Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, 1683-2003. 164 cu.ft.
Call No.
Mss. A B937c / 116- 117, 122- 123, 130- 132, 134, 165, 185, 240- 241, 245- 246, 282, 298- 308, 328- 339, 359, 381, 450, 493, 563- 564, 585- 586, 892- 893, 908, 913, 919, 931, 937- 938, 1400, 1413, 2588, 2689, 3303-3305 OVSZ
Content
The Bullitt family papers are rich in Civil War materials. Three of the Bullitt sons fought for the confederacy under John Hunt Morgan. The papers include correspondence between Dr. Henry M. Bullitt and his wife Sallie dated August 1864-July 1865 re: events in Kentucky and his opinion of the war. (116- 117) Henry M. Bullitt's papers include correspondence dated 1863 and 1900, clippings, and his narrative re: his experience as a Confederate soldier and prisoner of war.(122- 123,130-132) Correspondence of James B. Bullitt dated 1861-1863 re: his experience as a confederate soldier, the various skirmishes he was fought in, and fellow soldiers. Bullitt was killed while carrying a flag of truce in 1863.(134) Letter dated 14 November 1861 from Mildred Bullitt to her son John re: news of the war, events in Kentucky, and the battles at Ball's Bluff, Va. and Belmont, Mo.(165) papers re: the court-martial of General Fitz- John Porter for not obeying orders at the Battle of Manassas in 1862.(185) The papers of Joshua F. Bullitt include correspondence and papers re: his removal from the Kentucky bench for being a southern sympathizer and a member of the Sons of Liberty. (240-241,245-246) Mildred Bullitt's correspondence dated 1861- 1864 included her opinion of the war, news from the battlefields, and events in Louisville. (282) Thomas W. Bullitt's papers included correspondence, military papers, clippings, poems, songs, and his personal narrative dated 1860-1906 re: his experience during the war as a Confederate soldier and prisoner of war. (298-308,328-339) William c. Bullitt's correspondence included two letters dated October 1861 and February 1865 re: the war. (359,381) The correspondence between Susan Bullitt Dixon and her niece Julia Gross dated 1903 included references to the Civil War and the affect it had on Oxmoor, her family's estate. She also mentioned the role her husband Archibald Dixon played in keeping Kentucky neutral.(450) Letter dated March 1865 from Oscar Iasigi re: his enlistment in the Massachusetts Rifle regiment. (493) Among Thomas Marshall's papers there are letters and clippings re: his opinion of the war. (563-564) Pamphlets re: the causes of the war. (585-586) Bound volume of Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence dated 1860-1862 in which he wrote his opinion on the war, Kentucky's role, northern soldiers, slavery, and early battles. (892) Correspondence between Thomas W. Bullitt and his brother Joshua dated 1865-1868 while Joshua was exiled in Canada. (893) There were letters among Thomas W. Bullitt's business correspondence re: confederate veterans affairs, including pensions and reunions.(908, 913,919,931) Letters dated 1898-1899 re: John H. Morgan's escape from the Union prison in Columbus, Ohio in 1863.(937-938) Letters from Andrew Cowan to William Marshall Bullitt dated 10 December 1912 and 24 March 1916 re: his experience as a Union soldier. (1400,1413) Among William Marshall Bullitt's papers there are maps from the Seven Days Battle and clippings dated 1882-1890 re: battles, Confederate soldiers, and Confederate reunions.(2588,2689) Newspapers dated 1861- 1886 re: the war and individual battles.(3303- 3305 ovsz)