Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, 1683-2003. 164 cu.ft.
Call No.
Mss. A B937c / 116-117, 130-131, 134, 240-246, 299-304, 328-330, 450, 565-566, 892, 3304 OVSZ
Content
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. )