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Manuscript
Collection
Collection
Title: Walen (Ernest A.) Collection
Collection
Number: M123
Dates: 1821,
1823-1824, 1841-1842, 1844, 1849, 1857, 1860-1865, 1867. 1873-1874, 1881,
1883, 1887, 1909, 1932, 1935, 1950, 1953, 1955.
Volume: .70
cu.ft.
Provenance:
Donated to the University of Southern Mississippi by Ernest A.
Walen in October 1969.
Copyright:
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by
the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
Biographical/Historical
Sketch:
Ernest A. Walen was
born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on June 8, 1896. He had prepared to
enroll in Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall of 1916, but
when his summer employment in a manufacturing plant resulted in a promotion
and a salary increase, he "postponed further education." Walen's business
activity in the mid-1960's centered in a corporation, located in Springfield,
Massachusetts, named the Heatbath Corporation, which manufactured metal
treating processes.
In 1958 Ernest A.
Walen began corresponding with Dr. William D. McCain about membership
in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He became an honorary member of Camp
584 in Jackson, Mississippi, in that same year. By late 1960 Walen had
requested a life membership in the organization. His interest in the Confederacy
continued, and by mid-1962 he was conducting genealogical research which
he hoped would lead to his membership in the Order of Stars and Bars,
an internal organization of the Sons of Confederate Veterans for descendants
of Confederate officers.
As early as the 1940's,
Walen began to collect materials on the Confederacy and the South in general.
He continued this hobby for more than twenty years, amassing more than
5, 000 published volumes along with 600 Confederate imprints, numerous
pamphlets, and other materials. The collection, which was willed at his
death to the University of Southern Mississippi, was appraised at $53,
294.50.
Ernest A. Walen died
January 4, 1969, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. His collection was received
at the University of Southern Mississippi in October 1969.
Scope
and Content:
This is a collection
of documents collected by Ernest A. Walen of Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
The collection contains original letters, orders, printed material, official
documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, prints, etc. covering the
19th Century with an emphasis on American Civil War materials
and some 20th Century materials concerning the Civil War. Most
of the material on the Civil War concerns the Confederacy, with some Federal
documents included.
This collection has
five subgroups: Subgroup I contains pre-Civil War documents subdivided
into three series. Series I contains slave documents, series II contains
a tax assessment, and series III contains a mortgage.
Subgroup II contains
documents from the Civil War period and is subdivided into five series.
Series I contains personal correspondence of enlisted soldiers, relatives
of soldiers, and people writing about the war. Series II contains official
correspondence, mostly by officers, concerning matters of an official
nature such as orders and requests. Series III contains printed matter
such as newspaper extras, broadsides, and note paper. Series IV contains
Confederate passes. Series V contains financial documents such as ration
purchases, bond purchases, postal business, and Confederate currency.
Subgroup III contains
documents from the post-Civil War era concerning the Civil War including
passes, letters, newpaper articles, photographs, and prints.
Subgroup IV contains
miscellaneous documents of the late 19th and 20th Centuries including
letters, receipts, newspaper clippings, cigarette cards, etc.
Subgroup V contains
miscellaneous artifacts which accompanied the collection.
Box
and Folder List:
Subgroup I Pre-Civil War Era
Series
I Slave Documents |
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| Box 1 |
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| Folder 1 |
Written for Pinchard,
24 July 1824 |
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An unsigned letter
to Colonel Reed Adams concerning the sale of a woman and child, slaves
of S.B. Adams. He says that the woman needs medical attention. |
| Folder 2 |
Knoxville, Tennessee,
10 May 1821 |
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Deposition of
Archibald Rhea, a witness in behalf of Henry Lomas, the plaintiff
in a case regarding the ownership of a mulatto slave named Fanny,
against Charles Adams, defendant and father-in-law of the late Griffen
G. Farner and father of Julia Anne (Adams) Farner, Fanny's owner.
This was sworn before Robert Lindsey, the Justice of the Peace of
Knox County, Tennessee. |
| Folder 3 |
St. Louis County,
Missouri, 18 February 1823 |
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A document written
by Thomas Hampstead of St. Louis County, Missouri, stating that Edward
Taylor paid $375 for a woman slave named Jenny and her child, Eliza.
They were pur- chased from Sarah and Elisha S. Beebe, adminis- trators
of the estate of the late Elija Beebe, on February 15, 1823. On June
14, 1825, Edward Tracy sold the two slaves to Mrs. Ann Wahun; the
sale was witnessed by W.M. Gunnegle. |
| Folder 4 |
Petersburg, 10
March 1823 |
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A document written
by Roger Mallory of Peters- burg. It shows that he has sold a black
boy named Isaac to Richard Williams for $200. Isaac was taken by Mallory
for Williams from Benjamin B. Smith to satisfy Williams' claim for
house rent. |
| Folder 5 |
Savannah, Georgia,
15 July 1847 |
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An official State
of Georgia document concern- ing the sale by Elira M. Houston of a
22 year old male slave named London for $700 to Robert Habersham.
It is notarized by the Notary Public James B. Johnston and filed by
the Deputy Clerk R.F. Akin of the Clerk's Office, Superior Court,
Chatham County, Georgia, on July 19, 1847. |
| Folder 6 |
Macon County,
Georgia, 20 October 1857 |
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A document written
by John A. Hunter of Macon County, Georgia, with the power of attorney
for the children of John Young, deceased. Hunter is selling four slaves
for $3100 to William C. Bradley of Lafayette County, Arkansas. The
slaves were a man (age 20) named Tobe, a woman (age 24) named Clarisa,
and two female children. This document is also signed by James Truelove
and G.W. Senteel. |
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Series
II Tax Assessment |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 1 |
Dr. William Brown |
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Tax assessment
on 310 acres of land belonging to Dr. William Brown on April 22, 1841,
signed by Deputy R.E. Thornton. |
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Series
III Mortgage |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 1 |
Joseph B. Brown
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Mortgage written
on January 20, 1844, to Colin Macrae, the trustee and guardian for
Charlotte, Catharine, and Maris Vass who own property to be mortgaged
by Joseph B. Brown. The property consists of a plantation containing
all land, slaves, buildings, implements, furniture, and the like. |
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Subgroup
II Civil War Materials
Series
I Personal Correspondence |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 1 |
Hugh M. Nelson |
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Contains Confederate
Major Hugh Mortimer Nelson's will written June 24, 1842 and extended
on May 21, 1849; letters to wife Adelaide and daughter Nannie on March
6, March 26, and April 6, 1861; and two obituaries for his son Hugh
Mortimer Nelson, Sr. and grandson Hugh Mortimer Nelson, Jr. |
| Folder 2 |
George W. Clark |
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Letter of December
12, 1860, written in New York to a friend in "S. Ville"
discussing Black Republicans, secession, business in New York, and
outstanding bills of mutual friends. |
| Folder 3 |
William H. Perroneau |
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Letter to James
L. Randolph on February 16, 1861, from Charleston, South Carolina.
Tells positions he held in artillery and engineer units, as a private
secretary, and with the Blue Ridge Railroad. Refers to Pendleton South
Carolina. |
| Folder 4 |
Josh |
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Letter from Confederate
soldier Josh to brother Frank on March 15, 1861, written at Charleston,
South Carolina. Josh is about to sail on a steamer laden with 1800
bails of cotton and some rice, the largest cargo to be taken out of
Charleston to that date. Names Mr. Campbell and Mr. Phillips, local
businessmen. |
| Folder 5 |
Matt, Mollie,
and Sallie Ware |
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Letter to Confederate
soldier M.J. Niel written at Newnan, Georgia, on June 18, 1861, by
Matt, Mollie, and Sallie Ware. The Wares tell of events at home, units
forming, and volunteers leaving for the camps. Also, the Wares express
their philosophy on death related to the war. |
| Folder 6 |
Georgia |
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Letter to Georgia's
brother in the Confederate Army written on June 28, 1861, at Augusta,
Georgia. The letter is to be delivered in Virginia by George Evans.
Georgia tells of her and her mother's wish for him to be home, her
hopes to keep the Yankees out of the South, her request to hear from
him after battles, and her hope that he will live to come home again. |
| Folder 7 |
Miscellaneous |
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Letters written
from a mother at Danville, Virginia, on June 20, 1861, and Belle Grove,
Virginia, on July 2, 1861, to her son. The mother tells about events
at home and companies going to war, and gives advice about people
to associate with in his unit. |
| Folder 8 |
Joseph Reilly |
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Letter from Confederate
Soldier Joseph Reilly to his friend "Pain" from Yorktown,
Virginia, on June 23, 1861. Reilly was a member of the Shreveport
Grays of Louisiana and talks about the Battle of Big Bethel. |
| Folder 9 |
D.M.B. |
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Letter to Edward
N. Fuller on August 29, 1861, written at Worms, Germany, by D.M.B.,
an American citizen traveling abroad. Describes the German view of
slavery, Americans' views opposing the war, and ministers who influence
opinion by preaching on slavery. |
| Folder 10 |
N. John Hinton
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Letter to William
Joseph Johnston, merchant sailor, written on September 23, 1863, by
N. John Hinton near Charleston, South Carolina Requests delivery of
Hinton's and two other soldiers' uniforms. |
| Folder 11 |
Chapin Warner
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Four letters
from Federal soldier Chapin Warner written on January 30, February
1, February 4, and March 4, 1863. The first three are to his parents
and the last to his brother. There is also a hand-drawn map of Fort
Duncan on the Maryland Heights over looking Harper's Ferry, Virginia,
where the 34th Massachusetts was encamped on July 11 13, 1863. Warner
talks about his pay, the weather, his job as bugler, the camp at Fort
Lyons, Virginia, and his health. A tintype and a carte-de-visite originally
with these letters are in Series V. |
| Folder 12 |
Fred |
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Letter from Confederate
soldier Fred to his girlfriend Lizzie on July 23, 1864. Fred talks
about his being ill and when he and Lizzie will be married.
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| Folder 13 |
Edward Gouldman
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Letter from Confederate
soldier Edward Gouldman at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia,
in February 1865, to a Mr. Hunter. Gouldman asks Hunter's assistance
in getting a discharge because of the death of his father and brother. |
| Folder 14 |
John H. Vincen |
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Letter from Confederate
soldier John H. Vincen written on February 21, 1865, from camp near
Petersburg, Virginia. He asks to be exempt from duty to return to
Talladega County, Alabama, where he was the only mill- wright. |
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Series
II Official Correspondence |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 15 |
John Withers
|
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Special Orders
No. 108 written in Richmond, Virginia, by Confederate Assistant Adjutant
General John Withers on July 27, 1861. It accepts the resignation
of 1st Lieutenant J.W. Daniel of the Charlotte Dragoons, Virginia
Volunteers. |
| Folder 16 |
Captain G.P.
MacMurdo |
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Confederate report
written near Corinth, Mississippi, on May 11, 1862, by Captain G.P.
MacMurdo. Describes to Lieutenant-Colonel Franklin H. Clacke the burning
of a cotton gin, cotton, etc. near Farmington, Mississippi |
| Folder 17 |
Colonel Robert
Trigg |
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Letter from Confederate
Colonel Robert Trigg to his aide-de-camp Lieutenant-Colonel Reid written
at Christianburg, Virginia, on August 19, 1862. Instructs Reid to
muster into service in his battalion certain partisan units that were
formed illegally. |
| Folder 18 |
Confederate Prisoners
and Commodore Andres A. Harwood |
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Confederate prisoners
at Washington Navy Yard on February 12, 1863, to Commodore Andrew
A. Harwood to request that naval officers be reimbursed for food provided
to them. Federal Commodore Andrew A. Harwood on February 13, 1863,
denies the Confederate prisoners' request. |
| Folder 19 |
R.R. Reid |
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Letter to R.J.
Adams on April 15, 1863, from the assistant quartermaster's office,
written by Confederate citizen R.R. Reid. Reid writes that a section
of Captain Abel's Battery will accompany him on a foraging party and
directs Adams to provide supplies to troops at Bay Port. |
| Folder 20 |
Charles R. Wade
and Fred G. Weeden |
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Confederate soldiers
Charles R. Wade and Fred G. Weeden write to Colonel George W. Brent
at Lafayette, Georgia, on September 16, 1863, requesting that they
be allowed to exchange units to be among mutual friends. The exchange
was approved by Generals Gracie and Buckner on October 21 and October
25, 1863. |
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Series
III Printed Matter |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 21 |
Columbus
Enquirer Extra |
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April 13, 1861.
Columbus Enquirer Extra stating that Fort Sumter is about to be destroyed. |
| Folder 22 |
The Daily
Picayune Extra |
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February 17,
1862, from New Orleans, The Daily Picayune Extra stating that Nashville,
Tennessee, is being evacuated and is about to be surrendered. |
| Folder 23 |
Poem |
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"Lines on
the Proclamation Issued by the Tyrant Lincoln, April First, 1863."
By a unknown Rebel. |
| Folder 24 |
Circular |
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U.S. Christian
Commission 1863 "Circular of Information and Instructions about
Stores." Request for money to buy goods for soldiers and the
list of what can be sent. Also packing and marking instructions. |
| Folder 25 |
Broadside |
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No date. Confederate
Bonnet Frame Factory at Newberry, South Carolina, broadside advertising
prices for products with some handwritten corrections. |
| Folder 26 |
Confederate notepaper
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Confederate notepaper
displaying the 1st National flag in the upper left corner in color.
"V.L. Francis" handwritten on one sheet. |
| Folder 27 |
An act of the
Confederate Congress |
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May 21, 1861.
An act of the Confederate Congress, entitled "An Act Relative
to Prisoners of War," concerning the treatment of prisoners and
conditions of taking prisoners. |
| Folder 28 |
Circular |
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February 5, 1865.
Written in Columbia; South Carolina, by the Quartermaster of the state,
John T. Sloan. Asks South Carolinians to sell their horses to the
Confederate soldiers at fair prices to keep Sherman off of South Carolina
soil. |
| Folder 29 |
Newspaper Clipping
|
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Article about
Pvt. Norman E. Smith, a 16 year-old Union private of Dragoons. |
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Series
IV Passes |
| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 30 |
Joseph P. Randolph
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April 27, 1862.
Confederate pass issued to Joseph P. Randolph of Richmond, Virginia,
by Allen Forsythe at Montgomery, Alabama. It gives a description of
Randolph and guarantees lawful aid and protection. |
| Folder 31 |
D. McCoull |
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Confederate pass
for D. McCoull, dated July 8, 1862, at Richmond, Virginia, for travel
to Petersburg, Virginia. |
| Folder 32 |
William Schwindeler
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Confederate pass
to William Schwindeler written on July 10, 1863, at Petersburg, Virginia,
to visit Richmond, Virginia. August 14, 1863, bill from Beers and
Spilman for a suit and vest. |
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Series
V Civil War Photographs |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 33 |
Chapin Warner
& Mrs. Jessie Rupert |
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Tintype of Chapin
Warner in uniform with bugle and carte-de-visite of Mrs. Jessie Rupert
of New Market, Virginia. |
| Folder 34 |
Unidentified
man and woman |
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Unidentified
tintypes of a man and woman. |
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Series
VI Financial Documents |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 35 |
Subsistence Department,
Form 13 |
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Confederate Subsistence
Department Form 13 written on June 30, 1862, near Tupelo, Mississippi,
listing rations for Company F, 154th Tennessee Volunteers for June
17 to June 30, 1862. Signed by Captain Charles D. Cooney. |
| Folder 36 |
Confederate States,
Voucher No. 15 |
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Confederate States
voucher written on September 30, 1862, at Wytheville, Virginia, by
August G. Cox, Assistant Superintendent of the 2nd District, to N.B.
Sexton for $87.88 for services from the Nitre Works. Two duplicate
documents. |
| Folder 37 |
Investment Papers,
Richard Caldwell |
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Two documents
of Richard Caldwell. Confed- erate bond receipt No. 155 purchased
for $500 at 8% interest dated April 15, 1863, at Columbia, South Carolina.
Share No. 2738 in Charleston Importing and Exporting Company purchased
for $1000 in Charleston, South Carolina on October 7, 1864. |
| Folder 38 |
Confederate Postal
Correspondence |
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Confederate Postal
Correspondence and receipts covering a period between August 18, 1863
- December 3, 1864, between the Finance and Contract Bureau at Richmond,
Virginia, and, the Postmaster at Fredricksburg, Virginia. |
| Folder 39 |
Confederate Bond
Receipt |
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Confederate bond
receipt no. 975 dated July 18, 1863, to Jacob Sibert for $500 at 7%
interest. |
| Folder 40 |
Payment Authorization
|
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Confederate payment
authorization written on September 30, 1863, near Orange Courthouse.
John T. Kilby authorizes Nathaniel Riddick to pay $70.33 to George
C. Richardson, private of Company I, 9th Virginia Regiment, on Kilby's
account. |
| Folder 41 |
Confederate States,
Form 19 |
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Confederate States
Form 19 written on August 3, 1864, at Pitch Landing, North Carolina,
by Captain E. P. George to William W. Sessoms. Written as a request
for payment of $36 (rate of $12 a day) for a two-horse team, wagon
and driver for 3 days to haul meat to Boykins Depot, to prevent destruction
by Federal troops. |
| Folder 42 |
Confederate Currency
|
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25 cent bill,
#6628, printed by the City Council of Augusta, Georgia, November 27,
1861. |
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25 cent bill,
#20393, printed by the. State of Georgia, January 1, 1863. |
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$5 bill, #89756,
printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864. |
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$5 bill, #38481,
printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864. |
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$10 bill, #136385,
printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864. |
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$10 bill, #41697,
printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864. |
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$20 bill, #58781,
printed by the Confederate States of America, February 17, 1864. |
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$20 bill, #58714,
printed by the Confederate States of America, September 2, 1861. |
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$1000 bill, #297
(parchment copy), printed by the Confederate States of America, May
28, 1861. |
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$1000 bond, #987,
printed by the State of Tennessee, April 1, 1862. |
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Blank check from
the Bank of Virginia at Richmond, circa 1860s. |
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Subgroup
III Post War Materials Dealing with the Civil War |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 1 |
Passes of H.P.R.
Holt |
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Passes for H.P.R.
Holt, one dated April 26, 1867, for Fort Monroe, Virginia, while Jefferson
Davis was imprisoned there and one dated May 13, 1867, for U.S. Circuit
Court for the trial of Jefferson Davis. Holt is identified as a friend
of Colonel Whytal. |
| Folder 2 |
Newspaper Clippings
dealing with the surrender of Richmond |
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Reminiscences
of the surrender of Richmond, Virginia, one published in 1883 and
one in 1887. |
| Folder 3 |
Newspaper Clipping
on Jefferson Davis |
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Clipping from
The Boston Sunday Globe on March 12, 190-, reprinting a letter
from Jefferson Davis to President Franklin Pierce on January 30, 1860,
saying he will stand by the flag until Mississippi calls. |
| Folder 4 |
Letters |
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Letters to Alfred
S. Roe on March 3, 1909, and April 19, 1909, from L.W. Hopkins concerning
Roe's comments on Hopkins' book From Bull Run to Appomattox: A
Boy's View. Published in Baltimore by McFinley Co. in 1909. |
| Folder 5 |
Newspaper Clipping
on Confederate spy Antonia Ford |
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Clipping from
The Kansas City Times on January 11, 1932, concerning Antonia
Ford, who was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army
by General J.E.B. Stuart, to spy for him during the Civil War. |
| Folder 6 |
Newspaper Clippings
on Mosby's men |
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June 1934 obituary
for Robert McGill Mackell, who fought with Lieutenant-Colonel John
Singleton Mosby of the Confederate Army. Poem about Mosby's Men.
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| Folder 7 |
Newspaper Clipping
"Ladies of Selma" |
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Clipping from
New York Herald Tribune on November 5, 1950, of Bell Irvin
Wiley's request for a copy of the October 1, 1863, issue of the Selma
Sentinel or Reporter containing a request of the ladies
of Selma to save their chamber-lye to be picked up later by the Nitre
and Mining Bureau. |
| Folder 8 |
Newspaper Clipping
on Civil War cemetery |
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Clipping from
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution on March 15,
1953, about a neglected Civil War cemetery near Rasaca, Georgia. |
| Folder 9 |
Newspaper Clipping
"Reb on T.V." |
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Clipping from
Boston Traveller on January 18, 1955, concerning 107 year old Confederate
veteran William Allen Lundy being on television in Pensacola, Florida. |
| Folder 10 |
Photographs |
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Photographs of
Chattanooga and Chickamauga Battlefield monuments. |
| Folder 11 |
Print of Jefferson
Davis |
| Folder 12 |
Print of Robert
E. Lee |
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Subgroup
IV Miscellaneous Documents and Clippings |
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| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 1 |
Receipt |
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Receipt for goods
purchased by Esquire Riggan from Gattman and Company in Aberdeen,
Mississippi, on December 19, 1873. |
| Folder 2 |
Visitor's Ticket
|
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July 9, 1874,
visitor's ticket to the New York Cotton Exchange. |
| Folder 3 |
Domestic Bill
of Lading |
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Shipping order
of the Adams Express Company for a parcel from H.L.D. Lewis in Winchester
(Virginia -) to Alfred Cove in New York. Order dated October 17, 1874. |
| Folder 4 |
Postal Registry
Receipt |
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November 7, 1881,
Registry Receipt issued to J.W. Riggan by A.S. Daerymple, Post Master
at Smithville, Mississippi. |
| Folder 5 |
Newspaper Clipping
Pleasant Stovall |
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Clipping from
The New York Sun (dated May 14, 1935) and New York Herald
Tribune (dated May 15, 1935) reporting the death of Pleasant
Stovall, the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland during World War I.
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| Folder 6 |
Newspaper Clipping
Anniversary of U.S. Military Academy |
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Clipping from
The Bangor Daily News entitled "The Sesquicentarian"
observing the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point, New York. |
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Subgroup
IV Miscellaneous Documents and Clippings |
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|
| Box
1 (continued) |
| Folder 7 |
Newspaper Clipping
Thomas Nelson Page |
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Unidentified
clippings, article, and picture of author Thomas Nelson Page, no date. |
| Folder 8 |
Newspaper Clipping
Thomas Jefferson |
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Unidentified
clipping of a transcript of a letter by Thomas Jefferson "To
the inhabitants of Albemarle County, in Virginia" and a report
of the letter's discovery. |
| Folder 9 |
Cards |
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Hood's Sarsaparilla,
Mexican Mustang Liniment, Duke's Cigarettes, and Dwight's Soda cards. |
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Subgroup
V Artifacts |
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| Box 2 |
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| Item 1 |
Soldier's comb,
picked up on the field after the battle of Antietam, September 17,
1862. |
| Item 2 |
Primitive handmade
straight razor. |
| Item 3 |
Commercial made
straight razor. |
| Item 4 |
Small purse. |
| Item 5 |
Large purse. |
| Item 6 |
World War I bullet. |
| Item 7 |
Rock from Concord
Battlefield. |
| Item 8 |
Isur-glass, found
in Marion County, Mississippi. |
| Item 9 |
17" x 26"
color print of the Siege of Vicksburg (July 4, 1863) |
| Item 10 |
5.5' x 8' Confederate
flag |
| Item 11 |
3 small Confederate
flags on wooden staffs |
Accession
Number: AM05-25
Dates:
ca. 1850s - 1962
Provenance:
Transferred from Mississippiana
Volume:
.3 cu. ft.
Form of Material:
An assortment of materials
relating primarily to the Civil War. Included are newspaper and magazine
articles; Confederate paper currency; reproductions of various war-related
individuals and scenes; and a musical score. Items not related to the
Civil War are images of heroes from the Revolutionary War era, Alabama
and Mississippi paper currency, a charcoal drawing of a young girl in
19th century clothing, a Cuban coin, and a color reproduction of a Frederic
Remington painting. A list of materials in this accession is attached.
AM05-25
Walen (Ernest A.) Collection
Container List
Folder Titles:
Civil
War-Related Materials
Bibliography
Cards
Confederate Paper Currency (1862-1864)
Drawings of Confederate Uniforms
Image of Edward A. Pollard
Images of Civil War Officers (mostly generals: Confederate and Union)
Newspaper: Stephen A. Branch's Anaconda, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1862)
Newspaper Articles (1954; 1962)
Miscellaneous Materials
Alabama Paper Currency
(ca. 1850s)
Cuban Coin: Five Centavos (1915)
Image of W. Gilmore Simms: Author and Biographer of Revolutionary War
General,
Francis Marion
Images of Revolutionary War Heroes: Gen. Francis Marion and Richard
Henry Lee
Mississippi Paper Currency (1862; 1864)
Oversize
Materials in Mapcase: Civil War
Items:
1 Music Score:
"Beauregard's March" by Chas. Lenschow
2 Reproductions of 19th Century Prints entitled "Union Commanders"
and
"Confederate Commanders"
3 Seven Color Reproductions of Artist's Drawings of Civil War Soldiers
on
Horseback
4 Four Reproductions of Various Civil War-Related Scenes
5 Six Magazine Articles from The Saturday Evening Post:
• "First
Blood at Harper's Ferry" by James W. Bellah (5/9/53)
• "Stuart's Charge at Bull Run" by James W. Bellah (5/16/53)
• "Slaughter at Ball's Bluff" by J. W. Bellah (5/23/53)
• "Why Stonewall Jackson Got Licked at Kernstown" by
James W. Bellah
(5/30/53)
• "How Stonewall Came Back" by James W. Bellah (6/6/53)
• "The Secret of the Seven Days" by James W. Bellah
(6/13/53)
6 Ten Reproductions of Engravings Portraying Civil War Scenes
7 Document: "Action of Tennessee Legislature, May 6, 1861"
8 Document: "Head Quarters Dep't of South Miss. and La., Vicksburg,
July 4th, 1862. General Orders, No. 9."
Oversize
Materials in Mapcase: Miscellaneous
9 Color Reproduction
of a Frederic Remington Painting: Stagecoach Being
Pursued by Native Americans (Copyright 1907)
10 Black and White Charcoal Drawing of a Young Girl in What Appears
to
be 19th Century Clothing (Possibly a School Uniform)
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