Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Filson Club. Lectures, 1887-1992. 3 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. BI F489b 34, 52, 85, 92, 104, 111, 132, 133
Content
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).