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1.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Wainwright, John D., b. 1839.
Inclusive Dates:
1860-1965
Abstract:
Rear Admiral, United States Navy. Collection includes correspondence, photographs, clippings relating to Wainwright and to his father, Civil War Colonel John Wainwright, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Fort Fisher (North Carolina).
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Genealogies (histories)
Photographs.
Subject:
Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort) -- Capture, 1865.
Soldiers.
Military history
Civil War (U.S.)

2.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Walker, Henry B.
Inclusive Dates:
1863-1864
Abstract:
Union soldier, served with the 121st New York Volunteers. Letters to family and friends in Cooperstown, New York, detailing camp life during the Civil War.
Type of Material:
Letters (correspondence)
Subject:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
United States -- History, Military -- To 1900 -- Sources.
Soldiers.
Military history
New York State
Civil War (U.S.)
Soldiers -- United States.

3.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869.
Inclusive Dates:
1839-1839
Abstract:
Letter from the American army officer to A.G. Moore, Esq. Accompanied by sales slip and letter documenting its purchase by Charles Devens Osborne in 1950.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
United States -- History, Military.
Soldiers.
Military history
New York State
Civil War (U.S.)