Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Haldeman Family Papers, 1843-1985. 28 boxes.
Call No.
Mss. A H159 5-7, 27, 43, 127
Content
Correspgndence includes letters of the Haldeman family written during the Civil War, including an Oct. 5, 1861 letter, W. N. Haldeman to F. K. Zollicoffer, relaying Gen. Buckner's order for 100 copies of the Courier be sent from Nashville; letters to William B. Haldeman, who served in the Confederate Navy; letters from Eli M. Bruce noting where "Yankee" forces were, he wrote in an Oct. 19, 1864 letter, "reinforcements are flocking to General Lee, he will receive 30 to 35,00 the end of next week;" a Sept. 29, 1876 letter from W. E. Bell thanking W. N. Haldeman for the "kindness" they offered in Madison, Ga. during the war; and an Aug. 31, 1884 letter from Mollie Hoof discussing the hanging of John Y. Beall in N.Y. Collection also includes a scrapbook of William B. Haldeman's containing post-war newsclippings regarding the war and the soldiers.