secessionists in Lewisport are planning to deceptively form a company and obtain arms which woul against the Union. A letter dated 27 September 1861 says more of the Secessionists; letters dated 3 October and 2 December 1 Colonel Alf. Allen report more on the secession problem. [17] A letter dated 6 February 1865 from Hardinsburg Kentucky the Kentucky legislature to provide relief, explaining that there are numerous and have all the best horses; no business can be because rebels are all around. A letter dated 12 February 1865 states conditions in Bewleyville, Kentucky. On 14 and 17 February 1865, G. Jolly writes about the military situation in Hardinsburg, Kentucky; he provides more on drafting men on 21 February 1865. Another letter dated 18 May 1865 reports on "colored troops" being stationed in Cloverport, Kentucky. [21]
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bruner Family. Papers, 1811-1891. 19 items.A letter from George W. Jolly, Hawesville, Ky. to John B. Bruner, 29 July 1863, about a dispute between Democrats and "Union men" over political appointments.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Buckner Family Papers, 1784-1991. 4 cubic feet.14 Jan. 1862 letter (fl. 19) discusses Union preparations, such as reconnoitering and experimental shooting, for the attack on Columbus, Ky. Notes Union troop movements and reinforcements. Surmises preparations are a feint to keep the Confederates from reinforcing Bowling Green, with the actual attack coming later, when the gunboats are ready. Another letter of 29 July 1897 (fl. 22) briefly recalls Hubbard T. Buckner's Kentucky Cavalry unit and his decision against joining the "Yankee Army. Also 24 July 1861 orders for to move the Ky. State Guards. Also includes letters from 23 March 1877; 9. 27, 30 Oct. 1903; 23, 28 Nov.1903; ca. 1903; 16 Dec. 1905; and 27 Apr 1906; damage lists; a legal notice concerning claims against the U.S. Government for property damaged in Northern Ky. during the war.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898. Papers, 1813-1961. 4 cu. ft.Papers include correspondlence written and received by Buell during the war regarding Union Army movements in Ky. in 1861-1862; his post war letters discussing his command during Bragg's 1862 invasion; Buell's 1887-1890 letter book containing a rough draft of an article about Bragg's invasion and the Battle of Perryville; records of the Buell Inquiry Commission, which provide great detail about the events in Kentucky during Bragg's invasion; galley proofs of articles written by Buell regarding the Perryville campaign: and maps of the region around Perryville.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898. To C. C. Buell, n.p. Louisville (Ky.). 9 April 1888. ALS, 2 pp. octavo (with map).Notes that he has returned the map with "suggestions," the most important regarding [Alexander McDowell] McCook's "abortive" movement up the Sequatchy Valley in Tennessee; that Rosecrans "took up the reins" at Bowling Green (Ky.) during Bragg's invasion; and the pursuit continued to London rather than Mount Vernon (Ky.) He also notes that the map belonged to the the "Buell court proceedings" and probably not published. He also notes that he hopes corrections can be made to Wheeler's article. The map features marks made by Buell regarding the movements of the armies in 1862.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bullitt, Thomas Walker, 1838-1911. Diary, 1862-1864. 1 vol. 64pp. xerox copy.The diary covers the period from May 1862 to July 1862, resumes in August 1863 and continues to November 1864.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bullitt Family Papers Correspondence, 1817-1910. 41 items. Photocopies.Contains photocopies of transcriptions of correspondence from members of the Bullitt and Chenoweth families. The letters concern primarily the activities of various members of these families and some material on the Civil War as it affected the families. Included is a typed list of correspondents and other individuals mentioned in the letters.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bush-Beadchamp Family Papers, 1835-1982.Corres. of Bush-Beauchamp and allied families re: draft in Ky. during Civil War, quotas, raids on livestock by soldiers of both sides, troops in Louisville, Paducah and other towns, the Union blockade of Louisville and Ind. ports across from the city, adverse comments on Lincoln and his administration, deaths of family members in the war and war-time weddings, etc. Also, in fl. 37 are certificates of membership in various Confederate organizations as well as in the U.D.C., 1910- 1946. The Bush-Beauchamp family correspondence about above-cited subjects is from 1860-1865.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Calvert, J. W. To E. W. Davis, n.p. Bowling Green, 20 Feb. 1863. ALS. 5pp.Discusses life in a "Border State." Militarily the letter mentions ". . . great raids by Buell and Bragg, and lesser ones by Morgan, Wheeler, Forrest and Co., through our part of the state. . ." Calvert expresses his lack of faith in the Emancipation Proclamation. Also because of his Confederate relatives, Calvert burned all of his political papers, but could not part with his picture of John Brown.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Camp Ella Bishop Broadside. 28 October 1862. 2 items.Copy of a general order from Brigadier General G. Clay Smith proclaiming that a camp in Lexington be named for Ella Bishop, a young woman who rescued a United States flag and waved it proudly as Confederate soldiers attempted to desecrate it and replace it with their own.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Carty, Wesley C. Correspondence. July -September 1946. 12 items.Letters dated 2 and 27 July, 23 August, 9 and 13 September 1946 are letters between Carty and Stanley F. Horn concerning Horn's book The Army of Tennessee, and Carty's work on a prospective book called "Lesser Known Battles of the Civil War" and on a biography of John C. Breckinridge. Carty specifically requests information on the battle of Mill Springs (Fishing Creek) and the circumstances surrounding the death of Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, about which Horn offers his insights and knowledge. Horn was editor of the Southern Lumberman in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Charley. Letter, 5 October 1865. 3 pp.Author (probably a white officer in a U.S. Colored Troops regt. stationed in KY) writes to his father from Louisville. Due to unpopularity of African American troops among secessioniats in the state, he expects that most will soon be dismissed. He speculates that Union loyalists in KY will suffer at the hands of 'rebs' once the troops ('smoked Yankees') are removed.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Chatham, Roland K., ca. 1834-1899. Letters, 1862-1897. 2 items.Chatham, a private in the 8th Texas Cavalry Regt., writes to his sister during a furlough to Mississippi in Dec., 1862. He describes a recent cavalry operation near Bardstown, KY, during which he was shot in the head and subsequently taken prisoner. After going to Louisville, KY, he was sent with over 600 other prisoners in Oct., 1862, to Vicksburg (MS) for an exchange.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Clark family. Papers, 1852-1875. 6 items.A 19 Oct. 1863 letter from Camp Hard Tack, Alabama describes the 28th Ky. regiment's march through Tennessee. The letter is written by Sergt. Milton Cook Clark, who was killed on 27 March 1865 when a steamer Sultana exploded near Memphis, Tennessee. The letter also discusses "whipping" 75 of the Ist Tenn. mounted infantry near Mount Pleasant, killing five, wounding two, and capturing nine soldiers and some supplies. Col. W.P. Boone commanded the 28th Ky. regiment.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Cleland, John W., 1843- 1912. Letters, 1862-1863. 2 items.John Cleland of the 111th Ohio Infantry Regiment writes to his sister, Jennie, providing detailed information about camp life, including picket duty, while stationed at Bowling Green, Ky. His later dated Nov. 23, 1862 describes the abandoned Confederate fortifications near the city. On April 12, 1863 he gave a detailed description of worship services at the local Presbyterian church, the recent accidental death of Lt. Col. Gilbert E. Pratt of the 23rd Michigan Infantry, and that officer's military funeral.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America Envelope, 1862. 1 item.Confederate States of America War Department envelope which is postmarked both 1862 and 163 and is addressed to Kentucky's Confederate Governor Richard Hawes at both Nelly's Ford in Athens, Tenn. and later, Nelson County. Va.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Conrad, Theophile. Papers, 1863. 2 items.13 July 1863 order, issued by Brigadier General Jeremiah Tilford Boyle, and signed by Noble Butler, names Conrad and others as commanders of the Louisville Dragoons.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Cooper, L. Permit, 16 September 1862. 1 item.Permit of the Provost Marhall, Shelby Harney for L. Cooper "to pass from Louisville to Preston street road twelve miles on the Railroad or otherwise,..." The permit labels Cooper loyal to the U.S. and Kentucky and states he will not "give aid or comfort to our enemies."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Corbett, Thomas, 1866. -ca. To James, Bennett Wilder, Louisville, Kentucky. Company A, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Rousseau's Brigade, Pitsburg Landing, Tennessee, 13 April 1862. A.L.S., 2p.States that he survived the battle, but that casualties were high.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Corlis-Respess Family Papers, 1698-1984. 6 cu. ft.Correspondence includes Jesse D.H. Corwine's ca. 1862 letter expressing his sorrow over events in Kentucky and belief that the Union desited destroying the South and all its sympathizers. He notes that there were several Southern sympathizers in his area (southern Indiana).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Cox Family Journal, 1851-1868. 1 item.Andrew J. Cox, 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regt., describes the experiences of his brother, Thomas Helm Cox, who succeeded in joining the Confederate Army at the age of 16 over the objections of his father.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Crawley, Charles. Letter, 10 July 1864. 3 items.Crawley writes to Pvt. George W. Grayson, an acquaintance in the 35th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regt. stationed in Franklin Ky. He mentions that there has been significant guerrilla activity in Webster County recently. Rebels have been looking for recruits, horses and guns. They had killed one man and briefly took another as prisoner.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-186 Letters, 1848-1862. 7 items.Crittenden writes to his son George B. Crittenden giving his opinion on Kentucky's reaction to the war and the course the state will pursue. He feels Kentucky will remain in the Union. He writes to George D. Prentice in 1862 defendng his son after an attack on him printed in the Louisville Journal.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas, Brigadier-General, U.S.A., 1819-1893. To Brig. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commanding Department of the Cumberland. Henderson, Kentucky, 30 October 1861. A.L.S. 24 p.Discusses troop movements in Kentucky and some Confederate troop activities.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dock, Calvin E., 1834-1904. Letter, 29 September 1864. 5pp.A 2nd Lt in Co. E of the 12th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Dock, an Ohio resident, was stationed in Munfordville, Ky. He outlines his pro-Lincoln views on the eve of the 1864 presidential election and denounces all McClellan supporters as 'Copperheads". Includes lengthy comments on his dispute with brother Henry over their late father's estate.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dorland, James Emory. Letters 1863-1864. 6 ItemsPhotocopy of letter of March 1863 has a letterhead depicting the battle of Mill Springs. It shows a Union charge of a Confederate battle line in the woods.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dow Family Papers, 1861-1888. .66 cu. ft.Pvt. John Dow, 31, Ohio Infantry Regt., was stationed in Kentucky between October, 1861 and January, 1862. He describes life at Camp Dick Robinson, camp experiences near Somerset, guard duty near Boone's Knob on the Kentucky River and appearance of the battlefield after the Battle of Mill Springs.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dudley family. Papers, 1861-1971.Letters dated 1862 and 1864 relate experiences of Joseph Dudley in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia during the Civil War and his death from a fallen tree. Letters describe, among other things, a three-week campaign and concern family matters at home in Flemingsburg, Ky. An historical memoir dated 1914 mentions activities in Flemingsburg during the war; a record book for the Grand Army of the Republic lists names of and information on soldiers; and an oversize folder contains muster rolls and other army records dated 1862 & 1863. (Folder 15 ovsz.) records dated 1862 & 1863.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Dunn family. Papers, 1854-1977. .66 cubic feet.Letters written to and from LL Louis Dunn, 3rd Ky. Cavalry Rgt (USA), describe attitudes and feelings concerning the war, slavery and secession, both pro and con. He had seval relatives and acquaintances living in central Kentucky who were Confederate Sympathizers. Lt Dunn describes several military engagements in Kentucky, including the Battle of Perryville.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Earl, James W. Letters, 1862.Letters are primarily concerned with an "Indian Expedition" undertaken by an Ohio Vol. Cavalry Regt. in Kansas and Okla. They show Earl's frustration at not being with the main Union forces. 28 August letter notes the possibility of going to fight guerrillas in Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Edmonson Co. Civil War Pension Records. Records, 1880-1920. 5 cu. ft.A collection of pension applications for Civil War veterans living in Edmonson County, Ky. Most applicants were members of Kentucky regiments, but there are many from other states and United States regiments.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Envelopes (Stationery). Patriotic covers, 1861-1865, 2 items.An envelope from the 1864 presidential campaign features the following embossed text: "Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Ill. For President; Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of ME. For V. Pres." On the reverse: "Slavery Sectional Freedom National," and"Union & Liberty: Onward to Victory." Another envelope depicts the Kentucky state seal and includes the following text: "Kentuckians! Beware of Traitors." At the bottom is a quote from Henry Clay in which he declares his allegiance to the Union.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fair, Isaac, 1844-1918. Letters, 1861-1865. 41 items.This collection consists of letters from Private Isaac Fair of the 21st Ohio Infantry to family members in New Rochester, Ohio. Fair was stationed in Louisville, KY, largely at Barracks no. 1, and served as a guard. Fair chiefly focuses on his desire to receive letters from family members, to return to his home, and the lack of local news to report; however, he also mentions guarding Confederate prisoners, trips to the hospital (in one letter mentioning Clay Hotel), his own health, serving as a guard at headquarters and the wood yard, his pay, the 1864 presidential election, the 1865 flood of the Ohio River, and the cost and availability of material goods such as coats and blankets.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fairleigh, Thomas Brooks, 1837-1890. Diary, 1 January 1864-7 June 1864. 1 volume.Lt. Col. Thomas B. Fairleigh, 26th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, keeps a diary of 1 January to 7 June 1864. During this time, he was stationed at Camp Nelson, Louisville, and Lexington. He describes his duties and comments on the course of the war, especially the recruitment of Black soldiers.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fenley-Williams Family Papers, 1756-1951.Letters of Mary Elizabeh (Carr) Fenley, Susan Allison Fenley Mary Lewis Fenley, Eliza Jane (Carr) Honor Laura Virginia (Carr) Honor, and Mary (Dorsey) Carr.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ferndon, Andrew. To Dear Friend Maggie, No Place, Louisville, Ky. 3 March 1863. ALS, 2 pp.Letter from Andrew Ferdon, who was recovering from injury at a hospital in Louisville during the Civil War, possibly a combat related wound as there is strong indication he was serving with a Union regiment. He describes the doctors, saying they are "as mean as Satan hfimself. " He mentions the "excitement about the siege of Vicksburg" and says "Grant is preparing to surround the city." He believes if Grant is successful, and if Burnside manages to take Fredericksburg, then Richmond will fall within three months and the war will be over within six months. He reports that there are "few deaths in this hospital" and mentions that of the patients on his ward "there is 1 with erysipelas, 1 with consumption, 1 with typhoid fever, and some that are about well."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Field, Benjamin T., b. 1842. Memoir, ca. 1912. l volume.Sgt. Field, 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regt., C.S.A., describes the recruitment and organization of the regiment in western Ky., and initial skirmishes in August, 1862 (pp. 1-38). After his regiment is placed under the command of John Hunt Morgan, Field relates Morgan's raid into Kentucky in July, 1863, desribing skirmishes at Lebanon, Bardstown, and Brandenburg (pp. 1(11-114).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Filson Club. Lectures, 1887-1992. 3 cu. ft.Numerous papers on the Civil War in Kentucky. Thomas de la Hunt's "Hancock County, Kentucky and Indiana Neighbours" mentions briefly Confederate guerrillas in Hancock County (34). Henry Harvey Fuson's "The Cumberland Ford Settlement" includes information on the war near Cumberland Fold (52). Lily Ernestine Levi's "A Monograph of Jeffersontown, Ky." contains information on Confederate guerrillas in and around that town (85). William P. McDowell's "Reminiscences of the Battle of Perryville, Ky." and Joseph Pettus' "Recollections of the Battle of Perryville" both include the authors' respective experiences at Perryville (92, 111). Charles K. Needham's "The Life and Achievements of Albert Fink" discusses Fink's work on the IAN Railroad during the Civil War, consisting mainly of rebuilding tracks (104). Charles B. Seymour's "A History of the Jefferson County Court House" gives information on the mood in Louisville during the Civil War (132). D. T. Smith's "Reminiscences of the Civil War in Kentucky" includes Smith's experiences in Hardin County during the war (133).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fish, William W., b. ca. 1843. Letter, 15 August 1863. ALS, 2 pp.A private in Co. C of the 118th New Hampshire Infantry, Fish writes to his father from Covington, Ky. He reports that his unit has just returned to Kentucky after serving in the Vicksburg Campaign and provides a detailed account of their journey. His notes that his regiment is now camped "outside of town" and adds that the drinking water there is "splendid" in comparison to that in Mississippi. He instructs his father to "tell Mother now that we have got back into Ky."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fisher, Will. Letters, 1862-1863. 4 items.In his 3 February 1862 letter, Fisher tells his mother back in Ohio of the miserable camp conditions caused by the wet weather; he also informs her that while his regiment is fairly healthy, sickness is rampant in camp taking seven lives in the past two days he had also heard of minor skirmishes in the Green River area.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fortiner, James. Letters, 1861-1863. 8 ALS 3 env.In 30 Sept. 1861 letter Fortiner, with the 2nd Ill. Cavalry, writes about capturing eight Rebels (probably guerrillas) in Ky. On 12 Dec. 1861 he notes that he has been on many scouting trips in the state and that the Union has sixty thousand men camped at Ft. Holt and Paducah.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Forty-Seventh KY Vol. Infantry Reg., Co. C. Document, 30 June 1864. DS, 2pp.Muster and Pay Roll of Captain John G. Wilson, 47th KY Vol. (Mounted) Infantry Reg., Co. C (Union). Issued "Near Newport, KY." Includes name, rank, place of enrollment, and pay for soldiers from April 30 to June 30, 1864. Most soldiers enrolled at Irvine, KY.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fourth Kentucky Infantry Regiment (1861-1865). Broadside, 1863. 1 Item.Broadside listing the members and the officers of the 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The unit was mustered into service on 9 Oct. 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson and list combat at Mill Springs. The list indicates members of the unit who were killed, wounded or promoted.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fox, Joseph, b. 1836. Letters, 1857-1889. 75 items.Photocopies of letters written to Fox while he was a Captain in the 11th Kentucky Infantry. Several are from home and deal with such items as Morgan's raids and rebel activity.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fuson, Henry Harvey, 1876- Papers, 1938-39, 1948. Muster Roll, cc.18631. A.D. lp.Muster Roll of Captain Elhamain W. Murphy's Company of T. T. Garrard's 7th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. Gives a list of the officers and men, rank, where and when mustered into the service.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Gallup, George W., 1828-1881. Papers, 1861-1864. 56 Items.Photocopies of typed transcripts of letters and diary entries of Col. Gallup. Describes actions of the 14th Kentucky Volunteer while in the Cumberland Gap in 1862. His 1864 letters talk of trouble back in the Sandy Valley and his doubts that Black troops will help matters.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
General Orders No. 17 Broadside, 1 October 1861. 1 item.Reprint of a proclamation by Gov. Magoffin and resolutions and enactments passed by the Kentucky legislature. Broadside issued by Brig. Gen. C. F. Smith. Requests that all Confederate and Tennessee troops withdraw from Kentucky unconditionally or be expelled. Authorizes Gov. Magoffin to raise a force of not less than 40,000 soldiers.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Goodrich, Ira B., b. ca. 1841. Letter, 9 May 1863. 2 items.Lt. Goodrich, 21st Mass. Infantry Rgt., writes to a cousin from Mt. Sterling, KY. He states that the regiment remains there, largely because of a request from the local citizens who no longer regard them as a threat.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Goodrich, Matthew, 1845-1863. Papers, 1842-1872. 55 items.Letters written while Goodrich was with the 44th Illinois Infantry in Kentucky. On 22 Sept. 1862 he expects the city of Louisville to surrender and writes "I would write again before we would surrender".
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Grand Army of the Republic. 1895 Encampment Records. 11 cu. ft.Letter to J.L. Chilton from Richard T. Jacobs describing events that took place with General J.W. Sill's army in Kentucky on the same day as the battle of Perryville.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Green, F. M. Letter, 26 January 1864. ALS, 8 pp.Green writes from Richmond, KY to his friend Jack Sutherland re: the "variegated" politics of Kentucky, ranging from conservatism to abolitionism; the 1864 Senate election and the various candidates; the abolitionist newspaper correspondents who are "placed all through our state by the radicals of the Northland are "unmitigated scoundrels"; and the Kentucky draft (which he predicts will be"very light") and his plans to avoid it.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Green, John Williams, 1841-1920. Diary, 1861-1863.Green's remembrances of his duty with the Orphan Brigade follow him through the battles of Shiloh and Murfreesboro, the defense Vicksburg, etc. In entries from ca. 26 September 1861-mid February 1862 (p# 1-5), Green vividly describes making his way from Louisville, through Nelson County, and into the Green River Valley to enlist with the Confederate Army. He also recalls his encampment at Bowling Green. This early portion of the diary highlights Green's feelings of fear and excitement about being a first time soldier.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hale, Jonathan D., 1817-1896. Papers, 1863-1868. 4 items.Consists of facsimiles from a copy of Hale's book, The Bloody Shirt, an account of the operations of Civil War guerrilla Champ Ferguson along the Ky.-Tenn. border. Hale served as a Union scout and testified against Ferguson during the latter's trial at Nashville, Tenn. in 1865. In an affidavit (April 28,1864), Gov. Thomas Bramlette of Kentucky gives his opinion on the nature of Ferguson and his men. Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas writes to Hale, from Murfreesboro, Tenn. on May 2, 1863. He voices his disgust with a certain class of Kentucky and Tennessee Unionists but provides no further details.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hamilton, Clifford W. Commission, 1 February 1863. 1 item.Commission appointing Clifford W. Hamilton Sergeant Major of the Kentucky Volunteers, 50th Regiment. Commission ordered by Abraham Lincoln and Edward M. Stanton, Adjutant of the Regiment.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hammond, John Henry, 1833 1890. Papers, 1860 1890. .66 cu. ft.Letters of 5 & 7 March 1863 written by James Yeatman and Francis Blair support Hammond's desire for a Kentucky cavalry command. On 14 March 1863 Sherman writes the Governor of Kentucky stating Hammond would be " a good match for some of those Devils who keep your good state in a kind of nervous uneasiness".
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hanback, Lewis, 1839-1897. Letters, 1862-1865. .33 cu.ft.Letters written while Hanbackg was serving in the 27th Illinois Infantry in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia during the Civil War. He discusses many subjects including skirmishes and battles, military discipline and his reasons for being involved in the war.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Harding, John. Collection, 1846-1914. 2.66 cubic feet.Extensive correspondence to John Harding from friends and relatives, including his father, U.S. Representative Aaron Harding, discusses the Civil War in Kentucky from the presidential election of 1860 through the end of the war in 1865.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Harned, Porter, b. 1919. Collection, 1861-2000. 9 cu. ft.This collection consist of photocopied material and genealogical for members of the Orphan Brigade and other Confederate soldiers with Kentucky connections. He has a basic form for each person with their name, rank company, regiment, County of origin, birth and death dates and cemetery where they are buried. The file also includes photocopies of any written articles on the person, genelogical tables and copies of photographs of the person.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hawesville, Ky., Citizens of. To Gen. (Stephen) Burbridge, Commander of District of Kentucky. Hawesville, July 13, 1864. 3 pp. Typewritten carbon copy. 65 signa- tures.Seeking the discharge of Franklin Lander, John Martin and Robert Y. Bush of Hawesville, who were arrested on July 9th by a company of U.S soldiers under command of Lieut. Arnold, 52nd Regt Ky Mounted Infantry, in connection with an attack made upon the Steamer "Science No. 211 on June 19th when newly enlisted negro slaves were being embarked. Accompanied by affldavits of Timothy Holmes, D. L. Adair, William S. Thomas, F. C. Pattle, Eldred E. Pate, William F. Hawes, Jr., William H. Smart and Charles B. Bateman, dated July 11-12, 1864.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Haycraft, Samuel Jr., 1795-1878. Journal, 14 Mar. 1849--14 Ar. 1878. 1 vol., 245 PP.Beginning with a note of the secession of S. Carolina on p. 28, there are constant references to Civil War legislatures, attitudes, battles, alarms, guerrilla activity, etc. in Kentucky as well as nationally, through p.68.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Helsley, William Jefferson. Papers, 1861-1865. .33 cu.ft.On 28 Nov. 1861 Helsley writes that 80,000 troops are assembled but they won't move until there is 100,000. He believes that some will be left in Ky. to starve out the rebels when the rest go to TN. In a letter of 18 Nov. 1861 he comments on slavery in Ky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Helsley, William J. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 Items.Two letters written while serving with the unit in Kentucky in 1861. His letter of 8 Dec. 1861 describes a wagon accident in which the driver was killed. His letter of 1 Jan. 1862 describes slaves in Kentucky driving a team of oxen.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Herbert family. Papers, 1861-1864. 30 items.Sgt. Edward J. Herbert, 68th Indiana Infantry Regt., briefly mentions that two friends were killed by forces from Gen. Buckner's cavarly while stationed near Nolin, Ky. (23 Oct. 1861) and tells of the capture of Bowling Green, Ky. (8 March 1862). In September 1862 he describes a march of 500 miles from Alabama to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Gen. Braggs' army. They have been sent there to prevent the enemy from attacking the city. Women and children have been evacuated to southern Indiana with all the valuables that could be moved (24 September).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Herrold, Jonathan (ca. 1840-1862) Papers, 1862. 1 item.Letters and a diary copied by Herrold's widow into a journal. They tell of his movements with the 9th Indiana through Kentucky just before and after the battle of Perryville. He describes the entry of his regiment into the town of Danville with kisses from the girls and one soldier receiving a canteen full of whiskey.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825-11901. Proclamation, 13 Aug. 1862, AMS, 2PP.Hobson has made a true copy of a proclamation made by the Confederate Guerrilla L. P. Deatherage and added his own note to the proclamation. The proclamation states that the rebels are fighting for their freedom and that they alone are responsible for their actions and that anyone molesting their relatives and property, while they are doing so at risk to their own life. Hobson's note after the proclamation states that Deatherage and his band of 25 guerrillas are murderers and robbers and should be treated as such.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825-1901. To Belmont Perry, n.p. Greensburg, Ky., 31 May 1887. ALS, 5pp.Hobson recalls organizing the 13th Kentucky Infantry Regiment: mustering in at Camp Hobson on the Green River; commanding troops at Munfordville; pursuing Braxton Bragg through Kentucky in 1862; commanding his regiment at Perryville; fighting skirmishes at Mt. Washington and Crab Orchard; chasing John Hunt Morgan through Ohio; commanding units at Lexington; and campaigning in South Western Kentucky in 1864.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894. To H. A. Risley, Esq., n.p. Bureau of Military Justice, 27 May 1865. ALS, 14pp.Holt asks for the Treasury officials' authorization so that Mrs. Rhoda Wickliffe of Bardstown, Kentucky, whose son-in-law is Captain Throckmorton of the 4th Artillery, may dispose of the products of her cotton plantation in Mississippi. The family, Holt begs, is well known to him as most loyal to the government and is most worthy of its protection.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Horr, Joseph Latshaw. Letter, 15 September 1862. 1 item.Letter written while serving in the 13th U.S. Infantry in Kentucky in 1862. The letter is to a former officer of the company and arranges for the transfer of authority back to someone in the company. He also tells of rumors of Confederate activity in the area and that the people are "wild with fear".
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hughes, James L. Letters, 1864-1865. 16 items.Letter from Hughes to his wife dated 30 December 1864 gives information on General Hylan B. Lyon's raid, of which Hughes' regiment was part, into Kentucky. Mentions having captured and paroled over four hundred Union soldiers. Hughes was a 2nd Lieutenant of the 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ingram, Jeremiah. Papers, 1796-1843. .33 cu. ft.In a letter dated 30 December 1861, John Lewis details the secessionist robberies of stores run by Major Moore and Nick Vaughn in Greensburg, Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
John. Letter, 1 November 1861. 4pp.Letter, written from Camp Nevin, Ky: to Madison, Ind. from a soldier with an unknown Ind. (?) artillery regiment, asks for clothes, medicine, and food from home; tells about his leg injury; and briefly notes the regiment's command structure. Includes an ornately illustrated envelope about Kentucky's loyalty to the Union.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Johnson, Richard W., 1827-1897. To Gen. Robert Anderson. Camp Anderson Junction. September 22, 1881. A.L.S. 1p.Reports that General Sherman is in Muldraugh Hill four miles from Elizabethtown, Kentucky; there are no rebel troops in town. All is quiet near Camp Anderson.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Judd, Campbell, 1832-1887. Military discharge, 1865. 1 item.The discharge papers for Campbell Judd from the 134 Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Judd was discharged in Louisville, Ky. on 12 January 1865. The paper lists his rank, (corporal), the day of his enlistment (2 October 1861), place of birth/(Green County, Ky.) and his physical description.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Jefferson, John F., 1833-1910. Scrapbooks, 1849-1887. 19 volumes and wrapped file [la].The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings documenting local, national, and international news. Vol. 3 (pp. 73-85) contain clippings that reflect the role of Jefferson and his brothers in local wartime events. Thomas presented a flag to Capt. L. H. Ferrell's Provost Guards in 1861. An 1863 roster of the staff and officers of the 3rd Regiment of the Legion of Defense, formed to defend the city against Morgan's raiders, bears Henry's name. An 1863 political flyer related to John F. Jefferson's unsuccessful bid for State Representative outlines his "Conservative Union" views. He condemns the Lincoln administration and denounces the Emancipation Proclamation.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kelly-Anderson family. Papers, 1794-1941. .33 cu. ft.A letter dated 1 August 1863, appoints Anderson as judge at his local polling station for the Kentucky gubernatorial election. Anderson was required to see that potential voters swore allegiance to the Union before voting.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kentucky. Militia Envelope, 1862. 1 item.Yellow envelope in which is dated July 1862 from the Adjutant General's office at the headquarters of the Kentucky Militia, Union Army, at Frankfort, Ky. is addressed to John B. Bruner in Hardinsburg, Ky. The envelope is postmarked July 11th at Frankfort, Ky. and has a three cent postage stamp attached.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kinsey, John W. Letters, 1862-1864. 5 ALsS.Set of five letters (17 pp. total) from Union soldier John W. Kinsey of the Ohio Volunteers, 98th regiment. Kinsey served in Kentucy and Tennessee and his five letters discuss camplife, troop movements, and marching. Areas visited include Campbellsville, Lebanon, Louisville, and New Haven in Kentucky; and in Tennessee, Columbia and Shallowford (near Chickamauga, Ga).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kintner, Jacob C., 1838-1886. Papers, 1857-1866. 33 items.Orders collected by Kintner while stationed in eastern Kentucky as a Captan in the 109th United States Colored Infantry. They deal mostly with routine matters such as promotions and supplies.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893. Broadside, 4 September 1862. 1 item.Orders from Major General E. Kirby-Smith at the headquarters of the Army of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. forbidding the sale of intoxicating drinks in any teritory occupied by Confederate troops.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Laird, Joseph R. Letter, 4 January 1863. 3 4 pp.At the time of this letter, Laird may have been a member of a predecessor unit (119th Indiana Regt. of the Line?) to the 7th Indiana Cavalry Regt. which was formed in late 1863. He writes to his mother from Louisville, KY, concerning the recent threat posed by John Hunt Morgan's forces to the city. Hunt is supposedly returning to Tennessee.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Langford, John. To W. W. Scott, Canal Dover, Ohio. Clarinda, Ia., 8 Sept. 1888. ALS, 5PP.States he was with Terrell's party of approx. twenty men who were formed for the express purpose of driving Quantrill from Kentucky. He is the man who shot and killed Quantrill. Has his pistols. Quantrill and his men not in uniform except for Federal cavalry overcoats. Asks Scott several questions regarding Quantrill, Quantrill band survivors, events surrounding Quantrill's death, etc.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lauer, Daniel. Letters, 1861. ALS. 2 Items.After a stay at Camp Dennison (Ohio), Lauer and the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 19th Regiment joined 10 other regiments at Camp Tod, five miles south of Louisville; he describes a brief encounter with Confederates after moving to Camp Boyle near Columbia (Ky.); letters dated Nov. 21 and Dec. 19.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lea, H. M. Letter, 27 January 1862. 2pp.Lea's letter to his son in the Confederate Army describes planting crops, picking and ginning cotton, and slaughtering livestock on the family farm, but states all of it does not compare to war matters. Lea also notes the Confederate defeat at Mill Spring and Zollicoffer's death.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lee, William G. Papers, 1864-1866. 27 items. A.L.S.s, handwritten copies.Correspondence and legal papers in connection with the claim of William G. Lee, a Lexington, Ky. produce dealer, against the United States Government for recompense for food supplies provided the army during the Civil War.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lee, William G. Papers, 1864-1866. 24 items. A.L.S. and copies.Papers in regard to contract of William G. Lee, produce dealer of Lexington, Ky., with the U.S. Government, through its agents Capt. John A. Morris, Acting Quarter Master, and Capt. D. W. H. Day, Acting Quarter Master, at Lexington, Ky. in November 1864, to furnish forage for public animals, and their failure to furnish transportation as agreed upon in said contract. The papers include Lee's petition for relief and payment of loss and supporting affidavits made from Aug. 29 to Nov. 15, 1865; also correspondence of hls attorney, Mike L. Woods and government officials about the claim in 1865 and 1866.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. General Orders, 19 July 1864Lincoln's proclamation, issued by the War Department, to suspend the writ of habeas corpus and establish martial law in Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Little, Isaac, 1834-1907. Papers, 1862-1900. .66 cu. ft.Pvt. Little, 84th Ind. Inf. Regt., was stationed in northern Ky. in Sept. 1862. In letters to his wife, Sally, he mentions the construction of fortifications across the Ohio River from Cincinnati and the presence of black troops in that city. From Nov. 1862 until Jan. 1863, he was stationed near Catlettsburg, Ky. He describes a plan by men in his regiment to tear down a house there occupied by three prostitutes. He also refers to the Battle of Wireman's Shoals (undated, 6 Dec. 1862).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lynn family. Papers, 1857-1897. 18 items.The Civil War letters of brothers, Granville, Samuel, and Solomon Lynn describe their service in Co. H of the 67th Indiana Infantry. In his Aug. 29, 1862 letter from Munfordville, Ky., Samuel tells his father that his unit is "now in the Enemy's land." He noted the alarm sparked by reports of Morgan's raiders in the vicinity and added that the men, assisted by 40 black laborers, were strengthening the breastworks there. On Sept. 7,1862, Granville wrote his brother from the same camp, stating the place was well fortified. He reported that "there was some bad skeard (sic) boys" during a recent alarm in camp.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McChord, William C., 1850-1928. Memoir, 1926. 163 items.In the early part of this unbound, photocopied, 163-page memoir, McChord recounts his visit, as a twelve-year-old, to the scene of the Battle of Perryville on the day after the famous battle's occurrence (52-57). Includes descriptions of medical care and burials.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McCord, William. Letter, 26 September 1861. ALS, 3 pp.A letter on "Illinois - For the Union" stationery from McCord at Paducah, Ky. to his sister Anna McCord at Yates City, Knox County, Ill. McCord, of Knox County, Ill., is a Union soldier of the 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and writes of his regiment's movement from Elmwood, Ill. to St. Louis, Mo. to Paducah, Ky. Of Paducah, he states that he "likes the look of the place first rate but it looks better just across the river [in Illinois]."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McCord, William. Letter, 2 January 1862. ALS, 2 pp.A private in Co. 1 of the 8th Missouri Infantry (Union), McCord writes from Camp Smith, Paducah, Kentucky to his sister, Ann McCord of Yates City, Knox County, Illinois. He describes New Year's Day celebrations in camp during which "some of the boys [went] on a drunk." He notes the regiment has been in Paducah about four months where they have been working on fortifications. He predicts his unit will remain in Paducah until the conflict ends but adds, "When that will be it is hard to tell for they hain't Making Mutch head way about settlen the war." He promises to send his sister his "likeness" when he receives pay.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McDowell, Robert Emmett. Writings, 1961-1967.Page proofs of The City of Conflict, a history of Louisville during the Civil War.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Magoffln, Beriah, 1815-1885. Commission to James B. Forman as captain of the 15th Regt. Kentucky Volunteer Milltia. Signed by Gov. B. Magoffin, July 13 1862. printed form filled in. D.S. 1 p.In: Misc. Papers
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Magowan, Eliza, 1806-1871. Letters, 1864-1867. 2 items.31 July 1864 letter from T.R. McBeath, 27th KY Vol. Infantry, to Eliza Magowan of Mt. Sterling, KY. McBeath notes Mt Sterling witnessed another fight, but his concern for KY in general is obvious. "Kentucky is seeing a hard time now. It saddens, and maddens me to think of the injuries done, and insults daily offered to Kentucky."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Malcolm, Robert W., 1844-1920. Letter, 16 October 1862. ALS, 4 pp.A private in Co. A of the 22nd Michigan Infantry, Malcolm writes his sister from a camp near Cynthiana, Ky. He describes the grueling march across the Kentucky countryside, road conditions and the town of Cynthiana. He also reports the appearancel of a fugitive slave in their camp and the latest news about the Confederate retreat from the state. Malcolm further records his observations about local farming practices and advises his sister that life for Kentucky slaves is not as "bright" as she believes.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Mallay, Molly T. To Mary Y. Shaffer, Columbus, Ky. McLean County, Ky., 8 January 1865. ALS. 4 pp.Tells of five thousand confederate and Union soldiers passing through McLean County. Describes Confederate troops confiscating food for soldiers and horses, taking horses, and burning the railroad and the surrounding area.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Manson, Mahlon Dickerson, 1820-1895. Military Dispatches, 28 April-13 July 1870. 12 items.Collection of seven telegrams and five dispatches addressed to Brigadier General Mahlon Dickerson Manson, concerning the movements of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. All present a detailed account of Morgan's course through Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio during his most significant raid. The dispatches detail the relentless pursuit of his troops by Union forces under Manson and General Edward Henry Hobson. Of particular interest is a telegram dated 11 May 1863, which provide a description of a skirmish between Morgan's cavalry and Union forces under Colonel Richard T. Jacob at the Mouth of Greasy Creek.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872. Letters, 1861-62. Letters to Alexander H. Stephens, 30 November 1861 and 22 February 1862.Humphrey Marshall's two letters to Alexander H. Stephens deal with complaints about the terms of his commision as General in the Confederate army and with conditions during his stint of service in eastern Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872. To the people of Kentucky, an address. n.p., ca 1863. 3p. A.D. S.To the people of Kentucky, (an address]. .p., ca 1863. 3p. A.D. S.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Martin, ? Diary, 1862. 1 vol.Daily entries of an unidentified farm laborer named Martin who resided near Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. He describes his work and travels through Louisville and the counties of Trimble, Shelby and Anderson in Kentucky. Journal contains brief references to Union military camps in Louisville, Confederate raids, and his application for a military pass from Brig. Gen. Jeremiah Boyle's headquarters.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Martin, E.G. Receipt, 28 January 1862. 1 item.Receipt to E.G. Martin from Z. McDaniel, Inspector of Arm for Barren County, KY. for one rifle valued at $12. The rifle was given under an act of the Provisional Government of Kentucky, entitled "Act to raise and arm Thirty Regiments and Cavalry" which was approved 30 Dec. 1861. Their receipt is issued by the order of Jefferson Davis.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Mathews, Lem. Letter, 10 October 1861. 7pp.Mathews describes the departure of the 112th Ill. Infantry Regt., traveling by rail through Ill. and Ind. to Camp Smith near Covington, KY.; Camp Smith, its layout and soldiers; the effects of the war on Covington: his love of his wife and his contempt for men who do not serve. Illustrated patriotic envelope included.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Meylert, Asa Parke, d. 1893. Letters, 1863. 8 items.Letters written while Dr. Meylert served in the Army's Medical Purveyors Office in Louisville, Ky. during the Civil War. On 22 Feb. 1863 he writes that he has worked hard but can do as he pleases medically. In a letter of 14 August 1863 he writes that "Louisville is the most central and most important point for supplies".
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Milton, William Agun, 1844-1928. Memoirs, 1909, 2 vols.Photocopies of the memoirs of Milton, a Lexington native, who joined the Confederate Cavalry and served under John Hunt Morgan. He describes several skirmishes and raids in Kentucky. He also describes getting captured near the Cumberland River and going as a prisoner to Louisville.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Morgan and Duke families. Added manuscripts, 1862-1941. 25 items.Letters written by Kentuckians during the Civil War; newspaper articies on John Hunt Morgan; broadside for the Lexington, Ky. burial of Gen. John Hunt Morgan.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864. Broadside, Ca. 1862. 2 items.One original broadside and one copy containing a proclamation from J.H. Morgan informing the inhabitants of Kentucky that the Confederate forces and cause were gaining ground. He also urges all "young men of Kentucky" to "flock to my standard."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Morris, Edwin. Parole, 5 September 1862. 1 item.Morris' pledge of parole of honor to place himself under the special charge and supervision of A.G. Munn at the hq. of the Provost Guard in Lou. KY. Pledge places Morris under house arrest and requires him to "neither give and or comfort. . . to those who are now or may here after be in rebellon against the Government of the United States."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Moxley - Offutt Family. Papers, 1818-1978. 1 cu. ft.In a letter of 27 October 1862 describes the inauguration of Hawes at Frankfort as Confederate Governor of Kentucky. Describes the Generals present and the attitude of the spectators and the changes as Federal troops approach the city.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Mulhall, Julia A, 1822-1915. Papers, 1862. 2 items.The permit in this collection allowed Ms. Mulhall to travel by Railroad or "other means" during the Civil War from Louisville, KY to Elizabethtown, KY and was signed by Provost Marshall Selby Warney. Mulhall was given this permit because she took the oath to "support the Constitution of the United States." The other document in this collection is a Confederate bond from the Alabama Insurance Company, issued in Georgia. The bond states that it will pay the bearer "two dollars in Confederate Treasury Notes" when presented in "sums of Five Dollars or its multiple."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Munson, William. Letters, 1861. 7 items.Letters from the Union camp at Paducah, Ky. describe setting up camp, drill exercises, mounting guns, going on an unsuccessful ambush, burning down a saw mill and a house, stealing horses, and taking prisoners. Letterhead and envelopes have pro-Union illustrations and slogans on them.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Nash, George W., b. 1833. Letter, 3 January 1911. 13 items.Sgt. Major Nash, 1st Michigan Light Artillery Regt., describes the capture of a rebel guerilla and the participation of his regiment in the Battle of Richmond, resulting in the capture of himself and several comrades. (pp. 2-5).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ninth Kentucky Infantry Regiment, CSA. Star cut from battle flag. No date. 20cm x 25cmGray (possibly white at one time) star on blue background cut from the battle flag of the Ninth Kentucky Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army. It was cut from the flag 6 May 1865, at Washington, GA when the Ninth and other Confederite forces surrendered. Sergeant Major John W. Green of the Ninth Kentucky writes the notation giving this information. Green also writes down a list of campaigns and engagements the Ninth KY participated in. The Ninth was part of the famous Orphan Brigade.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886. Letters, 1862-1863. 33 Items.Letters written to his wife while the serving in the 18th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in northern Kentucky. Letter of 28 Dec. 1862 tells of hunting for John Hunt Morgan in Nicholasville and the letter of 29 Dec. 1862 describes the city of Louisville as seen from a gun battery on the southwest side of the city.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Osborne, Henry D., 1841-1917. Letter, 2 December 1863. ALS, 3 pp.A private in the 18th Michigan Infantry, Osborne writes his brother from Clarksville, Tenn. He reports that guerrillas were very active along the Cumberland River and that his unit recently returned from Canton, Ky. where they unsuccessfully attempted to prevent "300 Rebs" from crossing. In addition to the weather and river conditions, he boasts about Gen. Grant's recent victory at Chattanooga where he "whipped Brag (sic) all to the Devil." He observes, "I think the war is coming to a close in a short time" but adds, "But their (sic) no telling how things will turn up."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Owens, Joseph M., 1826-1871. Papers, 1849-1914. 53 items.Letters from home to Owens describe the conditions in Pulaski, Co. during the war. Letter 24 February. 1863 tells of 600 Confederates passing through the county and taking all of the best horses.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Painter, William. Letter, 3 April 1863. ALS 4pp.Letter written while Painter was serving with the 22nd Michigan Infantry in Kentucky. They chase the rebels from Danville through Lancaster, Crab Orchard and Somerset: They capture 208 prisoners and 300 head of cattle, kill 60 rebels and drive the rest across the Cumberland River.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Parmele-Bates Family Papers, 1814-1934. .66 cu. ftLetters and military papers of Edward G. Parmele, Adjutant of the 34th Kentucky Volunteers, 1862-1865. Includes muster rolls for the regiment, Parmele's commission certificate, and letters pertaining to his court-martial. Of particular interest is an incomplete letter, written between 28 September - 3 October, 1863, which gives a detailed account of the march from Glascow, Ky to Morristown, Tn.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Peck, David G., b. ca. 1836. Letters, 1862-1865. 23 items.Letters home to his wife while serving with the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Kentucky in 1862. Peck was at the battle of Perryville and questions the loyalty of General Buell in the days following the battle.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Pennington, Benjamin Charpel, 1833-1863. Letter, 22 December 1862. ALS, 4 pp.Pennington is a private in Co. F, 107th Illinois Infantry, stationed near Woodsonville, Ky. In this letter to his gandfather, Rev. George A. Zimmerman, he describes his camp and its defenses, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge over Green River, defenses on Green River, a mass grave of Confederate soldiers and rumors of a pending attack by Confederate forces under Gens. John H. Morgan and E. Kirby Smith.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Pettis, Aetna B., 1833-1864. 7 Letters, 1860-1864. 33 cu. ft.Pvt. Pettis, 23rd Michigan Infantry Regt., writes to his wife while stationed in Louisville, Frankfort, and south central KY in 1862/63. In Sept. 1862, he writes of the partial evacuation of Louisville. Mentions the death of Gen. William Nelson on Sept. 29, 1862 and escorting rebel prisoners from Battle of Murfreesboro (Jan. 17, 1863). Describes the appearance of war-torn Albany, Ky., the pursuit of Morgan's forces by a portion of his regiment in July, 1863 and defeat of Morgan at Green River, Ky. (Aug. 27, 1863). Describes military hospitals in Kentucky (Nov. 8, 1862 and April 25, 1863).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Peyton, W.C. Letter, 9 Feb. 1862. ALS. 1 item.Confederate soldier Peyton espouses the rugged yet glorious life of a soldier; writing from Longstreet, De Soto Parish (La.). he claims that people are fearful that the army in Kentucky will not hold in Columbus or Bowling Green; written to Capt. John B. Turner (aide-to-camp to a Confederate General Cooper).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Phillip, Thomas D., 1823- Diary, Sept.1861-May 1862. 1 vol.On pages 149-150, Phillip writes a long description of Paduch and pays particular attention to its hospital and its defenses. On pages 16-17, 50-51, and 56, Phillip describes the visible support and nonsupport of the people as the 41st Ohio infantry marches through Ky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Alfred Pirtle papers.Pirtle, Alfred, 1837-1926. In and near Louisville in July, 1863. By Alfred Pirtle. Newspaper clipping from The Louisville Evening Post, Jan. 16, 1914. In: Alfred Pirtle Papers.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Pirtle, William George, 1832-1911. Memoirs, 1907. .66 cu. ft.Lt. Pirtle, C.S.A. 7th KY Infantry Regt., describes the activities of the regt. from 1861-1864. He was a member of Company A, whose members were largely recruited in Graves Co., KY. He describes the attack on Paducah by units under Gen. Forrest, March 25. 1864 (pp.248-256).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Pope-Humphrey Family Papers, 1807-1938. 1058 items.In a letter to his son dated 19 Jan. 1861, E.P. Humphrey writes that he has been to Congress and has not heard much about the "central confederacy" which he supports. In a letter to her son dated 18 Sept. 1861, Mrs. Humphrey talks about the possibility of war in Kentucky and the division of the state. In a letter to Mary dated 23 July 1862, S. W. Gwynne expresses sadness about John [Hunt] Morgan coming into the state and disturbing the peace and writes, "If the President [Lincoln] would let the emancipation of the slaves alone there would be peace restored to the country."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Porter, John M., b. 1839. Papers, 1862-1876.Porter served in two C.S.A. Kentucky Cavalry Regts. He was captured in Nelson Co., KY, in June, 1863, and held in a Federal military prison in Louisville until transfer to Johnson Island (OH) prison, where he as incarcerated until February, 1865. Letters indicate that while in prison he was supplied with clothing from a Louisville storekeeper.
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Porter, Walker G. Diaries, 1862-1863. 2 vols.From 5 Sept. 1862 until 13 April 1863 Porter is stationed in various towns and campsites in Kentucky. He marches between Louisville, Lexington, Danville and then to Bowling Green. During this time he reports on some skirmishing including "Pegran's Raid".
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Pratt, James H. Papers, 1863-1868. .66 cu. ft.Pratt, Quartermaster with the 18th Mich. Inf. Regt., is stationed at both Camp Burnside and Camp Nelson in Ky. The letter press book, pp. 4-58 (May-June 1864), contains information on missed pay, mischarges, claim settlements, and requisitions. Orders contain personnel requisitions at Camp Nelson from 10 Nov. 1863-6 Jan. 1864.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Preston Family Papers - Joyes Collection.Letter 15 Oct. 1861 to Mrs. Susan Preston Christy Hepburn; describes conditions in Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Prime, Frederick Edward, 1829-1900. Memorandum, 21 Nov. 1861. ALS 2 2/3 pp.Prime writes from Headquarters, Dept. of the Ohio to describe road conditions from "Louisville leading to Green and Big Barren Rivers". He describes in detail the conditions of the various roads including which are "metalled" and where and how they crossed streams and rivers. He writes that some streams can not be forded if the streams are swollen and that the Green River Bridge was burned.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Quigley, Quintus Quincy, 1828-1910. Journals, 1859-1909. 0.33 cubic feet.Collections consist of three journals kept by Quintus Quincy Quigley (1828-1910) as well as the published transcription of the journals, and additional materials. Quigley was born in Paris, Tenn., moved to Clinton, Ky. in 1829 and then to Milburn, Ky. He studied at Cumberland College in Princeton, Ky. and settled in Paducah, Ky., where he practiced law, engaged in civic activities, and sat as President of the American and German National Bank. Quigley writes about the effects of the Civil War on the region.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ramsdell, Charles H., 1843-1864. Letter, 26 December 1862. ALS, 4 pp.A corporal in Co. C of the 18th Michigan Infantry, Ramsdell writes to his parents from Lexington, Ky. He describes the rainy weather and how he celebrated Christmas in camp. He describes the gifts he received from home and asks several questions about the family farm, including crop yield. In a postscript written on the 27th, he describes spending the morning on skirmish drill and reports the men were signing their payroll. He scoffs at newspaper reports which claim Gen. John B. Floyd's Confederate forces were marching on Lexington. He assured his family there "was no danger" for "there is too many blue coats here."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ramsdell, Charles H., 1843-1864. Letters, 1862-1863, undated. 3 items.A corporal in Co. C of the 18th Michigan Infantry, Ramsdell writes to his brother Ira, in Adrian, Michigan, from Kentucky. He discusses currency issues, the mail system, and requests newspapers from home in his 9 November 1862 letter from Lexington, Kentucky. He specifically writes about any money with "Michigan" on it will get him strung up. "The Michigan I put in my knapsack I can not pass that here.... I passed that $2 Kentucky bill yesterday got $ 1.75 back all sound the rest will go soon you can send...anything that has not got the name of Michigan on it."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Randall, William Harrison, 1812-1881. Letters, 1864. 5 items.Official copies of letters sent to Randall while serving as a Congressman from Ky. The letters request that the Army treat the loyal citizns of Ky. south of the Kentucky River in a fair manner. This includes paying the same price per grain south of the river as the Army pays north of the river.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Redd, William A. To Mrs. Rebecca Redd, Bardstown, KY. Johnson's Island Prison, Sandusk?, OH, 11 June 1865. ALS, 1p.A letter from William A. Redd, late Adjutant with the 1st Missouri Cavalry, C.S.A, informing her he will soon be released by an order from the War Department, which calls for the release of all prisoners below the rank of major.
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Revelle, Hardie Norvilre. Letters, 1864-1865. 12 Items.Letters written to his brother while serving with the 34th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in western Kentucky in 1864. Most of the time the unit was chasing guerrillas and the letter of 10 Sept. 1864 describes the execution of a guerrilla prisoner.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Richardson, Charles E., 1844-1936. Diary, 1865. 1 vol.In the early portion of an 1865 diary, Richardson records his thoughts and activities regarding the war. His entries suggest that he held ambivalent opinions about the war and politics. He describes fleeing to Illinois from Kentucky with his brother to avoid rebel agents seeking to arrest him He mentions reading books which had a definite Confederate slant (he thinks very highly of Gen. John H. Morgan) and he mentions Lincoln's assassinition in a rather off- handed fashion.
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Ripley, I. to "Dear Brother" Wickliffe, Ky., 21 January 1862. ALS, 4 PP.A letter detailing the victory of Union forces, under Gen. George H. Thomas, over Confederate troops led by Felix Zollicoffer at Mill Springs, 1862.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Russell, Henry H., 1836-1894. Letter, 10 February 1862. ALS, 8 pp.Russell writes from Lebanon, Kentucky to an unidentified correspondent, possibly Miss Anna P. Stevenson of Philadelphia. A private in Co. E of the 57th Indiana Infantry, he describes wartime conditions in Lebanon and the aftermath of the recent Union victory at Mill Springs, Ky. He dwells at length on the Union victory at Fort Henry, Tenn. and predicts that Confederate forces at Bowling Green will soon be driven from the state.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Runyon family. Papers, 1815-1983? 37 items.Order from Col. Joshua K. Sigfried, Commander of Union post at Lexington, KY, dated 27 May 1863 Written by Post Adjutant D.D. McGinnes. Orders Daniel Runyon to furnish two hands to military authorities for public work or pay 30 dollars a month in lieu of each hand. Receipt signed by Col. J.K. Sigfried, 29 May 1863, to Daniel Runyon for $30 paid in lieu of one servant required for one month by order of 27 May 1863.
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Sampson, Terah W. Letters, 1861-1863. 20 items.Terah Sampson a Union soldier from Shelby County with the 6th Kentucky Regiment. Describes his service in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Savage, Frank A. and Mary. Letters, 1854-1865.References are made to Gen. Humphrey Marshall, Gen. John Hunt Morgan and a raid by Morgan's men in Mason County, Gen. William Nelson and the effects of the war on civilians in Mason County. Mention is made of the draft and its possible effect on the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Savage.
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Scott, John Lafayette, 1829- To E. Howard Smith, Williamstown, Kentucky. Frankfort, Kentucky. 9 July 1862, 25 July 1862. 2 A.L.Ss. 2p? lp.Discusses the need for talks in Boone, Gallatin, Owen, Trimble & Grant counties in support of the Union party. The district will vote Union. Scott has spoken at many places and is eager to visit more. Describes the effect of Gen. Boyle's Order No. 5 on disloyal voters and candidates.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Scott, Pembroke S., ca. 1842-1864. Letter, 31 October 1862. ALS, 4 pp.A private in the 118th Ohio Infantry, Scott writes his mother from Cynthiana, Ky. He describes his recent bout with typhoid fever which forced him to be left behind at a Kentucky residence when his unit advanced. He was taken by wagon to Covington but the military hospitals there were too full. He was then taken to the "Sisters of Charity Hospital" (St. Elizabeth's) in Covington, Ky. He relates that he was "bedfast for 8 or 9 days" but afterwards "improved rapidly." Yet, he complains, he and his comrades were forced to "pay our bill out of our own pocket." He has since returned to duty with his company which guards "Kellies" [Kellers] Bridge at Cynthiana.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Scott, Robert To Mariah Scott (Victor) Schell, Western Platte Co., Mo. Allendale, Ky., 15 Feb 1866, typescript copy, 3pp.Brief letter describing the Scott family at the end of the Civil War, as well as an account of an 1862 execution. The letter is not the original but a typed version.
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Second KY Vol. Reg., Field Staff and Band. Document, 30 April 1862. DS, 2.Muster and Pay Roll of Col. Thomas T. Sedgewick, 2nd KY Vol. Reg., Field Staff and Band (Union). Includes name, rank, place of enrollment, and pay for soldiers from March 1 to April 30, 1862. Issued at Cam Shiloh, TN. Most soldiers enrolled at Louisvile, KY.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Sellers, Van J. Letter, 29 October 1864. 1 item.Sellers, a 2nd Lt. in Duke' s 2rd KY Cavalry Regt., writes to his sister in Jessamine Co., KY, from Wytheville, VA. Letter was transmitted via a 'Flag of Truce'. He mentions a recent long trip into central Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Seventh Kentucky Vol. Cavalry, Co. B. Document, 30 June, 1863. DS, 2pp.Muster and Pay Roll of Captain Charles McNeely, Co B., 7th Kentucky Vol. Cavalry (Union). Includes name, rank, place of enrollment, and pay of soldiers from April 30 to June 30, 1863. Most soldiers enrolled at Warsaw and Lexington, KY. McNeely describes skirmishes at Louisberg Pike, where the Reg. "charged with sabres," and inflicted the Rebels with "a heavy loss."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Sixth Kentucky Infantry, CSA Guard Report, 1862-1863. 1 vol.Includes date, place, time of duty; name, co., and rank; parole and countersign; articles in charge; and remarks. Regt. sergeants and corporals always noted, but the orderly for the commanding officer and the Best Shot only sometimes. The Prisoner reports contain name, co., and rank when confined and by whom; charges; sentence; and remarks. The Officer of the Day and the Guard Commander always sign off. Loose leaf sheets with 1st shift relief are filed with entries from 129 Mar. and 20 Apr. 1863. Edwin Porter Thompson is listed as Officer of the Day for 28 Aug., 1 Sept., 6 and 23 Oct., and 20 Nov. 1862.
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Sixth Kentucky Vol. Infantry, Co B. Document, 31 May 1862. DS, 2PP.Muster and payroll of 6th KY, Co B (Union) from March 1, 1862 to April 30, 1862. Signed by Capt. Richard Lee. Most soldiers from Louisville and Oldham Co. area lists the Company's men and describes movement from Camp Wickliffe, KY to Nashville, TN, Fb. 25; to Camp Andrew Jackson, TN, Mar. 17; to Pittsburgh Landing, Apr. 6; to Battle of Shiloh, April 7. Notes that ten soldiers from Co. B were wounded at Shiloh.
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Smith, David William, b. 1827. Papers, 1852-1867. .33 cubic feet.Letters written while Smith was serving with the 16th United States Infantry in Kentucky. Undated fragment of a letter written after the battle of Perryville calls Gen. Buell a "rebel" and states that the troops will shoot him the first chance they get.
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Smith, E. Hubbard, 1827- Papers, 1857-1884. 16 items.These papers include proceedings of a convention of Union Democracy of Grant Co., June 1862; 2 letters regarding legal cases of people accused of rebel activities; E.H. Smith's appointment as recruiting officer for the Union in Grant Co.; a letter, 1864, giving political news and results of an election in Williamstown, Ky.; a letter from Ed . F. Dulin, 1864, stating his position on emancipation and "Unconditional Union'; a form letter and note from Wm. M Simpson re using his "Soldier' s Claim Agency" * represent Union veterans seeking benefits.
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Smith, Green Clay, 1826-1895. Papers, 1863-1891. .33 cu. ft.Smith's scrapbook contains a variety of newspaper clippings and pamphlets of speeches related to the Civil War and politics during that era. Most of the clippings are either speeches given by Smith, letters written by Smith, or articles that reference Smith. Many of the articles concern the Smith's 1863 campaign for U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 61 Congressional District, the political issues Smith faced while in Congress, and the political climate in Kentucky during the war.
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Smith, James A., 1836-1862. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 items.24 Sept. 1861 initialed letter from Smith says the Citizens Guard of Louisville is an independent company which furnishes its own guns, tents. etc.; and is attached to the 2nd Ky. Regt., Confederate States of America under Roger Hanson. Notes the 2nd Regt. is the advance guard of the forces of Genl. Simon B. Buckner. 17 March 1862 letter gives a flag, "Ensign of our youthful but unyielding Southern Confederacy" to Smith, a member of "the brave and daring Capt. [John Hunt] Morgan's band."
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Sowle, Charles H., ca. 1840-1912. Memoir, undated. 14 pp.Capt. Charles H. Sowle, who served in the 4 Ky. Cav. (US) during the Civil War, describes his unit's service in the cavalry operations of the Western Theater. He describes the organization of his regiment in Ky. in early 1862 (p. 1) and scouting operations in the Bowling Green region in late 1862 and early 1863 (pp. 5-7) He also mentions a riot his unit participated in while on veteran furlough in Lexington, Ky. in March, 1864. (p.10) He also refers to the 4th's participation in operations againsd Gen. H. B. Lyon's rebel raiders in western Ky. during the winter of 1864-65. (p. 11).
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Speed, Philip, 1819-1882. To Andrew J. MacKay, n.p. Louisville, Ky., 4 Sept. 1863. ALS, 1 ji p.Philip Speed requests that Col. MacKay forward letters to his son, George K. Speed, who is serving as adjutant of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry.
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Speed family. Papers, 1813-1981. 10 cu. ft.Correspondence to and from James Speed discusses various aspects of the Civil War in Kentucky, including state and national politics, guerrilla warfare, emancipation, Confederate sympathizers, and prisoners-of-war (5-8,36-42). Many of the letters are from Kentuckians reporting on affairs in their areas or offering their opinions on national issues. Joshua Fry Speed's correspondence includes letters from Joseph Holt and John Marshall Harlan, discussing aspects of the war in Kentucky (45). Letters from Martha Bell Speed Adams also discuss the war (47).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Speed Family Papers, 1831-1902. 39 items.James Breckinridge Speed, Chicago, to his aunt, Lucy Fry Speed Breckinridge, Sept. 1861. Is anxious about Kentucky. Noices that disturbances are taking place in the neighborhood of Paducah and Columbus, Ky. "whic are likely to result in civil war." "My opinion of N.C. has been on the decline for some time."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Stahl, Hardin P. Letters, 4 November - 15 November 1862. 2 items.Two letters by member of 12th Kentucky Cavalry stationed at Camp Edweir to family in Owensboro, Ky., both on color Union letterheads. Stahl discusses the camp's health, as well as the growing discontent with the soldiers' lack of pay, which results in desertion. He also mentions the outcome of recent fighting at Calhoun, Ky.
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Stedman, Julius Caesar, 1824-1905. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 items.In a letter of 27 Dec. 1861, Stedman writes from "near Bacon Creek". He describes the countryside, attitudes of the local populace towards the Union, nearby skirmishing and his protection of a bridge over the Nolin River.
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Stipe, Jacob J. to E. R. Wood, no place - Columbus, Hickman Co., KY. 26 July 1867. ALS, 3 pp.Letter from Jacob Stipe, who apparently served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, to his uncle. He expresses anger over the death of his cousin at the hands of "black devils" presumably African-American troops, and is upset that "white men has to stand back and give collard citizens a showing." He also reports on crop values, with wheat fetching $1.75 per bushel and corn $1.00.
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Symonds, H. C. (Henry Clay) d. 1900. Papers, 1861-1865. 42 items.Special orders, etc. from the Headquarters of the Department of the Cumberland, the Department of the Ohio, and the Army of Kentucky to Symonds, Chief of the Union Army's Office of Commissary of Subsistence at Louisville, Ky., primarily from 1861 and 1862. Includes orders for rations for troops stationed in Kentucky, the establishment of new Commissary of Subsistence depots in Kentucky, the upkeep of existing depots, regimental movements in Kentucky, and personnel assignments.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Tanner, William, b. ca. 1843. Papers, 1861-1920. 73 items.Letters from William Tanner, Co. G, 86th Ohio Infantry while at Cumberland Gap, (Ky.) describe army life at Camp Nelson, Crab Orchard, campaign to capture Cumberland Gap, scarcity of provisions, etc. See letters of 5 Aug 1863, 28 Aug 1863, 15 Sep 1863, and 1 Dec 1863 for specific examples.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Thayer, James Harvey, 1833-1864. Letter, 19 June 1862. ALS, 4 pp.A member of Co. E of the 12th Wisconsin Infantry, Thayer writes his family while stationed near Obion River, northwestern TN. He writes a detailed description of Gen. Leonidas Polk's former Confederate base at Columbus, Ky. He describes Columbus as a "very strongly fortified town" and noted the remnants of a large chain the Confederates had stretched across the Mississippi River to block Union gunboats. He also notes that the Confdderates rolled their artillery into the river, torched the military barracks and burned most of the town when they retreated. He adds that, "The ground for a mile around was literally filled with torpedoes (land mines).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Third Kentucky Vol. Infantry, Co. H. Document, 31 December 1862. DS, 2pp.Muster and pay roll of Captain George M. Adams, 3rd KY Vol. In fantry, Co. H (Union). Includes soldiers' names, rank, place of enrollment, and pay from October 31 to December 31. Issued at "Mississippi River," and signed by Capt. Adams. Most soldiers enrolled at Barboursville, KY.
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Thirtieth Kentucky Vol. Infantry, Co. B. Document, 30 April 1864. DS. 2p.Muster and Pay Roll of Captain Robert J. Dyas, 30th KY Vol. Infantry (mountd), Co B. (Union). Issued at Frankfort, KY and signed by Capt. Dyas. Includes names, rank, place of enrollment, and pay of soldiers from April 1 to April 30, 1864. Regiment organized at Somerset and Frankfort, KY. Most soldiers from Boone and Shelby Counties in KY.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Chiles Terrell Papers.Thornberry, Warren. To Thomas F. Terrell, East Port, Miss. Paducah, (Ky:), Feb. 25, 18?5. 1 p. A.L.S. (In Chiles Terrell Papers). Restrictions on cotton trade at Paducah; price of cotton at New York; urges Terrell to come home as soon as possible so that he (Thornberry) may go to New York; Gen. Boyle's departure for Memphis.
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Thurman, Wayne, ca. 1840-1862. Letter, 11 November 1861. ALS, 4 pp.A Sgt. in Company C of the 42nd Indiana Infantry, Thurman writes his brother Marion from Camp Denby, Henderson, Ky. He describes the regiment's march from Evansville, Ind. to Kentucky, noting that the men crossed the Ohio River to Henderson aboard the steamboat Mame Cook. "We were crowded so tight," he writes, "that we had to stand up with our knapsacks on our backs." He reports that Henderson was under martial law and described his duties as picket guard. He describes two false reports of Confederate attacks that greatly alarmed the men. He added that some of his comrades were so shaken they "puked like buzzards."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Todd, Elizabeth L. (Humphreys), 1800-1874. Letter, 10 Dec. 1867. ALS, 6 pp.Photocopy of a letter from Elizabeth "Betsey" Todd in Madison Ind. to her cousin William. She shares detailed family news from the Civil War years including the death of her brother, David C. Humphreys, and four of his adult children. In regard to her eight children, she relates that three of her sons died in the Confederate service and her son-in-law, Gen. Ben Hardin Helm, a Confederate officer, was killed at the battle of Chickamauga. The step-mother of Mary Todd Lincoln and former resident of Lexington, Ky., 'Betsey" Todd was the matriarch of one of the leading pro-Confederate families in Kentucky.
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Trowbridge, Martin H., 1841- Letter, 5 January 1862. 3 pp.Trowbridge, a private in 'I' Co., 38th Ohio Infantry, writes to his parents from Somerset, KY. He describes a method he and his fellow soldiers have devised for heating their tent. He mentions a probably false report that Gen. Crittenden is coming from Cumberland Gap with an army of 5,000. He indicates that slaves are no longer allowed in camp.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Twelfth Kentucky Vol. Infantry Reg., Co. I. Document, 28 February 1862. DS,I 2pp.Muster and Pay Roll of Captain John Johnson, 12th Kentucky Vol. Infantry Reg., Co. I (Union). Includes name, rank, place of enrollment, and pay of soldiers from December 31 to February 28, 1862. A large number are lised as "Sick at Nashville, TN," or "Sick at Wane Co., KY."
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Ulery, Abraham. Letter, 3 Oct. 1862. ALS. 4pp., 1 env.Letter written by Union soldier Abraham Ulery, of the 17th Ohio Battery, from Camp Shows Pond (between Covington and Lexington), to his aunt and uncle. The letter discusses camp life and the declining status of the nearby Rebel army. Because of the Rebels' "miserable" condition, Ulery proclaims that "if they don't want to listen to Mr. Lincoln's proclamation they may expect .. to be cleaned out smack and sooth . . ."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Uncle Billy. Letter, 1 Jan. 1861. 3 pp.Letter written from Elkton, Ky. by "Uncle Billy" to his younger brother discussing secession after Lincoln's election. He writes that Kentucky is "strongly advocating the preservation of the Union, if it can be done without compromising her rights". He adds that Kentucky doesn't "deem the election of Lincoln as sufficient cause for the dismemberment of the Union". He criticizes the actions of S. Carolina and "Southern fanatics".
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Union Army Patriotic cover, ca. 1861-1865. 1 item.Envelope with a detailed illustration of a Union camp with a single soldier and the Kentucky state motto, "United We Stand Divided We Fall" on it.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Union Post Hospital, Columbus, Kentucky. Prescription Book, 1863-64.A book containing a list of sick and wounded soldiers, usually including their unit and a diagnosis, along with prescriptions.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Union Soldiers Letters, 1861-1865. 30 items.Written by soldiers from KY. Topics include their lives, loneliness, fear of dying, the war, Abraham Lincoln, conscription, abolitionism, Black soldiers, and emancipation. In addition, other letters describe battles, crossing the Cumberland Gap, fighting in Richmond, KY., and the destruction of Bowling Green, KY.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
United Daughters of the Confederacy Scrapbook, 1897-1921.Scrapbook contains addresses before the United Daughters of the Confederacy and newspaper and magazine clippings dealing with the Orphan Brigade and its role in the Civil War. Also included in the scrapbook are clippings dealing with Jefferson Davis and his Kentucky roots and the Jefferson Davis Memorial Monument.
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U.S. Army. Ky. Infantry Regiment, 9th Ordnance Invoice, 21 Jan. 1864. 1 item.This invoice certifies hat 600 rounds of ball cartridges have been turned over to Capt. Robert H. Higgins by H.H. Townsend, 2nd Lieutenant in the 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment.
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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Second Auditor's Office Payment record book, 1861-1866. 448 p.This oversized ledger records all payments to field and company officers of Union cavalry, artillery, and infantry regiments from Kentucky during the Civil War. One entry (p. 135) records payment to an officer of the 2d Ky. Heavy Artillery which disbanded prior to service. Records are arranged by unit and officer's name; columns record payment received by month and year. The date of each unit's formation and iterm of service is also recorded. Other entries record the payment of the officers of those Kentucky militia regiments temporarily placed on Federal duty.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Van Alstine, Fayette S., ca. 1833-1879. Letters, 1861-1879, bulk 1862-1863. 35 items.Van Alstine, a Union sympathizer, discusses Civil War events in Kentucky, particularly regarding the L&N railroad (for which he was a freight agent). Often mentions whether or not the trains are running and how many miles are open. Also mentions the Battle of Perryville in letters of 2-7 Oct and 10-14 Oct 1862, and the activities and location of John Hunt Morgan's forces (in letters dated 17-23 June, 11-14 July, 8-9 Aug, 16 Aug, and 19-21 Aug 1862, and 4-6 July and 9 July 1863) and Buell's Army of the Ohio On letters dated 11-14 July, 16 Aug, 19-21 Aug, 2-7 Oct, 10-14 Oct, and 24 Oct 1862).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Edmund T. Halsey Coll.Vance, Morgan. To wife (Susan Vance). Louisville, Ky., Oct. 21, 1862. 1 p. A.L.S. Has seen several persons from Mercer but can learn nothing of "our affairs" 1 Colonel Grigsby is reported to have been shot dead; Philip Thompson's son John as killed at Augusta; Col. (William P.) Hart has rendered himself so obnoxious to he Union men of the County as to render is stay there unsafe; Hart Gibson went off leaving his effects behind; Beauford let his wife in charge of his farm; Mrs. Henry's illness; will go to Frankfort tomorrow; "We have a large force there & at Lexigton today. " In : Edmund T. Halsey Coll.
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Vanvalkenburgh, George W., d. 1864. Papers, 1861-1907. .33 cu.ft.On 12 Dec. 1862 Vanvalkenburgh writes that the camp is ready to fall in line in expectation of a Morgan Raid. On 10 Jan. 1863 he writes from Bowling Green that the rebels "has burned the bridges and tore up about thirty miles of track between here and Louisville and the river has been so low the boats could not get here". On 18 Jan. he writes that Morgan has "cleared the country of all the best horses twice and Bragg is took the most of the cattle". In a letter of ca. Oct. 1862 he writes "if Kentucky had stood up for the Union as she had ough to the rebels would not come in hear no more- I bet they are all rebels the women come right out and tell what they think but the men dare not."
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Viars Family. Papers, 1861-ca.1913. .33 cu.ft.Letters written while the 3 Viars brothers were serving with the Ohio 7th Cavalry in Kentucky. They were camped in Danville, Stanford, Nicholasville and Harrodsbug as well as spending time in a hospital in Lexington. They describe the weather crop conditions and skirmishes in these areas.
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Harding, John. Collection.Wallace, Letitia Preston (Hart), 1802-1866. (Mrs. Arthur Hooe Wallace) Letters, 1818, 1846-1866. 56 Items. Letters to Letitia P. Hart Wallace of Louisville and Crittenden County, Ky. from her sisters, Sarah Thompson, Virginia Breckinridge, Mary H. Voorhies and Louisiana Gibson; her brothers Nathaniel and William P. Hart; her son Wlllam P. Wallace who was a student at the University of Virginia; her cousins Annle and Lucretia Smith and Ella P. Burch. They relate to family matters, student life at the University of Virginia and experiences during the Civil War. In : Edmund T. Halsey Coll.
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Watts, Elijah S., 1836-1909. Papers, 1861-1907. .66 cu. ft.General Orders issued by the Headquarters, Dept of the Ohio, Louisville, Ky., in 1861 (5) and the Headquarters, Kentucky Volunteers, Frankfort Ky., 1863 (7). Specific orders are listed in the Finding Aid. Four versions of a speech entitled "The Kentucky Unionist" by Watts, an officer in the 2nd Ky. CavalIy Regt. (U.S.A.), describe the conflicting Union and Confederate sympathies in Nelson County, Ky, in 1861 (11). Memoirs written by Watts describe the formation and early history of his regiment in 1861 and its participation in the Chickamauga Campaign (12)
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Webber, Augustine M. To Mattie J. Webber. Bagdad, Ky. Lebanon, Ky., 11 May 1863. ALS. 2pp.Writes about Webber's duties as clerk at the Headquarters of the U.S. Forces at Lebanon, Ky. Describes two "Jews" under suspicion of attempting to cross into rebel lines. Speculates about their innocence and notes their fear. Expresses hope at the news of the Union capture of Richmond.
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Welker, Eliza J., b. 1824. Letter, 14 May 1862. ALS. 4 pgs.Four-page letter on Civil War union stationery from Eliza Welker in Belmont Furnace, Bullitt County, Kentucky to her family in Ohio. Welker requests information about her siblings and provides information about her family. She writes that four of her sons are serving in the war including Gary, an orderly sergeant in Co. D. of the 53rd Ohio regiment. She writes that we are for the union down here and hope you are all for the union." She notes that there were eight to ten thousand soldiers camped "all around in sight of us... all last summer and winter" and that "there has been several battles fought within hearing of us."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Wells, Samuel T. Papers, 1861-1889. .33 cubic feet.Letters written while Wells was serving as a Lt. Col. in the 50th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in central and western Kentucky. Writes that Russellville is "the hottest secession town in the state and tells of an attack by John Hunt Morgan on 12 July 1862.
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Weston, Henry S., ca. 1839-1862. Letter, 25 September 1861. ALS , 4 PP. IA private in Co. B of the 17th Illinois Infantry, Weston writes to the "Dear Folks at Home" from Fort Holt, Ballard County, Ky. He reports that his unit has returned to the same post after duty near the edge of a swamp "below here." He notes that many of the men were sick and forced to see the very unpopular regimental surgeon. He describes recent picket duty in detail as well as alarms sparked by brief clashes with Confederate scouts. He discusses the health and activities of several comrades and states that his own health is "first rate." However, he complains that they have not received any pay for their services.
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White, Mati T. To Hattie ---. Lexington, Kentucky. 12 May 1865. A.L.S. 4p.Asks about the attack on Selma, Alabama and how her correspondent got away. Gives news of the activities of mutual friends.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Willard, Archibald M., 1836-1918. Drawings, 1863-1864. 6 items.This collection includes six unsigned, graphite on paper drawings made by Sgt. Archibald M. Willard of Co. C of the 86th Ohio Infantry while his regiment was stationed at Cumberland Gap in the winter of 1863-1864. The 86th picketed the Gap proper, all approaching roads; and the pinnacle. Willard's sketches therefore represent the Gap from various directions including the Kentucky side. Scenes depict military camps, wagon trains, and Fort McCook which was located on the west slope ofthe pinnacle.
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Williams, James M., b. ca. 1834. Letter, 25 January 1865. 1 item.Williams, writing from Crittenden Co. , KY, comments on the fate of two rebel acquaintances who had been captured and the actions of rebel guerrillas in the area.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Wilson, John H. Broadside Poem, 11 Sept. 1861. 1 item.A broadside poem written by John Wilson entitled "Ode to the Flag of the U. States." It is written in ten verses and calls upon the patriotic past in its plea to save the Union during the Civil War. The poem was published in Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Will (Union soldier) To Laura Reynolds, Sherman, Chautauqua Co., N.Y. Fort Halleck, Columbus, Ky., 3 May 1863. ALS. 4 pp. octavo with env.In a letter dated 3 May 1863 at Fort Halleck, Columbus, Kentucky, 2d Lt. William W. Pettit of the 34th Wisconsin Infantry shares family news with his future wife, Laura E. Reynolds of Portland Center, New York. He reports that some of the men of the 34th New York had been sent to Cairo, Illinois, and others to Fort Henry, Tennessee, to operate the cannons. "We have but 5 companies here, most of the men are at Cairo (Ill.) and Fort Henry (Tenn.) doing guard duty and working (?) the large cannons." He adds that his colonel is under arrest and confined under guard. He notes,"The health of the men here is very good", adding that "Capt. (Noble) Smith is on court martial duty yet and expects to be most of the summer if we stay here." He also noted that General (Irwin) McDowell and his staff had recently visited the post and describes the appearance of the general. (Further research has positively identified the author as William W. Pettit (ca. 1835-1899) of the 34th Wisconsin Infantry who later married Laura Reynolds of Portland, New York.)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Willie. Letters, 19 Dec. [1861], 27 Jan. 1862. 2 ALsS, 2pp., 4pp.Confederate soldier Willie writes his sister from Bowling Green describing a skirmish, casualties and prisoners on both sides. He comments on Gen. Zollicoffer's defeat and death (near Mill Springs, Ky.) and hopes the battle "teaches both sides a valuable lesson." He mentions the size of the army at Bowling Green and doubts there will be a battle "before spring, if then. I think the enemy is going round this place."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Winn - Cook Family Papers. Papers, 1861-1875. 1 cu. ft.Most of the letters collected by Martha Winn-Cook were sent by her brother Robert Winn and her future husband Matthew Cook while serving in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. Other correspondents include Robert's wife Amelia, and neighbors William Usher, John Taylor and William Brunt. They talk about the war in a couple of different ways. There is constant references to events at home in Hancock County and Hawesville as well as the role these men had in their units. Hancock County was filled with rebel activity and many of the letters make reference to this activity.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Winston-Jones Family Papers, 1787, 1822-1899. 4 boxes.Letters dated 1861 through 1865, and letters dated circa 1861-1865 between relatives and friends of the Jones family in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee contain news of local war conditions, news of various family members enlisting in the service and being wounded or killed in the war, and include thoughts on the war and on Kentucky's position of neutrality, and anti-Lincoln feeling.
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Wolfe, Nathaniel, 1810-1865. Broadside, 11 February 1863. 1 item.Broadside containing a speech delivered by Nathaniel Wolfe to the Kentucky House of Representatives concerning the Civil War. Wolfe states that while the war was begun with the good intentions of saving the Union and Constitution, Abolitionists have taken over and the war is no longer legal. States that the confiscation bill and Emancipation Proclamation were illegal also.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Wolfley family. Letters, 1860-1865. 19 items.Letters discuss Confederate cavalry operations in Kentucky during 1862. A letter from Lewis Wolfley, Jr. dated October 1, 1861, includes information on recruiting a cavalry regiment in Newport KY. Another letter from Wolfley dated September 30, 1862 describes fights between Union and Confederate cavalry in central Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Wood, Aaron, 1842-1863. Letter, 7 January 1863. ALS, 3 !4 pp.Wood writes from Louisville, Ky. to his parents William and Currillar Wood in Perry, Ohio. Recently transferred from West Virginia, his regiment camped near Louisville before being ordered to the Mississippi River Valley. After referring to past correspondence he confesses that he "can't think of anything hardly (sic) to write." He boasts, "I have a gun now and all the traps that belong to it and 40 rounds of catrges (cartridges)." In regard to military activities he reports, "I think Will (sic) leave hear (sic) this afternoon & I don't know Whear we will gow (sic).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Edmund T. Halsey Coll.Woolfolk, Robert Owen, 1818-1874. To William Wallace. Paducah, April 18, 1864. 3 pp. A.L.S. Fearful of another raid on Paducah by the Confederates, he requests Wallace to take care of some things of Fanni Wallace who lost some of her best furniture in the first bombardment; she went out some four weeks ago and requested him to acknowledge Mrs. Alexander's letter to her; tells of shell which struck his home during his absence in New York and the state of excitement in Paducah. In : Edmund H. Halsey Coll.
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Wornall, Alfred G., 1836-1908. Diary, 1 January 1862-31 December 1862. 380 pp.Personal diary of Wornall, one of Morgan's Confederate Raiders from Paris, Ky. Accompanied by a typed transcript and other photocopied documents related to Gen. Morgan's activities. On 9 Sept. 1862, Wornall joined the 8th KY Cavalry, CSA and participated in various raids including the famous "Christmas Raid." With dated daily entries, the diary describes Wornall's day to day activities prior to and after his enlistment such as: his horse breeding business, socializing with local girls, hiring out a slave, raiding, and taking prisoners. Of particular interest is his relationship with "Miss Mag Hamilton, " whom he pines for throughout the diary. It is possible that Mag penned several entries, which are inconsistent with Wornall's typical handwriting and style.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Yandell Family Papers, 1823-1887.Civil war action around Columbus, Kentucky is described by Lunsford P. Yandell Jr. in many letters to his father and sister. There are also references to the War in Lunsford Yandell's Diary, 1861-62, 1868.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873. Papers, 1861-1865. 7 ALsS, 4 LsS, 13 items.Letters from Louisville, KY Unionists and Governor James F. Robinson concerning Kentucky Unionism, neutrality, Beriah Magoffin's resignation and Robinson's reassurances to Governor Yates that Kentucky would remain loyal to the Union and work towards the preservation of the Union.
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Young, John M. Document, 12 May 1865. DS, 2pp.Private Young's Civil War discharge paper is charged at Washington, D.C. by command of Maj. Gen. C.C. Augur. Young was born in Shelby County, Ky. and served with Co. E, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corps Volunteers, U.S. from February 15, 1864 to May 12, 1865. Discharged due to "disability caused from gunshot wound the received in action in Georgia on May 27, 1864."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Young, N.A. (Union soldier) To "Dear Fanny," n.p. Cumberland Ford, 8 April 1862. ALS. 3 pp. octavo.Young's letter to a female friend at home describes marching through the Cumberland Gap and camping in the snow. He also recollects spending time with her and encourages her to do well in school.
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Zbelsley, W. J. Letters, 1862. 2 items.23 and 25 Jan. letters describe a Union encampment on the Cumberland River in KY, the number of troops and the KY regiments present, the rough terrain, the difficulty of moving troops in the mountains, to death of Zollicoffer at Mill Springs, the slow pace of camp life, and the possibility of an end to the war.
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Zollicoffer family. Papers, 1914 - 1957. .33 cu. ft.The collection contains biographical and genealogical information related to General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer and his family as well as detailed accounts of the Confederate General's death during the Battle of Mill Springs. A letter from E. C. Warfel to L. D Jackson, dated 16 October 1923, contains a button taken from Gen. Zollicoffer's uniform on the day he was killed. In the letter, Jackson describes the circumstances of Zollicoffer's death and gives information on the union solider J. P. Coyle who removed the button and gave it to Warfel in 1911. The button was transferred to the Filson museum.
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Johnston, James J., b. 1829. Diary, 1863. 1 item.Civil War diary of James J. Johnston, a Methodist preacher from Henry County, Ky., and a chaplain in the 6th Kentucky Infantry. Diary begins 1 Jan. 1863 during the battle of Stones River and ends shortly after the battle of Chickamauga on 30 Sept. 1863. Includes daily entries that detail troop movements, weather, Johnston's activities and health, and news of the war he obtained home reading various newspapers. Johnston frequently traveled home via Louisville to Pleasureville and he describes in detail his travels and the people he visited. The final pages of the diary include Johnston's record of casualties and specific injuries for soldiers in his regiment
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Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, 1683-2003. 164 cu.ft.Correspondence between Dr. Henry Bullitt and his wife Sallie dating August 1864-July 1865 re: the Civil War and the situation in Kentucky. (116-117) Manuscript written by Henry M. Bullitt re: his experience as a Confederate soldier in John Morgan's cavalry. In the manuscript Bullitt wrote about the skirmishes he was involved in throughout Kentucky and his experience as a prisoner of war.(130-131) James Bell Bullitt served in Morgan's Cavalry during the war and was shot and killed on 4 July 1863 while carrying a flag of truce. His papers include 4 letters written from 1861-1863 re: the situation in Louisville during the war, the skirmishes that James was involved in and the Kentucky boys he was serving with, including his brothers Thomas and Henry.(134) In 24 May 1865 letter from Joshua F. Bullitt to then governor of Kentucky Thomas Bramlette he discussed the reason he fled to Canada to avoid imprisonment, his removal from the bench of the court of appeals, and the situation in Kentucky during the war.(240) There were also papers re: Bullitt's removal from office dated March-June 1865, and 16 March 1869, and copies of newspaper clippings dated May-June 1865.(241, 245) Pamphlet dated October 1863 titled, Kentucky Election: An Address to the People and Congress of the United States, explained the recent elections in Kentucky and mentioned the resignation of Governor Beriah Magoffin, and the political situation during the Civil War.(246) There were several letters in Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence dated 1861-1865 re: the affect of the Civil War on Kentucky, including the battle between the Unionists and the Southern sympathizers over whether the state should secede. (299-304) There were references to Joshua Bullitt's arrest for being a southern sympathizer and a member of the American Knights in his brother Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence in letters dated August 1864-January 1865.(303-304) Booklet dated 1888 contained the constitution and by- laws of the Confederate Association of Kentucky and also included a list of the officers and members. Another booklet of the association listed its officers and committees for 1896-1897 and included a picture of the Confederate monument in Louisville. (328) Copies of Thomas W. Bullitt's speeches and manuscripts re: his experience as a Confederate soldier in John Morgan's cavalry. In the speeches and manuscripts he wrote about Kentucky's position during the war, the Cynthiana and Augusta raids, the Tompkinsville skirmish, and the night march to Richmond. (329-330) In a letter dated 8 September 1903 from Susan Bullitt Dixon to her niece Julia Bullitt Gross re: her life on the Bullitt family farm, Oxmoor, she mentioned her husband Archibald Dixon and his role in keeping Kentucky neutral during the Civil War. She also wrote about the changes in Louisville at the beginning of the Civil War.(450) Newspaper clipping re: Thomas Marshall's speech in Versailles concerning judges not allowing citizens to vote during the Civil War. (565) In a letter dated 21 May 1865 from William L. Marshall to his niece Mirah Logan he wrote that he would like to visit Kentucky but was afraid of being attacked by a southern sympathizer who had strong aversions to every Yankee save their watches and purses.(566) Bound volume of Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence while he was living in Philadelphia dated 1860-1862. Most of the letters concern the financial crisis in the North, his feelings and opinions about the war, Kentucky's role in the war, and the question of slavery and its influence on the war.(892) In the 23 November 1861 issue of The press (Philadelphia, Pa.) and the 7 February 1862 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer there were articles concerning the war in Kentucky. There was also a newspaper clipping dated February 1862 re: General Simon Bolivar Buckner's arrival in Louisville. (3304 ovsz. )
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Gibson, Gideon, 1838-1917. Letter, 21 October 1861. 2 pg.In a letter dated Oct. 21, 1861 at Columbus, Ky. Pvt. G(ideon) Gibson of the Crescent Regiment, Louisiana Infantry informs his sister (Elizabeth?) that he is well and thinking of home. He reports that a Confederate scouting party was "badly whipped last evening," adding that "there was 4 kill and 7 wounded about seven miles from (here.)" He continues, "There was only 15 of our men and about 100 of the Northerners." (Note: Contemporary newspaper reports indicate Gibson was referring to the ambush of a detachment of the 6th Tenn. Cavalry Battalion near the mouth of Mayfield Creek north of Columbus.)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hebron, John L., 1842-1914. Letter, 25 October 1861. 2 pg.In a letter dated October 25, 1861 at Camp Leslie Combs (West Liberty, Ky.), Bugler John L. Hebron of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry describes a recent clash with Confederate forces to his mother. He relates that the Federals reached West Liberty after an all night march on Wednesday morning (Oct. 23rd). They found the town defended by about 200 of the enemy who broke and fled when they came under artillery fire. He states that the Unionists entered the deserted town shortly afterwards and discovered the enemy had "left blankets, their grub and everything else." He reports that the Union cavalry pursued and killed "6 or 7 of them", while losing one officer wounded. He also reports the rumor that John C. Breckinridge, a prominent Southern Rights leader, had been captured at Prestonsburg, Ky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875. Papers, 1862-1865. 1 volume.This bound volume contains the headquarters correspondence of Confederate Major-General John C. Breckinridge which primarily reflects his tenure as commander of the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. In a letter dated July 31, 1864 at Abingdon, Va. Lewis Castleman informs Gen. Breckinridge that his brother (Major) John (B. Castleman) was cut off by the enemy during Gen. John Hunt Morgan's recent Kentucky raid. He expressed his disgust with both the "command and the commander" due to the pillaging that occurred during the operation. In a letter dated Nov. 17. 1864 at Wytheville, Va. , Major J. Stoddard Johnston informs Gen. Breckinridge that Col. Caudill of the 10th Kentucky Mounted Rifles battalion had arrived and reports that his command was at Castlewoods (Russell County, Va.). He states that Caudill brought 150 men out of eastern Kentucky adding that he reports the border counties overrun by pillaging marauders, largely composed of Confederate deserters. pp. 33, 41, 66
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Blackmar, Wilmon Whilldin, 1841-1905. Letters, 1863. 2 items.Two letters written in July 1863 by Wilmon Whilldin Blackmar in Louisville, Ky, while he was serving with the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, also known as the Anderson Cavalry. Writing to his father, Blackmar describes his jubilant reaction to the "late Victory" (at Gettysburg); the possibility of a raid on Louisville by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan; and Blackmar's visit to a Louisville dentist. In 1897, Blackmar received a Medal of Honor recognizing his actions during the Battle of Five Forks in Virginia on April 1, 1865.
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Pell, John P., b. 1820. Letter, 6 May 1864. 1 item.A letter written by John P. Pell (1820-unknown), a Methodist minister from Owensboro, Kentucky who served as a Union Chaplain for the 12th Kentucky Cavalry. The letter was written to his wife and family from a camp near Kingston, Tennessee, on May 6, 1864. In the letter Pell writes about the journey he made to reach his regiment in lower Tennessee. He mentions passing through Camp Nelson, Camp Dick Robinson, Summerset, Point Burnsides (a military post in the forks of the Cumberland River), and Montgomery. He ends by writing that the regiment is destined for Dalton, Georgia. He tells stories about some of the people he encountered or whose hospitality he accepted along the way: a hungry soldier with whom he shared his crackers, the widow of a wealthy man whose husband was murdered by guerrillas, and General George Stoneman, who was resting with his escort by a river when Pell passed. A partial transcription is included.
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Smith, Granville. Letter, 3 November 1863. 1 item.A letter written by Confederate soldier Sergeant Granville Smith of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry from Elberton, Georgia on November 3, 1863. The letter is written to Captain Isaac Shelby in Chattanooga, Tennessee requesting news of Shelby's command in Kentucky. It reads in part, "I have been here since my retreat from Tennessee about two months...I should have written to you sooner but have not been able to find out where your command was." Smith also asks if John H. Morgan "has been exchanged." This likely refers to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864), who was at this time imprisoned with several of his officers in the Ohio Penitentiary after leading an infamous raid across southern Indiana and Ohio known as "Morgan's Raid." Morgan would escape captivity on November 27, 1863, less than a month after this letter's writing.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Fleming, Samuel, 1838-1916. Letters, 1861. 4 items.Two letters, dated 31 October and 10 December 1861, written by Sgt. Samuel Fleming, a musician in Company A 78th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment to James C. Carnahan. The first letter describes movement of his regiment from Camp Orr (Kittanning, Pennsylvania) to Camp Nevin (near Elizabethtown, Kentucky) via Louisville. There were about 25,000 Union troops encamped there. Although there was a considerable force of rebels near the Green River and Bowling Green, an expected attack did not occur. The second letter mentions his current duty, driving a team of six mules for the general.
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Oliver, Daniel M., b. ca. 1844. Letter, 13 September 1863. 2 items.In a letter addressed to his father, Morris Oliver, dated 13 September 1863, Cpl. Daniel M. Oliver, Co. C, 6th Indiana Cavalry regiment, mentions that his regiment has been stationed at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, for two weeks. Oliver, a Union soldier in the Civil War, states that he has been on picket duty for five days and nights. He mentions that four companies have left Lexington for Cumberland Gap to guard a baggage train to Gen. Burnside.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Viars family. Papers, 1861-ca. 1913. .33 cu. ft.In a letter dated 25 January 1862 at Camp Jefferson (Louisville), Kentucky, Pvt. Chesman M. Cartmel (ca. 1842- ?) of the 18th Ohio Infantry informs his civilian friend, Gideon Viars, "we have not got old Buckner whipped out yet..." but "he will be before long for the troups are coming in on him from every side." He adds that the regiment is bound for Cairo, Illinois, adding "you be not be surprised to hear of us being in a fight...for we came out for a fight and we will have it if the rebbles don'te run."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914. Papers, 1825-1994 (bulk: 1825-1950). 4.33 cu. ft.This collection documents the military, political and personal life of Gen. Simon B. Buckner as well as the Buckner, Kingsbury and Claiborne families. Buckner's military papers contain several documents related to his role in the 1862 Confederate offensive in Kentucky, including his defeat of Union forces at Munfordville, Kentucky. In a letter dated 9 Feb. 1931 at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Lt. Harold Engerud of the U.S. Army sends a copy of his study on the 1862 battle of Munfordville to Judge Henry A. Watkins of that community. The collection also includes articles on the battle published in Our Country Magazine (1909) and the Louisville Courier Journal (3 Sept. 1916). In a letter dated 2 Dec. 1931, Simon, Jr. discusses various aspects of his father's Confederate service under Gen. Braxton Bragg in the 1862 Kentucky Campaign. Also included is a public "Apology" for the Perryville and Murfreesboro (Stones River) campaigns of 1862 and 1863 respectively. Although undated and unsigned the paper was authored by Confederate staff officer, Robert Wickliffe Wooley in 1863 at the request of Generals Buckner, Leonidas Polk, William Preston and William J. Hardee. The pamphlet sought to demonstrate that Gen. Braxton Bragg, through his poor generalship, was unfit to command the Army of Tennessee. In a letter dated 14 Feb. 1863 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston advises Buckner that the South cannot win without Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Southard, Leonard A., ca. 1844-1862. Diary, 1861-1862. 1 vol.A daily diary kept by Pvt. Leonard A. Southard, a soldier who fought for the Union in the 42nd Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He enlisted in the voluntary regiment, commanded by James A. Garfield and Lionel A. Sheldon, in September 1861. The diary describes daily events concerning the regiment, including weather conditions, work assignments and occasional encounters with rebel forces. Much of 1862 was spent in Kentucky. The Battle of Middle Creek and the Cumberland Gap Campaign are briefly mentioned.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Speed family. Papers, 1780-1905. 0.66 cu. ft.In a letter dated 4 April 1861, James Buckner, Hopkinsville, Ky., writes to state representative Landruff Andrews that he fears that Andrews may be drifting toward secession. He further states that "if the southern states which have gone out won't come back, let them stay out." James Speed, Louisville, Ky., writes to Rep. Andrews stating that he is in doubt about the strength of Buckner's army, 17 September 1861. He understands that the rebels are fortifying Bowling Green. They have been committing many outrages below Green River. He agrees that Gen. William Nelson is first rate for organization but not for the field. Thomas Spencer Speed, Springdale, Ky., writes to his son, Lt. Thomas Speed (12th Kentucky Infantry), stating that the town has had a little scare-up about guerrillas recently, 25 April 1864. The shops were shuttered up and money hidden and the militia assembled. The rebels held the court house. It turned out that a group of home guards had been mistaken for rebels. In subsequent letters to his son, dated 9, 24 June 1864, 20 March 1865, Thomas states that they have been following the war very closely and wonders if the war is worth what it has already cost in lives. "Negro troops have been recruited in Owensboro for 2 weeks. This has created great and bitter excitement". Many slaves have left the farms, whereas his have been content and work well. He also includes descriptions of rebel and guerrilla activity.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Lindsey-Weisiger family. Papers, 1789-1934. 0.33 cu. ft.This collection documents the personal lives and business pursuits of the Lindsey and Weisiger families of Frankfort, Kentucky. Also included is a handwritten account of the 1865 murder of five Confederate prisoners by Capt. Benjamin F. Blankenship's company of the Three Forks Battalion. (Note: This information was apparently collected by Kentucky Adjutant General Daniel W. Lindsey while preparing the publication of the two volume Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, 1861-1866.)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Epperson, Lucy D., 1829-1907. Letter, 5 Nov. 1864. 2 pp.In a letter dated 5 Nov. 1864 to her cousin Ivy Welton of Clay County, Missouri, Lucy D. Epperson of Clintonville, Bourbon County, Kentucky shares family news and describes the impact of the war on local slaves. She discusses the slaves acquired by Mary R. McDonald during an estate division, noting that one had died in the Union Army. She observes that many local slaves, both men and women, had flocked to Union camps only to find their freedom through death by disease. She also reports the recent deaths of two children of "Unkle Solomon" (Tevebaugh) and states that the "Vanmeter boys," two local Confederate soldiers, "are in prison yet."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Norcott, Charles Ellison, 1846-1887. Letters, 1864. 2 items.Written to Ellen M. Sherman of Marietta, Illinois, these letters describe the military service of Charles E. Norcott, a musician in the 132nd Illinois Infantry, while stationed in Kentucky. On 10 June 1864, he describes the plantations and fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky, as well as guerrilla activity in the region. He also reports that recent attacks on Union river vessels led to the arrival of three gunboats at the post. On 17 July 1864 he describes a recent brush with the enemy near Paducah, Kentucky, when his party ventured to far from the picket lines. He confesses that he was forced to run. His letters also contain comments about his health and complaints about drunken officers, army food, and extreme heat.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Gowans family. Papers, 1871-1874, 1913. 41 pages.Gowans family papers include a typescript copy of the 1872 memoir of George Gowans (1814-1879), entitled "History of My Ancestors". In his memoir, Gowans writes about raids by guerilla bands during the Civil War, complaining that they disrupted his business dealings (p. 24).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Belts-Sherman family. Papers, 1861-1906. .33 cu.ft.This collection consists of the correspondence of Ellen M. "Nellie" Sherman (1840-1914), a schoolteacher who resided in Marietta, Ill. In addition to her future husband, Conrad "Will" Belts, she corresponded with other Union soldiers from the community. In a letter from Fort Jefferson, Ky. dated 24 Jan. 1862, Will, a member of the 29th Illinois Infantry, describes the hardships the command endured on a recent expedition. In a letter from Paducah, Ky. dated 23 June 1864, Charlie Norcutt, a musician in the 132nd Illinois Infantry reports that Union troops have destroyed over 67 houses in the vicinity. While there was enemy activity nearby, he boasted that the town was defended by three regiments, a strong fort and eight gunboats. He also describes their camp as "a nice place" with "good water" and "plenty to eat."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Bills, Lafayette, 1824-1886. Letter, 9 September 1861. 2 pp.In a letter to his uncle dated 9 Sept. 1861 from Camp Boone, near Clarkesville, Tenn., Lafayette Bills, a member of the 2nd Kentucky Infantry (part of the Confederate's Orphan Brigade), declares that "providence or something else has thrown me here to live or die in the southern Confederacy." He reports that he enlisted on 2 August and that there were 2,500 volunteers in camp. With the exception of a company of Mississippi artillery, he continues, the troops are all Kentuckians. He states that the men are weary of inactivity and hope to enter Kentucky soon. A resident of Bourbon County, Kentucky, he asks his uncle for financial assistance to help bring his wife and children to Tennessee. He requests that future correspondence be directed to his commander, Capt. John S. Hope (1821-1875).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Patterson, Egbert C., b. ca. 1846. Letters, 1864-1865. 4 items.Written to his mother, Rachel Gore Patterson (1805-1889), and sister in 1864 and 1865, the letters of Pvt. Egbert C. Patterson of the 12th Indiana Cavalry describe his military service in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. In a letter dated 18 May 1864 from Green River, Kentucky, he describes a recent scout into the mountains while his regiment was en route from Louisville to Nashville, Tennessee. He writes, "just as we came at the foot of the mountain we seen fifteen (rebels)," adding, "they fired on us but did not hit any of us." He relates that, "the bullets came close to my head" and claims that they killed three of the enemy.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
United States Army Quartermaster's Department. Field note books, 1867, undated. 2 vols.These two volumes contain the field notes of military personnel assigned to locate and identify Union soldiers' graves within the confines of the Military Department of the Tennessee, which embraced the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The notebooks reflect the nationwide Reburial Project (1866-1870) which was initiated by a joint resolution of Congress in 1866. Coordinated by departmental quartermaster Major Edmund B. Whitman in Louisville, the regional project involved Capt. Lawrence B. Fish whose field notes contain information on burial sites in several Kentucky locations between Bardstown and Smithland. Entries recorded on pp. 7-10 identify the burial sites of Union soldiers and civilians killed by Capt. Henry C. Magruder's guerrillas during the conflict. In addition to various Union campsites, he mentions the graves of soldiers killed in various small actions and skirmishes. Volume 2, which was maintained by F. N. Field contains detailed information on the units based in Columbus (pp. 36-45) and Hickman (pp. 48-50) as well as the names of local physicians who staffed the military hospitals in both towns.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Gardner, Andrew M., 1830-1865. Diary, 1865. 20 pages and 1 volume.Diary dated 11 May to 13 December 1865 belonging to Andrew M. Gardner of Augusta, Michigan. Gardner is a veteran of the Civil War who is suffering from a terminal illness, most likely tuberculosis. Gardner occasionally comments on his past military service. On 22 May Gardner presents his visitors with gun caps and pins that he carried with him during Kirby Smith's raid in Kentucky and Morgan's raid in Ohio. Gardner briefly mentions his service during the Civil War in entries dated 2, 4, and 5 September. On 2 September he describes his enlistment in Cincinnati, while entries on 4 & 5 September briefly refer to his regiment's service in Kentucky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Doniphan, George, 1790-1864. Papers, 1814-1863. 0.33 cu. ft.The papers of George Doniphan reflect the interests and attitudes of both Kentucky and Missouri's antebellum slave owning class. Two letters from Jesse R. Grant, father of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, mention troop movements in Kentucky during the Civil War. In a letter dated 27 March 1862 Jesse R. Grant writes to George Doniphan about news troop movements in Kentucky, including the fact that his son has over 200,000 troops under his command. Written on patriotic letterhead with a woodcut likeness of a bearded Ulysses S. Grant, which his father does not believe is an accurate representation. In a letter dated 30 September 1862, Grant again writes to Doniphan, inquiring about news he has heard of rebel forces bringing destruction to the Augusta, Kentucky area.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Commissary of Subsistence. Records, 1861-1865. 4 volumes.This collection is a significant archive of Union Commissary of Subsistence operations in the western theater during the Civil War. Stationed in Louisville, Kentucky, Capt. H. C. Symonds was responsible for millions of dollars of supplies for the Department of the Cumberland, the Department of the Ohio, and the Army of the Kentucky. The collection provides insight into food consumption by Union troops during the war, as well as the logistical challenges involved in supplying necessities to the soldiers. The collection consists of a register of telegrams sent and received by Symonds, January 1864 - August 1865; a register of letters received by Symonds, December 1864 - November 1865; and a ledger book containing a record of financial transactions, June 1861 - November 1865.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Taylor-Tatum family. Papers, 1863-1945. 50 items.This collection includes the Civil War letters of Pvt. John A. Taylor (c. 1840-c. 1886) of the 8th Ky. Cavalry (Union) to his wife Serritha at their Logan Co., Ky. home. His letters document camp life, scouting, and picket duty in the Bowling Green, Ky. region in 1862-1863. He also comments on Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's 1862 Kentucky Campaign and John Hunt Morgan's 1863 Ohio Raid. In reference to the latter operations he quips, "nearly all of the Regiment is up above here after John Morgan and if he don't mind he will never see Dixie again," adding, "they have already whipped him twice up there."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Brohm, Franz Anton, 1834-1911. Printed memoir, 1910. 12 pp.A private who served in the 5th Ky. Inf. and the 2nd Ky. Cav., Franz A. Brohm wrote a post-war memoir that was translated by a German-American comrade and published in the Louisville Anzeiger in 1910. Brohm relates his arrival in Louisville in early 1861 and his subsequent enlistment in the Union army. He describes his unit's participation in all the major campaigns of the Army of the Cumberland (1861-1864), including the opening phase of the war in Kentucky and the Perryville Campaign.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Evans family Papers, 1838-1863. 32 items and photocopied materials.In a photocopy of a letter dated 10 April 1863, William F. Evans of Glasgow, Ky. urges his brother Selby to write his nephews, Lt. Col. James C. and Capt. John E. Evans of the 21st Kentucky Infantry then stationed at Murfreesboro, Tenn. William boasts of the bravery and patriotism of his two sons, adding "should they fall I shall (bear?) the consolation to know they fell in our(s), the best cause on earth."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hopkins, David, ca. 1825-. Letter, 25 August 1864. ALS, 4 pp.A 2d Lt. in Battery C of the 13th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Hopkins writes to his brothers from Bowling Green, Ky. His commanding officer has instructed all subordinates to be properly armed. He requests his brothers' aid in acquiring an artillery saber, scabbard, a Smith and Wesson pistol, and cartridge box. He reports that his unit is in the process of formation and that a recruiting detail had just departed for Cave City, Ky. He adds that due to the presence of guerrillas in the vicinity he needs to be armed. He notes that most of his fellow officers had served in the Army of the Potomac.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Collins-Wilson family. Papers, 1861-1896. 0.33 cu. ft. and 1 ovsz. folder.This collection consists of letters and papers related to the William Collins family of Madison Co., Ky. and the John Wilson family of Estill Co., Ky. Included is an undated document signed by Col. C. W. B. Allison, commander of a Union military prison, listing charges against William Collins. In a letter to his wife from Camp Lebanon, Ky. dated 21 Dec. 1861, Capt. Wilson describes the health of his men, and rumors from home that the "Secesh is cutting up there right smart." In a letter to "Mollie" dated 4 Feb. 1864, Susan Allan, who was apparently from of Winchester, Ky. describes the health conditions and news from her community. ." The photocopied memoirs of William McCord document life in Madison County, including during the Civil War.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Boyer-Castleman family. Papers, 1837-1901. 0.66 cu. ft.The bulk of the collection consists of letters received by A. Z. Boyer's future wife, M. Peyton Castleman. Her correspondence includes an extensive number of courtship letters from A. Z. which contain several references to the Secession Crisis of 1860-1861. A. Z. regards himself as a Unionist until Lincoln's call for volunteers in April 1861. His subsequent letters relate to his Confederate service and confinement in the Louisville Military Prison in 1863. Additional letters to both Peyton and her father, relate to the Confederate service of her brother, Bushrod Castleman, who was captured twice and confined in Union prison camps.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Thurman, Wayne, ca. 1840-1862. Letter, 20 February 1862. ALS, 2 pp.In a letter dated 20 Feb. 1862, Sgt. Wayne Thurman of the 42nd Indiana Infantry writes to his brother F. Marion Thurman of Grandview, Ind. He reports that his regiment had just completed a forced march to Owensboro, Ky. En route they were fired on by the enemy. He notes, "there was a horse shot by some secesh," adding, "we could not find him so we took one of his horses." After boarding a transport vessel in Owensboro, they steamed down river to Smithland, only to be ordered back to Evansville, Ind. Thurman writes "I don't know where we are going" but he wouldn't be surprised if his unit would be sent back to Calhoun, Ky.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Jarvis, George Perry, 1843-1920. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 itemsA private in Co. C of the 3rd Ohio Infantry, Jarvis writes to his family from Camp Jefferson on Bacon Creek in Hart County, Ky. Although he comments that Union forces in the vicinity are "doing very little," he reports the recent destruction of the L&N railroad bridge on the Green River and frequent sounds of artillery fire in the distance. In a letter dated 29 Dec. 1861, he reports that Union artillery fired on a Munfordville home that displayed the Confederate flag. On 2 Jan. 1862 he writes, "we have had several big (military) reviews here" adding, "I think there will be a terrible battle in Ky. before long."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Myers, Christopher S., 1832-1905. Letters, 1861-1862. 3 items.A private in Co. K of the 1st Ohio Infantry, Christopher S. Myers writes to his parents from military camps in Kentucky and Tennessee. In a letter dated 10 Dec. 1861, he describes the march to Hart County, Ky. through knee deep mud, adding, "I have saw bad roads but not as bad as this." On 18 Dec. 1861he writes an account of the recent action at Rowlett's Station where the Federals faced "Mexican" (Texas) Rangers. He writes, "A good many of us for the first time got to see ded solgers (sic)." He adds, "today was the funeral of those (sic) poor solgers" who "were buryed in good order in solger stile today."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Crist, Robert H., 1829-1912. Letters, 1860-1861. 9 items.In a letter to his father dated 21 May 1861 from Bedford, Ind., Robert Crist writes, "I expect Kentucky will go out of the Union," adding, "if she does farewell all hopes of the Union without a fight." Writing again from Bedford on 7 July 1861, he reports, "we are looking for trouble here at Home," adding, "the traitors are looking for McGoffin (sic) of Ky. to have him send a lot of State guards into Louisville." He related that many feared Tennessee troops would then seize Louisville and force Kentucky to seceed. He declares, "if Ky goes out we of Ind. will have business (fighting) at home."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ditter family. Letters, 1861-1863. 14 itemsIn a letter to his father dated 14 Oct. 1861 from Camp Dick Robinson (Ky.), Ben Ditter of the 31st Ohio Infantry writes that Confederate forces in southeastern Ky. under "old Zollicofer" have fallen back. He predicts an advance on Cumberland Gap in order to link up with Tenn. Unionists. He describes a visit to a nearby town where he was surprised at the number of sick soldiers, noting that measles was spreading through the camp. In a letter dated 10 Nov. 1861 he reports that their advance on the Gap led the enemy to briefly threaten Somerset, Ky. In a letter from Somerset dated 15 Jan. 1862, he describes recent fighting near "Zollie's camp."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Cox, George B., ca. 1826-1910. Papers, 1862-1910. 10 items.A private in Battery G of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, George Cox writes to his sisters in Cleveland about his military service in the western theater during the Civil War. In an undated letter from near Louisville, he deplored the destruction of private property by Union forces. He reports, "We burned one Mile of Fence for our watch fires..." He adds, "none but those who have witnessed the march of 11 thousand men & Horses into a village can have any idea of the Destruction of Property in [the] short space of an hour." He notes that civilians view the troops with dread because they took what they wanted such as "fences, cows, Pigs & Chickens."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ingram, Selena Gray Galt, 1859-1942. Memoirs, circa 1920. 149 pp.Photocopy of a typed autobiography of Selena Galt Ingram covers her childhood in Louisville, Ky. to circa 1900. She relates that after her father left Louisville to join the Confederate army, her mother, infant brother, and sisters went to live with Grandma Pope, who supported the Union. (p. 22) She recalled leaning out of her grandmother's window waving little Union flags as blue clad soldiers marched by and her sister Alex's "scorn" when she learned that she had cheered for "Yankees". She also vividly recalled the family's flight across the Ohio when the city was threatened by Confederate forces in the fall of 1862. (pp. 25-26)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
McDonald, Samuel T., b. ca. 1843. Letter, 9 January 1862. ALS, 4 pp.In a letter to his mother dated 9 Jan. 1862 at Byrds Point, Mo., Pvt. Samuel T. McDonald of the 22nd Illinois Infantry describes an encounter with the enemy at Charleston, Mo. the previous day. He adds, "The loss of the secesh is unknown." He reports his unit has been ordered to march "with five days rations." He states that he is uncertain of their destination but has heard they will enter Kentucky and attack the Confederate positions at Columbus in that state. He relates that their paymaster is expected soon and the men are armed with their new French (minie) rifles.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Ferguson, Cyrus E., 1830-1918. Letter, ca. 1 May 1864. ALS, 4 pp.In an undated letter to his wife, Cyrus Ferguson of the 15th Iowa Infantry expresses his anguish at leaving her and their home. He describes the regiment's arrival in Cairo, Ill. and subsequent departure by steamboat for Paducah, Ky. He writes they were ordered to Paducah due to reports that the town faced attack by Gen. Nathan Forrest's Confederate cavalry. He adds, "Forrest was not there and had only sent in a flag of truce." He observes that "there is no danger of any general fight here anytime soon." (Note: the Confederate forces in the vicinity were actually led by Gen. Abe Buford of Forrest's command.)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Newton, Isaac W., ca. 1841-1863. Letter, 5 September 1862. ALS, 3 pp.In a letter to his father dated 5 Sept. 1862 at Louisville, Ky., Pvt. Isaac Newton of the 93rd Ohio describes the Union retreat from Lexington to Louisville after the Confederate victory at Richmond, Ky. He writes that his column had recently been forced to fall back after a brief skirmish near the Kentucky River. After an overnight halt at the Clay estate near Lexington, they burned their excess baggage and began the retreat. He identifies several officers and men who were left behind in the Lexington military hospital and captured by the enemy. He reports there are 15,000 to 20,000 men in Louisville and predicts they will march to Cincinnati.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Stow family. Papers, 1820-1923. 6 cu. ft.This collection centers on several generations of the Stow family, Methodists and farmers in Switzerland County, Indiana in the 19th century. On 15 July 1861, Theodore Manser writes about a (mistaken) rumor that secessionists were going to pass through Covington, Kentucky, which brought out the home guard (23). In a letter dated 15 June 1862, Hiram Dean writes Baron Stow from Madison, Indiana, referencing rumors about "two hundred Rebels guerrillas" across the river in Kentucky and Union soldiers who arrested some of them (142). In a letter dated 30 December 1861, Union soldier Josiah C. Thompson writes Baron Stow about enjoying some free time in Louisville, where "there are some twenty or more regiments encamped in the vicinity of the city" (167). In letters from the first half of 1862, Thompson writes from Camp Wickliffe and from Bowling Green. He describes his regiment's work trying to rebuild a railroad bridge, references a train bound for Nashville that had been seized by John Hunt Morgan's guerrilla band at Gallatin, and relates what Bowling Green residents have told him about the shelling of their town by the Confederates. He also writes of treachery and "Secesh" sentiments among the citizens of the town and the surrounding area, and the onslaught of guerrilla warfare from the Rebels. In July 1862, he tells Uzziel Stow that Bowling Green, like other towns in Kentucky, "has been in a constant state of excitement for the last three weeks expecting the approach of the marauder Morgan" (168). 1862 letters from Moses L. Cole reference Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Confederate attacks and their driving of cattle into ponds to "poison" the water, the regiment's activities, and cases of the measles at Camp Wickliffe and in Bowling Green (170). Josiah Thompson's diary from March-September 1861 documents what he in Switzerland County, Indiana hears about the war, including news about towns and cities in Kentucky that had "gone strong for the union" (227).
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Joyes-Coleman family. Papers, 1808-1913. .33 cu. ft.This collection reflects the personal and business matters of two prominent families of 19th century Louisville, Kentucky, the Joyes and Colemans. In a letter dated Sept. 17, 1862 Patrick Joyes informs his father, Thomas, that he "wants to come home but has concerns about the conditions in Louisville. He adds, "we heard that people had to have papers to go about in Louisville and that the Southern Rights people had to remain home. He reports that the mail has not been delivered and that the railroad cars have not come to Jericho in 10 days. He adds that all are well and instructs him to send letters to LaGrange, Ky. care of Gen. Edmund Berry or John Barbour. (Note: Jericho was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad in Henry County, Ky.) In a letter fated Aug. 12, 1865 at Cape May, N. J. Patrick Joyes informs his father Thomas that he learned that he wasn't permitted to vote in the recent Kentucky State Elections. (Note: the Joyes were Southern sympathizers.) He adds, "But it seems from the papers that the faithful (Union men?) were not so successful in other parts of the state."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Thompson, Bradford F., 1837-1912. Letters, 1863. 4 items.This collection of letters from Lt. Bradford F. Thompson to his wife Elizabeth (Bevier) Thompson reflect his service in Company B of the 112th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. In a letter dated July 6, 1863 at Fishing Creek, near Somerset, Ky., Lt. Thompson informs his wife that he, along with Lt. (Thomas T.) Davenport of Co. H had been detailed to guard the ford and scout the vicinity. He adds that rebels were operating west of Somerset and this intelligence caused concern among the men and local citizens. He states that she will no doubt read about the Jamestown fight in the newspapers. (Note: The clash at Jamestown, Ky. was one of the first engagements in Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Ohio Raid.)
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Scott, Joseph W., ca. 1843-1863. Letters, 1862-1863. 4 items.The letters in this collection were written by Pvt. Joseph W. Scott of Co. G of the 38th Ohio Infantry. However his actual identity was likely Joseph Eber, a native of Germany. In a letter to "Dear Friend R." (Rufus Scott) dated Jan. 18, 1862 at Somerset, Ky. Pvt. Scott describes the battle of Mill Springs, Ky. where his regiment was held in reserve. In a letter to "dear friend Rufus" dated Feb. 13 , 1862 at Lebanon, Ky., he describes the march of his regiment from the Cumberland River to their present camp. He states that the sick were conveyed in wagons, adding that those too ill to travel were left behind. He stated they marched for ten days through snow and cold weather. He adds that the men expect another hard march soon.
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
House, Leroy D., 1834-1908. Letter, 18 August 1864.4 pp.In a letter dated August 18, 1864 at Maysville, Ky., Captain Leroy D. House of Co. I of the 108th U.S. Colored Infantry informs Enos Byron Ives (1827-1881) of Bristol, CT that his company and three others of the regiment guard the town. He adds that all the roads to the town are guarded stating that there was an alarm a week ago last Sunday. Upon a report that the enemy was advancing he notes that he took his company to a strong position a mile from town. The following morning, he continues, they learned that the "cut throats had appeared within five miles and learning that the cowardly negro soldiers were ready to receive them they had turned back and gone to a more healthier clime."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
John. Letters, 1863. 2 items.These two letters, written "John" of the 35th Massachusetts Infantry, describe his service in Kentucky and Mississippi in the spring and summer of 1863. Of particular interest is the writer's lengthy observations about enslaved people at Winchester, Ky. He believed they were more intelligent than free persons of color in Boston and their living conditions were better than slaves he had seen in Virginia. He notes, that while he was not a pro-slavery advocate, "If all slavery was like Ky. slavery I think there would not be much suffering among the blacks."
Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Hayes, Joseph P., 1839-1906. Journal, 1861-1862. 96 pp.This Journal reflects the Civil War experiences of Pvt. Joseph P. Hayes of the 19th Illinois Infantry from his enlistment through the operations of his regiment in Missouri and Kentucky in 1861-1862. Hayes describes his regiment's guard duty at Fort Holt in Ballard County, Ky. in September of 1861. His subsequent entries describe the unit's transfer to Cincinnati and from there to Louisville on Oct. 16. The remainder of his entries detail his service in the vicinity of Elizabethtown, Big Spring and Camp Nevin, near Nolin Station, Ky. during the winter of 1861-1862. His entries for Sept. 27-30, 1861 refer to the presence of Kentucky Home Guard (Union) units at Camp Anderson near Lebanon Junction.