Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921. Papers, 1856-1965.
Call No.
Mss. A W344a 10, 33, 55, 71, 101, 159, 167, 168
Content
Correspondence includes a Dec. 7, 1912 letter by Stephen Packard discussing the war and labels U.S. Grant as the "liberator of the slaves;" a Nov. 12, 1919 letter by Henry Johnson recounts his Union regiment's occupation of the Ewing plantation in Tennessee, and that they did not pilfer the property. Editorial galleys include two editorials called "The Union Cause in Kentucky," one reviewing Thomas Speed's book and the other praising Kentuckians who fought in the war: an editorial called "General Forrest" describes his philosophies and battles. Clippings include an August 9, 1862 edition of the Rebel, which was edited by Watterson during the war Speeches include two made after the war titled "The Nation's Dead Died Not in Vain" and "The War is Over Let Us Have Peace," which touch on Watterson's theme of dissolving sectional differences. Harvey M. Watterson's notebook provides notes he took at Savannah, Ga. in 1866 about seizures of Southern Cotton.