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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Dwight, Henry O., 1862 March - 1865 June

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes letters written from war. Letter of June 15, 1864 (Big Shanty, Georgia) included flower samples, now located in small flat box.

Dates: 1862 March - 1865 June
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections / Mark Hopkins Ward (AC 1906) Family Papers / Series 7: Laura A. Bliss Ward Correspondence / Sub-series A: Incoming Correspondence from Family / Section 2: Mary A. Bliss [Dwight] and Henry O. Dwight to Laura A. Bliss Ward

James E. Morrow Letters to Clara J. Johnson

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00045
Abstract

Letters of a Union military officer to Clara Johnson written during the Civil War. The collection includes one letter to Clara Johnson from her father.

Dates: 1863-1864
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

John B. Fairbank (AC 1867) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00104
Abstract

The John B. Fairbank (AC 1867) Family Papers contain miscellaneous documents relating to John Fairbank's life and career, including as a soldier and a lawyer, and those of his parents, sisters, and other members of his family.

Dates: 1817-1922
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

William Augustus Stearns Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00120
Abstract

This collection contains a small body of correspondence, biographical material and other general material related to William A. Stearns and his family. The bulk of the collection consists of Stearns's sermons in manuscript form. The correspondence is mostly personal letters to and from members of Stearns's family, but there are some letters from Stearns to others, a group of anti-slavery letters and documents, and some religious documents pertaining to Stearns's ministry.

Dates: 1801-1875
Found in: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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