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Prisoners of war

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

John M. Flinn papers

 Collection — Folder S2569
Identifier: S2569
Scope and Contents The collection includes correspondnece and papers from John M. Flinn in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1861 to 1876, regarding his military service during the U.S. Civil War. There is also one letter to Margaret Flinn dated December 28, 1876.Item Listing:1861, Aug. 2 Discharge Papers, Indianapolis1862, June 25 ALS, John Flinn to Margaret and Zora Flinn, Alabama1862, July 27 ALS, John Flinn to Margaret and Zora Flinn, Stevenson,...
Dates: 1861-1876
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / John M. Flinn papers

Jonathan T. Rogers Civil War correspondence

 Collection — Folder S2374
Identifier: S2374
Scope and Contents This collection contains photocopies of two items of correspondence between Jonathan T. Rogers and his mother, Elizabeth Dawson. The first letter is dated June 21, 1864 and was written by Dawson to her son after learning he was alive. The second letter was written to Dawson by Rogers on September 20, 1864 while he was a prisoner at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas. In his letter he describes the camp, mentions the number of soldiers imprisoned, prisoner exchanges and the possibility of his getting...
Dates: 1864
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Jonathan T. Rogers Civil War correspondence

Thomas Worthington Camp Morton papers

 Collection — Folder S1524
Identifier: S1524
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a photocopy of the submission “Civil War Letters of Confederate Cavalryman and Dallasite, Thomas Payne Worthington,” a contribution of 9 pages in length, excerpted from the June 1980 issue of The Quarterly of the Dallas Genealogical Society (specifically, pages 91-99). The items in the compilation include 3 diary entries and 15 letters, most of the letters having been written by Thomas Payne Worthington from Camp Morton in...
Dates: 1980
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Thomas Worthington Camp Morton papers

Urban Baldwin diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0059
Scope and Contents This collection includes the original handwritten journal as well as a typed transcript version of Urban Baldwin’s experiences fighting for the Union Army during the Civil War. The diary spans the spring and part of the summer of 1865. Baldwin records much about army camp life and details of skirmishes and small battles.
Dates: 1865
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Urban Baldwin diary

William Dunn Hynes papers

 Collection — Folder S0709
Identifier: S0709
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters from William Dunn Hynes in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, ranging from 1862 to 1865, regarding military life in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and being a prisoner of war. There is also a letter from William P. Duval in Florida on August 18, 1826 regarding territorial politics.
Dates: 1826, 1862-1865
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / William Dunn Hynes papers

William Newman personal narrative

 Collection — Folder S1014
Identifier: S1014
Scope and Contents This collection includes the manuscript, "The Experiences of Lt. William Newman as Told by Himself, Sunday Evening, August 6, 1944." The typewritten narrative was sent to Eli Lilly in September, 1944 by Lt. Newman's father, Henry L. Newman, and describes the Army Ranger's experiences in World War II after being taken prisoner by German forces during the Battle of Cisterna (January 30-February 2, 1944). After 8 or 9 days, William Newman was able to escape and traveled more than 200 kilometers by...
Dates: 1944
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / William Newman personal narrative

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