American Civil War [1861-1865]
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Boos Correspondence, 1900-1935
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 34
Scope and Contents
File contains a selection of correspondence between John E. Boos of Albany, NY and Perry M. deLeon of Virginia and Helen Brainard Cole of Wisconsin about their experiences during the American Civil War. Of particular note within the Correpondence is discussion of Mrs. Cole's wartime service and dialogue with Mr. DeLeon about the terminology used to describe those who fought for the Confederate States of America during the war. Mrs. Cole was a Nurse and Mr. DeLeon a Paymaster of the Confederate...
Briggs-Greene Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2021.0014
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises a selection of documents related to the life and work of Thomas Alcott Briggs as a captain of the Steamboat Silas O. Pierce and as a representative from Greene County in the New York State Assembly for a term following the Civil War. Materials included are papers related to the sale and registration of the Silas O. Pierce, as well as correspondence of constituents to Mr. Briggs during his time in the Assembly. Other materials relate to the Greene Family, long time owners of...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Briggs-Greene Collection
Diary of William Henry Boughton, 1864
Item
Scope and Contents
A daily diary of William Henry Boughton during his time serving in the 12th Battery of Michigan Artillery (1st Regiment). Boughton makes references to his uncle, Egbert Lineburgh of Catskill, New York, and miscellaneous mentions to visiting Catskill in the past. The diary also mentions "Miss Betsy Criswell [Betsey Croswell], my old boarding mistress in Catskill."