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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variants: American Civil War, 1861-1865 ; Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 ; Southern States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 ; War between the States, 1861-1865 ; War of Secession, U.S., 1861-1865 ; War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Account of a flag made by Phebe Lewis Judson at the outbreak of the Civil War, by Mary Judson Hitchcock, undated

 File — Box 32, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes the material saved by the Hitchcock family relating to Mary Judson Hitchcock's extended family, the Judson and Lewis families. Sub-series A: General [1735-1912] - contains an assortment of Judson materials including an account by Mary Judson Hitchcock of a flag made by her mother Phebe Lewis Judson at the outbreak of the Civil War; several family trees; handwritten copies of wills and estate lists; several deeds relating to Mary Judson Hitchcock's father,...
Dates: undated

Amherst College War Materials Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00062
Abstract

An artificial collection consisting mainly of publications, ephemera and correspondence related to Amherst College's involvement in various United States wars, including the Civil War, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Dates: 1829-2004

Barnard, Daniel Emerson (AC 1846) - letter, 1869 October 2

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1869 October 2

Bierce, Ambrose Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography Little Blue Book No. 1100.

 Item — Box 41
Scope and Contents From the Collection: A representative but incomplete collection of the once popular "Little Blue Books," a series of small, very inexpensive staple-bound books that were published by the Haldeman-Julius Publishing Company of Girard, Kansas between 1919 and 1978. They were the project of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951), a socialist reformer and newspaper publisher. The books were extremely popular across the widest possible range of American readers, both educated, sophisticated readers as well as (and more...
Dates: 1919-1947

Bowles-Hoar Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00294
Abstract

The Bowles-Hoar Family Papers document the personal and professional lives of multiple members of the Bowles and Hoar families circa 1779-1960. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, documents, miscellaneous materials, and publications, all of which provide a detailed portrait of the two families before and after their histories joined with the marriage of Samuel Bowles IV to Elizabeth Hoar in 1884.

Dates: circa 1779-1960; Majority of material found within 1835-1940

Burnside, Ambrose Everett, "Mouth of Antietam," Md., to George Brinton McClellan, 1862 September 25

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 82
Scope and Contents

Transcription of a recommendation for promotion of William Smith Clark in the 21st Regiment.
1. U.S. Civil War - 21st Regiment, Mass. Volunteers

Dates: 1862 September 25

Calvin G. Plimpton (1816-1864) - typed copy of letter from Henry Richards, 1861

 File — Box 10: [Barcode: KP Gen 10], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains genealogical records, writings, documents, correspondence, photographs, biographical information, correspondence, family Bibles, and ephemera of the Kendall and Plimpton families. It includes genealogical documentation of the ancestry of Henry P. Kendall on both the paternal (Kendall) and maternal (Plimpton) sides; histories of the Kendall and Plimpton families; letters, books and memorabilia of family members of several generations; writings and records of the Rev....
Dates: 1861

"Civil War Memories of an Officer"

 File — Box 7: [Barcode: KP Gen 7], Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Carbon typescript by unidentified author. Location of original unknown.

Dates: 1830-1988

Civil War photographs in connection with the work of E. Porter Dyer Jr. (Dyer's father) at Beaufort. Scenes of South Carolina and Georgia, some photographed by H.P. Moore, Concord, NH. Also two poems by E. P. Dyer written for his children, circa 1861-1865

 File — Box 7, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The bulk of the papers consist of Dyer's many articles and stories. These published works are from the following magazines: Household, The Art World, Country Life in America, the Country Gentleman, The Antiquarian, The Fine Arts, Yankee, Antiques, Our Dumb Animals, Colliers, Holland's Magazine, Top Notch, The Woman's Magazine, The American Magazine, Own Your Own Home, The Bookman, The Adult Bible Class Magazine, Home Magazine, House Beautiful. The papers also include many book reviews of...
Dates: circa 1861-1865

Clark, William Smith (AC 1848) - Annapolis, Md., to [Newton Spaulding] Manross, 1861 September 10

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 74
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1861 September 10

Clark, William Smith (AC 1848) - "Army of Potomac," Va., to [William Seymour Tyler], 1863 January 16

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1863 January 16

Clark, William Smith (AC 1848), Camp Andrew, Newbern, N.C., to [Newton Spaulding] Manross, Amherst, Mass., 1862 March 30

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 75
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1862 March 30

Clark, William Smith (AC 1848) - Camp Lincoln, Worcester, Mass., to [Newton Spaulding] Manross, 1861 August 22

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 73
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1861 August 22

Class of 1863 - Frazar Augustus Stearns - clippings on military career, 1862-1864

 Item — Volume 5: [Barcode: Scrapbooks 5]
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 1: Personal Scrapbooks - consists of scrapbooks created by individual Amherst College students and alumni. The majority of the scrapbooks in this series were created during the compiler's time as a student at Amherst. A small number of scrapbooks in this series have an Amherst student or alumnus as their subject and were created by an unknown compiler. Scrapbooks are arranged chronologically by class year.

Dates: 1862-1864

Daniel and Tammy Dickinson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00245
Abstract The Daniel and Tammy Dickinson Family Papers document the lives of three generations of the Daniel Dickinson (1793-1874) and Tammy (Martha) Eastman Dickinson (1801-1887) family. The papers date from 1818 to 1901 and are comprised almost entirely of correspondence, mostly incoming to Daniel and Tammy from siblings, children, grandchildren, friends, acquaintances, and business contacts. Topics in the letters include family news, religion, the Civil War, and western migration. The last two...
Dates: 1818-1901; Majority of material found within 1850-1880

Fisher, Milton Metcalf (Non-grad AC 1836) - letter: Medway, to Ephraim Lincoln Wood, Amherst, Mass., 1900 December 28

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1900 December 28

Fiske, Samuel (AC 1848) - letter: "Camp near Falmouth," Va., to Elizabeth L. Fiske, 1863 April 27

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 87
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1863 April 27

Fletcher, Samuel Mark (AC 1846) - letter: Chicago, Ill., to unknown, 1869 September 24

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1869 September 24

Green, James (AC 1837) - letter: Indianapolis, Ind., to Lewis Franklin Clark, 1863 January 22

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1863 January 22

Griffis, Stanton - recollections of CEM, including notes about Merrill involvement in Civil War, 1953

 unspecified — Box 31, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence (sub-series C) primarily consists of letters and notes written by Charles E. Merrill, Jr. to family members. Some correspondence includes photographs from his World War II service and a letter to Eliza Church Merrill contains Merrill's essay "Time and the Teacher." Also included is a letter to Stanton Griffis containing Charles E. Merrill, Jr.'s reflections on Charles E. Merrill Sr.

Dates: 1953

Henry P. Moore, 21 mounted photographic prints of Civil War scenes. , 1862-1863

 File — Box 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The bulk of the papers consist of Dyer's many articles and stories. These published works are from the following magazines: Household, The Art World, Country Life in America, the Country Gentleman, The Antiquarian, The Fine Arts, Yankee, Antiques, Our Dumb Animals, Colliers, Holland's Magazine, Top Notch, The Woman's Magazine, The American Magazine, Own Your Own Home, The Bookman, The Adult Bible Class Magazine, Home Magazine, House Beautiful. The papers also include many book reviews of...
Dates: 1862-1863

Hitchcock, Robert Stevens (AC 1837) - Lexington, Ky., to Edward P. Crowell, Amherst, Mass., 1871 May 10

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1871 May 10

Letter to Eliza Kendall from son-in-law John Richards, 1863

 File — Box 7: [Barcode: KP Gen 7], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains genealogical records, writings, documents, correspondence, photographs, biographical information, correspondence, family Bibles, and ephemera of the Kendall and Plimpton families. It includes genealogical documentation of the ancestry of Henry P. Kendall on both the paternal (Kendall) and maternal (Plimpton) sides; histories of the Kendall and Plimpton families; letters, books and memorabilia of family members of several generations; writings and records of the Rev....
Dates: 1863

Luther Clark Howell (AC 1864) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00091
Abstract

Chiefly correspondence and photographs, 1855-1869 documenting Howell's early life, student days at Amherst College, and military service in 31st Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War. Correspondence includes letters to and from Luther Clark Howell, his family members and friends. Civil War letters describe battles, forts, and travel during the Civil War. Photographs include portraits of Civil War officers and Amherst College classmates.

Dates: 1855-1874

[Manross, Newton Spaulding], Amherst, Mass., to William [Smith Clark] (AC 1848), 1862 April 20

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 72
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1862 April 20

Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00365
Abstract

The Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers contain the personal and professional papers of Mark Ward, as well as personal papers of members of his Ward and Bliss family relatives, including items from earlier generations of related Porter and Clapp family members. There is also material related to missionaries associated with the Ward and Bliss families in Turkey.

Dates: circa 1800-1950

Maynard, Horace (AC 1838) - Washington, D.C., to Edward P. Crowell, Amherst, Mass., 1869 December 6

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.

Dates: 1869 December 6

"Personal Experiences in the Civil War" by Col. A.A. Pope, 1902 May 2

 Item — Mapcase 5, Drawer: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 2, Lecture Posters, includes posters advertising public lectures given by visiting lecturers, also included are some visiting musical groups.

Dates: 1902 May 2

Petition to Congress for peaceful settlement to the Civil War, [1861?]

 unspecified — Box 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Contains biographical materials relating to Emma Hart Willard's life, marriages, education, writing and career as an educator and author. The series includes legal and financial documents and documentation of the Waterford Female Academy. Of particular biographical interest is the 1843 bill of divorce passed by the Connecticut Legislature ending her brief and disastrous second marriage to Dr. Christopher C. Yates.

Dates: [1861?]