Contents:
Introduction
Alphabetical List
Chronological Index

INTRODUCTION

This guide to manuscript holdings at LSU on the history of New Orleans during the Civil War covers such topics as sea voyages of sailors to New Orleans; slaves as laborers and military recruits; the 1862 fall of New Orleans to Union forces; the Union occupation of New Orleans; and the Port Hudson campaign. Materials include military documents, correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs. These manuscript items include the records of Union and Confederate soldiers, residents of New Orleans, and organizations such as the United Confederate Veterans.

Collections in this guide are listed alphabetically. Brief descriptions include references to sources for additional information--either the LSU Libraries' catalog, which is accessible through the Internet, or the manuscript card catalog in the Special Collections reading room of Hill Memorial Library. Still additional information on some of these collections can be found in detailed finding aids in the reading room. Increasingly, electronic copies of these finding aids can be found on the World Wide Web site for Special Collections, where you can also find information about using the collections, searching the online catalog remotely, and asking us questions.

Allen, William M., b. 1832 or 3. Correspondence, 1858-1863. .1 linear ft. (22 items). Location: E:3. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. Farmer of Holmesville, Pike County, Mississippi. His sister, Letty, and her husband, John Houston, owned a farm in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana. William and his brother Felix were Confederate soldiers in the Mississippi Volunteers. Pre-Civil War letters from Houston discuss farming conditions, his advocacy of secession, and local social events. Civil War letters to Allen describe skirmishes in Kentucky and Louisiana, and war news such as the shelling of Port Hudson, Louisiana. Family affairs, illness and remedies, and attendance at the New Orleans School of Medicine are other topics in the letters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 701, 2287.

Andrews, George L. (George Leonard), 1828-1899. Papers, 1863-1865. 9 items. Location: Misc:A. Union brigadier general in the Civil War. Andrews was appointed commander of the Department of the Gulf in 1863 and assumed command of the Port Hudson, Louisiana, post in 1864. Correspondence from Andrews to his wife deals with the surrender of Port Hudson (1863) and his duties as commander of the post. Two letters describe conditions in New Orleans immediately after the war. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3067.

Andry, M. T. (Michel Thomassin), 1811-ca. 1871. Family Papers, 1840-1882 (bulk 1858-1879).0.3 linear ft. (199 items). Location: UU:66. Sugar planter of St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes, Louisiana, and resident of New Orleans. Collection includes correspondence and legal and financial papers. Letters received by Andry's daughter Rosa from his sons describe their participation in the Battle of Shiloh, campaigns in Kentucky, and skirmishes at Camp Beauregard in the Civil War. Partly in French. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 1. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1318. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF.

Anonymous Civil War letter, 1864 May 22. 1 item. Union army soldier named George. Letter written to his parents from Carrollton, Louisiana, describing camp life and remarking on the difficulty of obtaining horses for the cavalry. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3339.

Anonymous Confederate letter, 1861 July 3. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter written from New Orleans describing a method of blocking the Mississippi River to federal military boats. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2899.

Anonymous letter, 1861 March 28. 1 item. Location: Misc. Personal letter from 'Georgie,' New Orleans, to 'Caroline,' relating family news and social activities. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 636.

Anonymous letter, 1864. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Sarah, apparently a young girl and resident of New Orleans, written upon her return from a trip to New York City, commenting on a minstrel show in New Orleans and expressing interest in the New York presidential election returns. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1418.

Anonymous manuscript volume, 1862-1877. 1 item. Location: Misc. Commercial diary printed in New Orleans. Contents include 'Diary notes on the revolution of the Southern States of America'; personal and press comments on the seizure of the Trent; and poetry, songs, and parts of plays in commedia dell'arte style. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3545.

Anonymous scrapbook, 1861-1936, n.d. 2 vols. Location: Mf. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings collected mainly from newspapers in New Orleans and Natchez, Mississippi, include materials relative to Reconstruction, the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the Chicago fire of 1871, and steamboats. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2554.

Anonymous scrapbook, ca. 1900. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:21. Scrapbook containing obituaries of Sadie Patrick, secretary of the United Confederate Veterans Association; sentimental verse; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings. For further information see manuscript card catalog. [need to check: N.O.?] Mss. 2087.

Anonymous scrapbook, 1855-1857, 1865-1867, n.d. 1 ms. vol. Location: H:10. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mainly of poems published in New Orleans papers, and sentimental engravings. Items are glued over ledger entries (1855-1857). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3012.

Anonymous soldier letter, 1863 September 24. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union soldier fighting in Louisiana during the Civil War. Letter describing a march of his unit from New Orleans to Bayou Teche country. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2588.

Banks, Nathaniel P., 1816-1894. Letterpress copybook, 1863-1864. 1 vol. Location: B:12. Congressman, governor of Massachusetts, and general in command of the Union Gulf Department in the Civil War. Letterpress copybook of official letters written by Banks from his headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, during fall 1863 and early winter 1864. Letters comment on civilian life in New Orleans, freed slaves, and the cotton trade. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2326.

Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers, 1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). 2,614 items, 31 printed vols., 23 ms. vols. Location: UU:68-72, Q:27, X:97-98, OS:Q, 99. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 18-26. French-language writer, poet, essayist, and musician of New Orleans and New York City. Her father, Major Leon Queyrouze, was commander of the Orleans Guard Battalion during the Civil War. Papers include letters from writers and editors; literary writings and musical compositions; materials on the Anti-Lottery League; and Civil War and business papers of her father, a member of the factors' firm Queyrouze and Bois. In French and English. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1204,1222, 1278, 1314, 1323, 1335. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Barrow, C. J. Certificate, 1865. Location: Misc:B. Confederate soldier and member of the Washington Artillery, a New Orleans-based unit in the Civil War. Certificate of Barrow's service in the Washington Artillery, during which he was wounded at Resaca and Peach Tree Creek, both in 1864. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Bass-Farrar Family Papers, 1829-1917 (bulk: 1829-1843; 1858-1867) 285 items. Location: R:41. Papers of the Bass, Farrar, and Richardson families from Tensas Parish, La., and vicinity. Includes material on family matters, personal and professional activities, maintenance and overseeing of cotton plantations before and after the Civil War, life along the Mississippi River, life in Civil War Louisiana, and slavery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4907. Complete finding aid.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Published volume, 1891. 1 printed vol. Location: F:3. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Presentation copy of Beauregard's Battle of Manassas to Mrs. Mary A. Townsend by General Beauregard in New Orleans, April 1891. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Beauregard, P. G. T. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1716.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Correspondence, 1858-1886. 10 items. Location: U:13. Available on microfilm: Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 2. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Letters to Edward Clifton Wharton, journalist and Confederate major of New Orleans, discuss personal matters and the authorship and publication of Beauregard's reminiscences on the Civil War. Included is a letter from John Johnson, Confederate major, recalling the condition of Fort Sumter after 60 days of bombardment in the fall of 1864. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2128.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Papers, 1845-1894 (bulk 1861-1865). 144 items. Location: Mss.Mf:B, U:13-14. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Civil War letters comment on his command, discuss the role of Lee and Davis in the South's defeat, and the possible exile of southern soldiers. Also included are copies of letters and routine military dispatches by him. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 763, 780, 785.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Family Papers, 1818-1912 (bulk 1850-1880). 671 items, 106 vols. (13 ms. vols., 93 printed vols.). Location: U:10-12, F:3, O:5. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Collection includes paper and items of financial, legal, political, and personal interest. Other items include recipes; scrapbooks; pamphlets; photographs; notebooks; and some papers of the Cenas family. Included are papers on New Orleans related to railroad, improvement, and other city projects. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 601.

Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter, 1864 April 2. 1 item [photostatic copy]. Location: U:13. American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Letter to Miss Julia Deslonde, New Orleans. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Beauregard, P. G. T. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 820.

Beebe, William S. Papers, 1864 April 17-June 14. 2 items. Location: Misc:B. Union lieutenant, chief of ordnance in the field and assistant chief of ordnance at Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, in New Orleans. Letter from Louisiana in 2 parts. Part 1 from Grand Ecore mentions Beebe taking prisoners in a battle, 'poor Sanderson's' death, and General Stone's departure from the field. Part 2 from Alexandria describes leading his regiment and taking enemy ground. Included is a copy of a letter of General N. P. Banks recommending Beebe to Andrew G. Curtin, governor of Pennsylvania. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3302.

Bell, William R., ca. 1814-1874. Papers, 1842-1941 (bulk 1842-1874). 78 items, 2 vols. Location: C:6. Native of Scotland, mortician, and owner of Union Stables in New Orleans. Business papers document Bell's stable and mortuary and include transactions with Union soldiers occupying New Orleans. Correspondence with his family discusses economic conditions and the Civil War. Collection includes a photograph of Bell. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2117, 2118.

Bertoli, Nicolas. Family Papers, 1807-1863 (bulk 1835-1855). 22 items. Location: U:20. Resident of New Orleans. Succession papers of Nicholas Bertoli and passports for J. B. Bertoli, merchant. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 721, 737.

Betts, Ephraim. Diaries, 1862-1864.4 items (2 ms. vols.). Location: J:13, Mss. Mf.:B. Sergeant in the 114th New York Volunteers during the Civil War. Diaries describe Betts' journey from New York to New Orleans, camp life, the assault on Port Hudson, the Confederate surrender, the Sabine Pass Expedition, and events on the boat back to New York. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3433. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF Complete finding aid.

The Ephraim Betts Diaries are also available on microfilm, location: Mf.B

Bishop Polk Benevolent Society. Record book, 1862, 1865-1868. 3 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Misc., M:20. Treasurer's book for benevolent societies at Trinity Church, New Orleans. Entries record the receipts and expenditures of the Benevolent Society. Entries for 1862 give the officers of the 'Ladies Society for the Promotion of Christian Objects.' For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 772.

Boggs, William R., 1829-1911. Reminiscences, 1891. 3 items [photocopies]. Brigadier general of the Confederate army and chief of staff of the Trans-Mississippi Department from November 1862 until the end of the Civil War. Boggs' reminiscences, written in 1891 at the age of 62, cover the entire period of the war, from the election of 1860 until his surrender in June 1865. Also included are two obituary notices from Boston and New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3058.

Boothby, Charles W. Papers, 1861-1898 (bulk 1861-1874). 1 linear ft. Location: T:19, OS:B. U.S. Army captain, customs official, superintendent of education for New Orleans, and politician. Correspondence, printed military orders, and quartermaster's records reflect Civil War and postbellum New Orleans. Civil War papers document personal experiences, military engagements, African American soldiers, and political activity. Postbellum papers reflect the local and national political environment during Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4847. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Boyd, David French, 1834-1899. Papers, 1833-1934 (1860-1899). 9 linear ft., 45 v. Location: D:14-21, vault, U:179, Mf:Mss:B, OS:B. Confederate soldier during the Civil War who was later appointed president of the Seminary of Learning at Alexandria, Louisiana.  He was elected president of LSU in 1884 and resigned in 1886. He spent his last years as a professor at LSU. Papers are comprised of correspondence, including correspondence with William T. Sherman; writings about Civil War figures and his Civil War diary; academic papers reflecting his life as an educator; photographs; financial papers; and printed items. Manuscript volumes consist of school notebooks; memoranda; diaries; morning reports from Kentucky Military Institute and Locust Dale Academy; and a minute book of the Demostherman Society. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 40, 99, 794, 890, 893, 1400, 1612, 4234.

Bower, Garner and Harrison. Papers, 1863-1868, n.d. 126 items. Location: E:51.New Orleans commission merchants. Letters to a member of the firm at Baton Rouge (1863) and at Natchez, Mississippi (1864-1868). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1388.

Bringier, Louis Amadee, 1827-1897. Papers, 1786-1901. 599 items and 14 vols. Location: T:96-97, F:9, OS:8, Mf. Planter of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and Confederate officer. Bringier served as commander of the 4th Louisiana Cavalry and the 7th Louisiana Regiment in the Civil War. Papers include correspondence, business papers, military orders and communications, records relating to the administration of Hermitage Plantation in Ascension Parish and Houmas, Burnside, and Bagatelle plantations. Collection includes a letter (1862) telling of a woman killing a federal soldier in New Orleans; also includes papers (1786-1825) relating to the Augustin M. Tureaud family. Some items in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reels 1-2, or Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series I, Part 1, Reel 13. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 43, 139, 544. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Brown, E. Y. Letter, 1863 April 21. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter written while aboard the steamboat NATANZAS, describing the scenery along the Mississippi river, war-torn New Orleans, and a visit to a military hospital. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3802.

Burnham, B. Letters, 1863 January 4-May 23. 2 items. Location: Misc:B. Union soldier in a regiment stationed at Camp Parapet, near New Orleans, and Fort Butte-a-la-Rose (also called Camp of Fort Burton), Louisiana. His regiment was brought to Louisiana by transport ship. Letters describe the conditions of the regiment's camp, Confederate attacks on transport boats, and an African-American regiment stationed near Camp Parapet. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3443. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Burnham, Howard and Horace. Letters, 1862-1863. 4 items. Howard Burnham, apparently a Union soldier in an Illinois regiment stationed in Arcadia, Missouri. Horace Burnham, apparently a Union soldier in the Marine Hospital in New Orleans in the Civil War. Howard Burnham's two letters (1862) tell of the number of men ill and in hospitals; Horace Burnham writes of accommodations at the Marine Hospital in New Orleans, African Americans, and sanitation facilities. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1181.

Burt, Joseph, Jr. Papers, 1856-1876 (bulk 1862-1863). 16 items. Location: Misc:B. Union soldier in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Papers include correspondence while Burt was stationed in New Orleans in 1863 commenting on military life, Confederate prisoners of war, and off-duty recreation including the shooting of alligators. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2721.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Letter, 1890 March 1. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union general during the Civil War. Letter from Butler replying to a request for facts pertaining to the execution of William B. Mumford, refers the writer to James Parton, GENERAL BUTLER IN NEW ORLEANS (1862). Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Butler, Benjamin Franklin. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1802.

Campbell, Zoe J., d. 1866. Diaries, 1856-1866. 5 items; 10 ms. vols. Location: P:1, Misc:C. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 4-5. Resident of New Orleans; daughter of James and Zoe Lambert Campbell and sister of Lambert Campbell, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Dairies document expenses, condolence visits, and piano lessons. Beginning in May 1861, they deal with the Civil War, including events in occupied New Orleans. Papers also include a funeral announcement for Campbell and a personal letter. In French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1274.

Carmouche, Annie Jeter, 1843-1921. Papers, 1853-1964. 5 items; 4 ms. vols. Location: W:18, H:24. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 5.Annie Jeter Carmouche spent her childhood in Virginia and New Orleans and lived in Saint Landry and Bossier Parishes, Louisiana, during and after the Civil War. She married Emile A. Carmouche. Collection includes family letters, papers, and tablets containing Carmouche's memoirs. Correspondence relates to social life, the Civil War, and family events. The memoirs recall Carmouche's childhood, the Civil War, and the postwar period. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2878.

Carrigan, Jo Ann, 1933. Civil War collection, 1862-1968. .3 linear ft. (26 items, 1 ms. vol., 2 printed vols.). Location: UU:72, OS:C. Professor of history at LSU. Muster rolls, photographs, and publications pertaining largely to the state of New York's participation in the Civil War. Included are postcards depicting Civil War scenes and photographs of maps of New Orleans during the War of 1812. There is also an autograph book containing the names, ranks, and addresses of soldiers in the 10th New York Artillery. Artifacts include Civil War uniform buttons, commemorative ribbons, and a medal. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2455.

Carroll, Hoy and Company. Papers, 1858, 1865. 2 items. Location: Misc. Commission merchants of New Orleans. Telegram (1858) from Jesse Perkins of Jackson, Mississippi, and a letter (1865) from Fielding Brothers of Liverpool, England, to Carroll, Hoy, and Company regarding accounts. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Carrollton Centennial Exhibit collection, 1959. 53 items [photocopies]. Location: OS:C. Exhibit created for the Carrollton Branch, Whitney National Bank of New Orleans. Materials pertain to Carrollton, Louisiana, formerly part of Jefferson Parish, later annexed into New Orleans. Collection includes maps; photographs; petitions; reports; city ordinances, regulations, and orders; and interpretive explanations of items relating to the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad, the Carrollton Hotel and Gardens, public schools, and homes. There are also interpretive explanations for fire companies, the federal occupation in the Civil War, the levee, and roads. The photocopies are made from original items dating from 1832 to 1908. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1623.

Civil War New Orleans orphanages receipts, 1863. 2 items. Location:MISC:C. Handwritten receipts of payment from the U.S. Army, Department of the Gulf, to the Female Orphan Asylum and St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, two orphanages run by the Catholic Churrch in New Orleans. The items reflect the nature of interaction between Federal occupation forces and the local population.

Civil War Quartermaster document, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc. Quartermaster receipt for purchase of materials for the Female Orphan Asylum in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3365.

Civil War soldiers letters, 1863. 6 items. Location: Misc. Sam White and F. A. Belcher, Union soldiers stationed in Louisiana during the Civil War. Letters to their families describe their sea voyage to New Orleans and encampments at Baton Rouge, Algiers, and Brashear City (now Morgan City), Louisiana. Other topics include contraband slaves as laborers and as military recruits; and medical care. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3188.

Confederate newspaper clippings, 1862 January-April. 8 items. Location: Impr.Clippings of dispatches from Confederate newspapers announcing political and military news prior to the surrender of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1919.

Confederate States of America Collection. Department no. 1, 1862 February 25. 1 item. Location: E:64. Joseph G. Pickett, Acting Adjutant General, New Orleans. Letter to Major Rainy, president, New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad, requesting assistance in obtaining guns from the Bennett and Surget foundry. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2133.

Confederate States of America Collection. Quartermaster's department, 1861-1862. 3 items. Location: E:64. Letter to the president of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad Company requesting someone to handle transportation accounts. Circular on the issuance of transportation coupons to soldiers who re-enlist for military service. Also a letter to H. J. Ranney, Confederate major in New Orleans, requesting assistance for replacement of two engines on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2133.

Conrad, Archelus M. Papers, 1861-1890 (bulk 1861-1865).ca. 100 items. Location: E:41, OS:C. Union officer in command of a Corps d'Afrique Engineers company in Louisiana in the Civil War. Papers include military orders, muster papers, charges of military crimes, and other items relating to the 97th Engineer Regiment. It also includes a carte-de-visite showing Conrad in New Orleans. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4126. Complete finding aid. HTML | PDF

Constable, N. S. Inventory, 1864 December 21. 1 item (4 leaves). Location: Misc:C.Captain and acting quartermaster in the Union army in New Orleans in the Civil War. Inventory of furniture and other articles in a New Orleans residence assigned as quarters for troops by Constable. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 248.

Corbin, Robert A., d. 1906. Papers, 1835-1917 (bulk 1870-1898). 1,202 items; 10 vols. Location: E:8-9. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 6-8. Land speculator and businessman of Louisville, Kentucky, New Orleans, and Hammond, Louisiana. Collection includes land sale and business papers. Civil War-era papers deal with Kentucky claims against the federal government. Post-1870 papers with business partnerships with Lucy I. Burgess, including purchase of the Melrose Dairy in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 705. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Curtis, John Calvin. Letter, [1862] Oct. 24. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. John Calvin Curtis, a native of Bridgeport, Conn., joined Company I of the Connecticut 9th Infantry Regiment in 1861. Letter from Curtis in New Orleans, La describes his experience recuperating at St. James Hospital there, malnourishment among Union army soldiers, guerilla attacks on his regiment in sugar cane fields, the Battle of Baton Rouge (1862), and Union Army maneuvers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4865.

Dane, E. Letters, 1862-1864. 9 items. Location: Misc:D. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letters, the earliest of which was written in New Orleans commenting on social and economic conditions in the city. Later letters written in the Teche country of Louisiana comment on conditions in that area. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1460, 1493, 2991.

Davidson, John M. Legal Papers, 1861-1867. 124 items. Location: UU:111. Lawyer in New Orleans who handled cases for client Charles Black, a commission merchant and steamboat owner of Matamoros, Mexico, as well as cases involving steamboats and the United States Commissioner of Claims in Louisiana. Legal papers include bills, receipts, petitions, court summons, acts of sale, and promissory notes of Charles Black, reflecting his financial interests in several steamers and ships. In English and Spanish. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1472.

Davis, George H. Letters, 1862-1864. 6 items. Location: Misc:D. Union soldier in the 26th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War. Letters written to family members while Davis was stationed in New Orleans, Algiers, and Morganza, Louisiana, comment on conditions in occupied New Orleans, Confederate prisoners, and gun boat battles. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3328.

De Bow, J. D. B. Letter, 1865 December 30. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Letter from De Bow requesting that Mr. Seymour of the New York Times write a favorable criticism of a comedy by the Louisiana historian Charles E. A. Gayarre, in order that the play might be brought to the New York stage. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1770.

Delmer, Alexander. Telegram, 1865 June 1. 1 item (1 leaf). Location: Misc:D. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 4. Civil War correspondent for the New Orleans Times in Washington, D.C. Telegram describes the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the persons involved, and their trial. It also relates Jefferson Davis's comments on the murder. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3271.

Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers, 1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). 9 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol. Location: U:49, Mss.Mf:D. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 8-9. Connecticut native and resident of Louisiana and Mississippi. Autobiography, diary, and writings describe life in New England; with her brother, the Rev. William Kirtland Douglas, near Natchez, Mississippi, during the Civil War; at New Iberia, Louisiana; in various Mississippi towns; and in New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 566.

Dufour, Charles L. Digest, 1861-1862, 1959. 1 microfilm reel. Location: Mf. Historian and author. Research notes on New Orleans prior to the Union occupation in the Civil War. The notes were taken by Dufour for his book, The Night the War Was Lost (on the fall of New Orleans), from New Orleans newspapers and other sources. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1536.

Eager, William Blake, 1824-1890. Papers, 1848-1863-1865, 1874-1900. 21 items. Surgeon in the 162nd New York Volunteers in the Civil War. Letters concern service in military hospitals in Carrollton (now part of New Orleans) and Franklin, Louisiana; the siege of Port Hudson; and the Red River campaign. Other materials deal with Eager's medical education and a European tour in 1877. Mss. 2826.

Eagles, C. A. Letter, 1862 [?] February 18. 1 item. Location: Misc. Richmond, Virginia resident during the Civil War. Letter from Richmond to Carrie Zacharie of New Orleans, Louisiana, commenting on wartime shortages in Richmond and the gloomy outlook of citizens. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2133.

Eddy, George P. Papers, 1864. 4 items. Location: Misc. Union soldier in the Civil War. Three letters from Eddy written on board the steamer McClellan in New Orleans, and in Morganza, Louisiana; one letter to Eddy, lying wounded in a Philadelphia hospital, from Frank Stockbridge in Pana, Illinois. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3297.

Edwards, Albert F. B. Diary, 1862-1863, 1864, 1865. 8 items, 1 ms. vol.. Location: Misc. Union soldier from Chester, New Hampshire, and a member of the 15th New Hampshire Regiment in the Civil War. Diary documents ten months of camp routine, a sea voyage to New Orleans and encampment near there, the Port Hudson campaign, and the trip by boat and train back north. Papers also include a listing of personal expenses and miscellaneous items. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3384.

Edwards, Marianne. Letters, 1855-1866 (bulk 1855-1863). 72 items. Location: U:239. Marianne Edwards, formerly of Evansville, Indiana, was the wife of Guy M. Edwards, a Massachusetts sea captain. She took voyages from Boston to New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Letters concern voyages to New Orleans, France, and Spain, among others. Letters (1862-1863) about a voyage along the lower Mississippi River, describe conditions during the Union occupation of New Orleans and the Battle of Port Hudson. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1850.

Egan, J. S. Family Papers, 1850-1893, n.d. 28 items. Location: UU 118; OS:E. Resident of New Orleans. Papers contain Civil War letters from Virginia and Port Hudson, Louisiana, commenting on the people of New Orleans immediately prior to the surrender of the city and Union Sympathizers during the Union occupation. Included are antebellum letters telling of social conditions in San Francisco, California, following the Gold Rush; medical practice in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana; and travel in Europe. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1467.

Ely, John. Letter, 1863 May 9. 1 item. Location: Misc. Captain John Ely, Union Provost Marshal in the Civil War. Letter to Mr. Chas. W. Muncaster written from Carrollton, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, ordering him to leave the parish and go to 5. Papers, 1862-1863, n.d. 82 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: W:36. Captain in the 53rd Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War and resident of Townsend, Massachusetts. Letters to Fessenden's family describe camp life in New York and New Orleans, the sea voyage to New Orleans, and the Port Hudson campaign. A diary records experiences in that campaign. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3137.

Fairbank, Luther M. letters, 1862-1893 (bulk dates 1862-1863). 35 items. Location: T:90; OS:F. Letters describes the Union bombardment of Fort Jackson in 1862; the arrival of Union forces in New Orleans, their looting of the post office, reception by civilians and their soliciting soldiers for food, and Union employment of slaves on a nearby sugar plantation. Fairbank condemns northern newspapers for inaccurate reporting. His letters further relate camp life. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4909.

Fisher, Alice Risley. Family Papers, 1856-1939 (bulk: 1860-1930). 174 items; 7 volumes; 2 reels. Location: 9:29, OS:F; Mss.Mf:F. The family papers and photographs of Phoebe Farmer, Alice Risley, and Sam Risley include material on life in Civil War Louisiana (especially New Iberia and New Orleans), participation in Grand Army of the Republic and National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, poetry, education, and Civil War hospitals. Within the collection are a Civil War diary of Alice Risley of her life in New Orleans and 91 period photographs. For more information, see online catalog. Mss. 2269, 4901. Complete finding aid. PDF

Fitzpatrick, John. Letterpress copybook, 1875-1878. 1 ms. vol. Location:M:21. Secretary of the Division of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia. Correspondence concerns veterans' reunions and raising money to erect a monument and tomb in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, for use of the association's members. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1482.

Flanders, Benjamin F., 1816-1896. Papers, 1827-1889 (bulk 1864-1875). 863 items. Location: U:109-112. Governor of Louisiana and mayor of New Orleans during Reconstruction. Flanders came to New Orleans from New Hampshire in 1843, left at the outbreak of the Civil War, and returned in 1862. Official papers and letters, including Civil War correspondence with a variety of Union military and political leaders. Collection also documents other federal posts held by Flanders, including U.S. representative and U.S. assistant treasurer. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 671.

Fontenot, Ozeme, 1846-1928. Family Papers, 1834-1949. 1148 items; 49 ms. vols.; 5 printed vols. Location: UU:190-194; O:21;0S:F. Planter of Grand Prairie, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Plantation, business records, correspondence of Ozeme Fontenot and family. Some relate to the marriage and divorce of daughter Alma Parker, and to her hospitalization in New Orleans. Papers also deal with United Confederate Veterans activities. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reels 3-6. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3248. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Foster, Freeman, Jr. Letters, 1862. 3 items. Location: Misc. Sailor in the Union navy in the Civil War. Letters written from the Mississippi River describe preparations for the naval assault on New Orleans, contact with slaves, and shipboard life. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3170.

Foster, Isaac G. (Issac Gaillard), d. 1864. Isaac G. and John S. Foster Papers, 1861-1866. 110 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: B:41. Isaac G. Foster and John S. Foster were the sons of James Foster, a medical doctor of Natchez, Mississippi. Both served in the Confederate army and died during the Civil War. Papers include letters from John Foster written in New Orleans (1861) relating his views on Louisiana's secession. Later letters describe First Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and other battles. Isaac Foster's papers deal with Shiloh and other battles. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2184.

Foster (James and Family) Correspondence, 1861-1866. 110 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: B:41. Isaac G. Foster and John S. Foster were the sons of James Foster, a medical doctor of Natchez. Both served in the Confederate Army and died during the Civil War. Papers include letters from John Foster written in New Orleans (1861) relating his views on Louisiana's secession. Later letters describe First Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and other battles. Isaac Foster's papers deal with Shiloh and other battles. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2184. PDF

Freedmen's Bureau circular, 1865 July 14. 1 printed vol. Location: Impr. Photostatic copy of printed circular from Headquarters, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, State of Louisiana, New Orleans, pertaining to freedmen and the circulation of Emancipation Proclamation. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 150.

Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter, 1862 February 13. 1 item. Location: Misc. Daughter of New Orleans merchant Daniel Clark and party to litigation involving Clark's estate. Letter written from Richmond, Virginia, refers to difficulties in obtaining a federal passport to travel to New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3142.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892. Papers, 1848-1891. 164 items. Location: A:56. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 6. Confederate general and New Orleans lawyer, later a United States representative and senator from Louisiana. Papers include letters written from Yale University as a student; Civil War papers from the 13th Louisiana Regiment; a copy of a letter from his sister Eleanora describing New Orleans in 1861; and mortgages and leases for various properties. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2402, 2412, 2423. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Gilmore, John Young, 1837-1900. Family Papers, 1862, 1900-1910. 121 items, 2 ms. vols. Location: U:133, J:11. Resident of New Orleans, editor of the Sugar Planters' Journal, and major general of the Louisiana Division of the United Confederate Veterans Association. Papers include letters of condolence to Gilmore's wife at the time of his death, correspondence of Mrs. Mary Gilmore Harnett from officers of the Louisiana Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and a scrapbook containing obituaries. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 798.

Ginder, H. Letter, 1921 March 1. 1 item. Location: Misc. President of A. B. Griswold and Company, New Orleans jewelers to W. O. Hart. Letter from Ginder relating to an invitation to be a speaker on the occasion of the annual dinner of the Veterans of the Army of Tennessee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 115.

Goodwin, Josiah. Diaries and Research Collection, 1862-1864, 1983-1984, undated. 0.3 linear feet, 2 volumes. Location B:66. The collection consists of two original 1863-1864 diaries of Josiah Goodwin, kept during his service in the Mississippi Marine Brigade aboard various U.S. Steamers along the river in Louisiana and Mississippi. In addition are research materials compiled by William C. Wiseley, PhD, in his study of the diaries. These include biographical information on Goodwin, photocopies of Goodwin's service record, photoprints of portraits and other Civil War images, and an annotated transcription of the diaries. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4886. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Graham, James, notary public. Papers, 1860-1883. 57 items. Location: A:57. Notary public and an auditor of public accounts in New Orleans and a marshal of the District Court of the United States of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Official papers consist of duplicate certificates of deposit of funds obtained from the sales of ships, tackle, cargo, and other goods condemned as prizes of war by the admiralty proceedings in the District Court during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1031.

Grima, Alfred. Papers, 1863-1868 (bulk 1864-1866). 68 items. Location: U:154. Personal letters by Alfred Grima from Richmond, Mobile, Paris, London, Cairo, and New Orleans, to members of his family in New Orleans and Augusta. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 816.

Grand Army of the Republic. Papers, 1890-1923. 103 items, 5 vols. Location: U:181, F:18. Louisiana and Mississippi department of the Grand Army of the Republic, headquartered in New Orleans. Minute books, general orders, and correspondence. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 767.

Guess, George W. Papers, 1861-1865. 1 vol.; 45 items [photocopies]. Location: M:19. Colonel in the Dallas Light Artillery Company and later in the 31st Regiment of the Texas Volunteer Cavalry of the Confederate army. Guess was later confined in a federal prison in New Orleans. Photocopies of Civil War letters primarily by Guess to Sarah Horton Cockrell of Dallas, Texas; pictures of Guess and Sarah H. Cockrell; and a manuscript copy of the 'Obligation taken by the Knights of the Golden Circle,' a pacifist organization. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 793.

Guild, John H. Letters, 1862-1864, n.d. 11 items. Location: Misc. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letters to Guild's family written from Ship Island, New Orleans, and elsewhere in Louisiana discuss camp life, the Mississippi River campaign, the Battle of Port Hudson, and the performance of African American soldiers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3204.

Guion, Lewis, 1838-1920. Record books, 1859-1865. 2 ms. vols. Location: U:238. Lawyer in Thibodaux and New Orleans, Louisiana. Guion was an officer in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and later established a sugar planting partnership with his brother-in-law, Francis T. Nicholls. Two record books, one containing law examination questions from the University of Virginia, French language notes, and cash entries. The second is an official record book of Company H of the 26th Louisiana Regiment in the Civil War. Some notes in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1903.

Guion, Lewis, 1838-1920. Diary, 1862-1863. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 6. Lawyer in Thibodaux and New Orleans, Louisiana. Guion was an officer in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and later established a sugar planting partnership with his brother-in-law, Francis T. Nicholls. The diary describes Guion's departure from New Orleans on April 24, 1862; his company's march through Louisiana; and military activities around Chickasaw Bayou and Yazoo Lake. Entries after May 18, 1862, give an account of the siege of Vicksburg. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 826.

Gurley, John W. Papers, 1858-1866. 81 items. Location: U:145. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B Reel 6 and Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 2, Reel 13. Attorney of New Orleans. Gurley and his wife Rosa were registered as enemies of the United States during the Civil War but were excused after they signed oaths of amnesty. The majority of letters are from Edward G. Stewart, a planter of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Papers of the Civil War period include claims the Gurleys were enemies of the United States, their oaths of allegiance, and letters confirming their loyalty. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 507. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Hartzell, Joseph C. (Joseph Crane), 1842-1928. Letters. 1862-1906. .6 linear ft. (488 items, 1 ms. vol.), 1 mf reel, 2 OS folders. Location: U:155-156, Mss.Mf:H, OS:H. Minister of New Orleans and Missionary Bishop for Africa under the Methodist Episcopal Church. Collection includes correspondence related to Hartzell's work as a student, teacher, and minister in Bloomington and Pekin, Illinois, and as a minister in New Orleans. Includes letters related to Hartzell's missionary activities throughout Africa. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 506. Complete finding aid.HTML | PDF

Heard, H. J. Letter, 1864 June 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Judge and resident of Baton Rouge. Letter from Judge Heard stating that the black celebration over the news about emancipation in the state constitution of 1864 has caused New Orleans business to come to a standstill. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 238.

Hennen-Jennings Family Papers, 1803-1918 (bulk 1850-1870). 216 items; 25 vols. (1 ms. vol., 24 printed vols.). Location: U:157, Mss.Mf:H. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 6-7. Alfred Hennen was a civil lawyer, a Presbyterian, a professor of constitutional law in New Orleans, and a director of the old Bank of Louisiana. Hennen's daughter, Ann Maria, was married to Needler Jennings who was a major in the Confederate army. Papers relating to Ann Maria Jennings, including letters, an Italian passport, and a pardon signed by Andrew Johnson. Other papers include personal and family correspondence of Alfred Hennen and Needler R. Jennings and Civil War letters. Printed pamphlets include discourses and sermons by Reverend Benjamin M. Palmer, and two stories, 'Dominic You,' and 'Husacar' by Louisiana author Octavius N. Ogden. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 748. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Hill, James D. Papers, 1861. 1 item. Location: Misc. Confederate captain in the Beauregard Battalion, Louisiana Militia, during the Civil War. Receipt given by W. G. Austin, treasurer of Charity Hospital of New Orleans, for rent of Odd Fellows' Hall, permitting the officers and members of the Davidson Guards of the Louisiana Militia to hold a military and civic ball on December 27, 1861. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1125.

Hill, James D. Papers, 1861-1862. 3 items. Location: Misc. Confederate captain in the Beauregard Battalion, Louisiana Militia, during the Civil War. Papers of Hill including orders from the States Rights Guard and from headquarters of the Beauregard Battalion, New Orleans; and a letter of the Reverend A. D. McCoy, Rector of St. Peter's Church, New Orleans, inviting Hill and his company to church. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1036.

Hinckley, Orramel, 1813-1868. Family Papers, 1811-1897 (bulk 1830-1870). 335 items, 16 vols. Location: UU:65, J:9, OS:H6. Steamboat owner and captain whose business was centered mainly in New Orleans and Opelousas, Louisiana. Hinkley's wife and son lived in Washington, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. Personal and business papers and account books (1834-1897) document Hinckley's work as a steamboat captain. There are also volumes relating to personal matters, Civil War letters and items, and the bylaws and rules of a chapter of the Royal Arch Masons. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 8-9. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 970, 1151, 1317. Complete Finding Aid PDF

Hoyt, Stephen. Letter, 1864 September 2. 1 item. Location: Misc. Captain in the Union army and acting mayor of New Orleans in the Civil War. Handwritten letter by Hoyt on Mayoralty of New Orleans letterhead with seal of the city, declaring himself innocent of charges of having threatened city employees in order to influence their vote. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3309.

Huguet, Adolphe H. (Adolphe Hiram), 1837-1928, Family papers. 13 items; 1 microfilm reel. Location: UU:255, OS:H, Mss.Mf.:H. Related families of Adolphe H. Huguet and William S. Pike were influential in the economy and politics of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Papers include scrapbooks, correspondence, death notices, photographs, legal papers, and other materials relating to the Huguet and Pike families in Louisiana, as well as to their relatives living in Spain and France. Some items in French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3805. Complete Finding Aid. HTML | PDF

HUNLEY documents, 1863-1864, 1957-1958. 35 items [copies]. Location: Misc. Letters, documents, and photographs illustrating the history of the Confederate submarine Hunley, designed by James McClintock and Baxter Watson, financed by Horace L. Hunley, and built in Mobile, Alabama, in 1863. Included is information about an earlier submarine built in New Orleans in 1861-1862 by Hunley and McClintock. U:158, OS:H. For further information see manuscript card catalog.

Hyer, Frances C. and N. F. Hyer letters and related newspaper clipping. 1864-1865. 3 items. Location:MISC:H. The letter from Mr. N. F. Hyer is written to his son-in-law, Mr. Charles D. Elliot of Massachusetts. The letter mentions the steamboat Empress, Admiral Farragut and Mobile, and the prospect of purchasing land after the war to make a profit on timber. Letter from Mrs. Frances C. Hyer is written to her daughter, Mrs. Emily J. Elliot of Massachusetts. Mrs. Hyer mentions business and politics, including reference to Governor Wells and two July Fourth celebrations, one of which featured a speech by General Nathaniel P. Banks (which she praises). Includes a newspaper clipping referred to in letter. Mss.3916.

Jamison, Samuel. Orders, 1862, 1864. 2 items. Mss. 2202. New Orleans architect during the Civil War. Orders to Jamison to vacate his house in 1862 by order of General Benjamin Butler and to reoccupy his house in 1864. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1559.

Johnson (Alfred Grima) Family Papers, 1805-2001 (bulk: 1850-1950). 0.6 linear feet. Locations: 111:7, OS:J. Retired Central Intelligence Agency officer and historic preservationist. Collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal documents, research notes, photographs, and other records pertaining to the Grima, Montegut, Pitot, Foley, and Pugh families of South Louisiana. The records were accumulated for the purpose of studying genealogy and family history. Contains records in both English and French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 5005. Complete Finding Aid. PDF

Johnson, Charles Andrew, 1818-1896. Papers, 1832-1896 (bulk 1858-1894).514 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: UU:65. Native of New Haven, Connecticut, and a lawyer in New Orleans. Johnson served as a judge in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (1843) and in 1855 began a partnership in a New Orleans firm. Collection contains passports, letters (1858), military passes (1863-1864), a receipt for bonds (1864), bank checks (1866-1869), and two letters and a newspaper clipping (1873) relating to lawsuits of Johnson. Some letters in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1318.

Johnston, Henry. Letter, 1863. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union soldier in the Civil War. Letter describes the training of his regiment on Long Island, its sea voyage from New York to New Orleans, its voyage upriver to Baton Rouge, and African American soldiers in the Union army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2466.

Jones, Joseph. Papers, 1832-1919 (bulk 1860-1905). 3,360 items, 52 ms. vols., and 22 printed vols. Location: UU:87-100, N:1-2, OS:J. New Orleans physician and scientific writer, Confederate medical authority, and president of the Louisiana State Board of Health. Papers consist of Dr. Jones's manuscript writings pertaining to his investigations of various diseases, his studies on American archaeology and anthropology, and his published and unpublished papers on Confederate medical history. Also included are family letters; and manuscript volumes consisting of six letter file books containing correspondence and related items by subjects. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 468. For the complete online finding aid, click HERE

Jones, William W. (Union soldier). Letter: Camp Kearney, La. to Mary H. Jones, 1862 October 21. 1 item (1 leaf). Location: Misc:J. Union soldier in a unit which was training and drilling at Camp Kearney, near New Orleans, during the Civil War. Two-page letter giving a brief description of Jones' military training and drill practice at Camp Kearney. It describes physical conditions at camp, mentioning the weather and the men's failed attempt to seize chickens from a local resident. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3326.Complete finding aid.

Kellogg, William P. Letter, 1867. 1 item. Location: Misc. Collector of Customs in New Orleans. Letter of application from Raymond Wigand for a position in the Collector of Customs office, giving Wigand's service record in the Union army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1361.

Kellogg, William Pitt, 1830-1918. Papers, 1861, 1869-1884. 1,238 items. Location: U:176-179, OS:K. Collector of the Port of New Orleans, U.S. senator and representative from Louisiana, and governor of Louisiana. Papers relating chiefly to Kellogg's gubernatorial administration and including letters from contemporary politicians concerning local patronage, Negro voting, and federal occupation of certain areas of the state. Included are petitions for redress of grievances; extradition papers for fugitives from justice; and a joint resolution of the Louisiana Legislature opposing Kellogg's U.S. Senate membership. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 195, 543, 575.

Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887. Papers, 1838-1905 (bulk 1838-1894). .8 linear ft. (342 items, 2 ms. vols., 1 printed vol.). Location: A:51, F:4, Vault:1. Planter of Ashland, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and Confederate diplomat. Financial, legal, and personal papers related to Ashland Plantation and Kenner's investments and business dealings in New Orleans, especially leasing the New Basin Canal in New Orleans and horse racing, as well as to Kenner's diplomatic mission to France on behalf of the Confederacy. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reel 14. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 198, 1402, 1477. Complete finding aid (PDF).

Kimbell, Sylvester, b. 1836 or 7. Letters, 1862-1863. 24 items. Location: Misc:K. Union soldier in the 53rd Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War. Kimbell's letters were written to his wife and describe his service in Louisiana, including fighting near New Orleans at Camp Kenner, Baton Rouge, and Port Hudson. He also wrote letters from Baltimore and Virginia. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4677.

King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Selected Papers, 1864, 1883-1933, n.d. 942 items, 26 mf reels. Location: UU:10-31, Mss.Mf:K, Vault:11. New Orleans writer and historian. Business and personal correspondence pertaining to Grace King's literary career, European travels, and social and family life; and some family correspondence, principally of her sister, Annie R. King. Partly in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1282.

King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Papers, 1851, 1864-1932, 1941, n.d. 3,800 items, 6 ms. vols., and 1 printed vol. Location: UU:14-31, N:6. New Orleans writer and historian. Correspondence, literary writings in notebooks, photographs, bound manuscript volumes, and printed materials concern Grace King's literary career, historical interests, travels, and personal affairs. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under King, Grace, 1852-1932. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1282.

King, William W. Family Papers, 1833-1954 (bulk 1868-1936), n.d. Ca. 8,802 items. Location: 36. New Orleans lawyer and the father of writer Grace King. Personal and family papers of King consisting of correspondence and bills and receipts concerning the law firm of Elmore and King; L'Embarrasse Plantation in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; and hardships during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Also included are papers concerning the education of the children; the social, cultural, religious, and economic life of New Orleans; the anti-lottery movement; and travel in the U.S. and Europe. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1282.

Kimmel, C. Letter, 1866. 1 item. Location: Misc. Letter from Rhode Island asking a friend to advertise in New Orleans and other Louisiana papers regarding the whereabouts of his son, probably a Union soldier. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2112.

King, William W. Family Papers, 1837-1954 (bulk 1837-1933), n.d. 550 items, 174 ms. vols., 64 printed vols. Location: UU:23-27, 28:72-73, OS:K, N:6-8. New Orleans lawyer and the father of Grace King. Records of the law firm of William King, manuscript volumes of members of his family, and printed volumes of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union. Manuscript volumes include records of expenses, school notebooks, and travel diaries. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Grace King Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1282.

Kinney, John C. (John Coddington), d. 1891. Letters, 1862-1864. 10 items. Location: Misc:K. Yale University graduate and Union officer in the 13th Connecticut Regiment during the Civil War. Letters provide detailed descriptions of his military service on Ship Island, in occupied New Orleans, and under General Grover during the Red River Expedition. They include observations on federal generals and Thibodaux, Louisiana, skirmishes. Two letters describe Kinney's assignment, training, and duties in the Signal Corps. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2273.

Lambert, N. Letters, 1864. 2 items. Location: Misc:L. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 12. Resident of East Pascagoula, Mississippi. Letters to cousin Leda Hincks of New Orleans comment on the suffering of Confederate refugees; the arrival of exiles from New Orleans; and the effects of displacement; and request non-contraband articles such as perique, tobacco, cloth, and paper. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2133.

Lamberton, W. W. Letter, 1909 August 17. 1 item. Location: Misc. New Orleans resident. Letter to the secretary of the navy claims salvage fees for the recovery of five cannon from the gunboat Veruna, sunk in the Mississippi River near New Orleans during the battle of April 24, 1862. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2897.

Larche, Adeline N. Letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of Providence (now Lake Providence), East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Letter to Mrs. Larche from Levy & Dieter, commission merchants, New Orleans, concerning her account and the cost of insurance to cover the cotton crop. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 860.

Lawrence family. Papers, 1889-1926, n.d. .1 linear ft. Location: OS:L. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. Family of New Orleans. George Washington Lawrence, a medical doctor, was married to Clara E. Solomon, Jewish diarist in New Orleans during the Civil War. Papers include typescripts of letters, the last will of George W. Lawrence, manuscript sheet music, and photographs of Clara Solomon and the Lawrence daughters. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4627.

Laycock, John T. Family Papers, 1840-1953. 78 items, 3 vols. Location: UU:149, O:3. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reels 15-16. Lawyer, banker, and author of Baton Rouge. Papers contain Laycock's law notes and a transcript of 'Fragments from a Collection of Letters and Notes of Nina Harper of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1862,' describing civilian life during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3194. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Leverich, Charles E. Diary, 1863-1864. 1 vol. Location: J:5. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 12. Confederate soldier in the Civil War and resident of New Orleans. Diary includes personal narratives of Leverich's experiences during the Civil War; a trip from Winchester to Richmond, Virginia; and a stay with his parents in Columbia County, Georgia. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 791.

Lieutaud, Albert Louis. Collection, 1650, 1801-1965. Location: U:247-250, OS:L, 34:8-14. Albert Louis Lieutaud was a French art and manuscript dealer in New Orleans, La. Letters, books, pamphlets, sketches, and sheet music concerning New Orleans and Louisiana history; the career of R.J. Morgan, a 19th-century English actor in the United States; railroad transportation in the United States; the American Civil War; and Lieutaud's own literary works and his work as an art and manuscript dealer. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1407, 1700, 1771, 1784, 1853, 1936, 2046, 2211, 2369, 2469.

Locquet Institute. Class exercise books, 1865-1866, 1873-1877. 2 vols. Location: H:23. Madame Locquet-Leroy was principal of the Locquet Young Ladies Institute and the Locquet-Leroy Institute of New Orleans. Locquet-Leroy's class exercise books contain questions and answers on history, literature, and science, together with names of students participating in exercises. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1135, 1497.

Louisiana pictures, 1720-1865. 17 items. Location: Old Map Case. Prints include John Law's concession at New Biloxi; a plantation on Bayou Goula, Louisiana; the Civil War Battle of New Orleans sketched by a federal soldier; federal gunboats passing Port Hudson, Louisiana; and Jackson Station after it was burned. Also included are reprints of Civil War scenes of Port Hudson and Baton Rouge from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and Harper's Weekly Newspaper. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1733.

Louisiana postal cards, n.d. 2 items. Location: Impr. Postcards of a crawfish race at Breaux Bridge, Louisiana; and of Kolb's Restaurant in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2600.

Louisiana State Depositary. Journal, 1861 January-April. 1 vol. State depositary created in 1861 to administer the funds in the Sub-Treasury of the United States in New Orleans after the secession of Louisiana from the Union and prior to the Confederacy. Record of accounts. Entries include payment to treasury warrants by A. J. Guirot as disbursing officer for the Post Office Department, Department of the Interior, Navy and War Departments, and other government agencies. Entries also include payments of vouchers made to and funds received from F. H. Hatch, collector of the Port of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 992.

Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884. Letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: Misc. Major general in command of Confederate forces in New Orleans from October 1861 until its capture by federal forces in April 1862. Memorandum stating that he has no objection to giving fishing permits to well-known loyal parties provided that they do not put themselves in a position to be captured and used as pilots by Union forces. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3072.

Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884. Letter, 1862 March 9. 1 item. Location: Misc:L. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 12. Major general in command of Confederate forces in New Orleans from October 1861 until its capture by federal forces in April 1862. Letter written to Van (Dorn?) describing the condition of New Orleans prior to its evacuation by the Confederate forces. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2687.

Lynch, Edward. Document, 1861. 1 item. Location: Misc. Resident of New Orleans. Sale of slave (copy) of Lynch to Christopher N. Pasteur of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 537.

Lyons, Mary E. Notebook, 1855-1866. 1 vol. Location: G:16. Resident of Clinton and New Orleans, Louisiana. Notebook containing historical notes and poems written at Bienvenue Seminary, Fredericksburg, Virginia (1855), and newspaper clippings of poems (1864-1866). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 269.

Mandeville, Henry D. (Henry David), 1781-1878. Family Papers, 1815-1925 (bulk 1854-1883). 2 linear ft. (1,776 items), 6 ms. vols. Location: U:214-216. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations Series I, Part 3, Reels 3-6. Henry D. Mandeville, originally from Philadelphia, was a factor in trade with China; his son Henry, Jr., was a lawyer in Natchez, Mississippi. Two other sons, Theodore and Ellwyn, served in the Confederate army. Collection includes personal and business correspondence documenting life in Natchez and New Orleans; the operation of Westwood Plantation (owned by Henry, Jr.), in Louisiana; and Civil War papers of Theodore and Ellwyn. Papers also include letters referring to musical performances in Arkansas, Virginia, Natchez, New Orleans, and Chicago; and materials documenting civilian life in New Orleans in the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 491, 535.

Markham, Thomas Railey, 1828-1894. Papers, 1794-1932 (bulk 1850-1890). 4.5 linear ft. Location: B:42-45, J:4. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 12. Pastor of the Lafayette Presbyterian Church in New Orleans (1856-1894) and chaplain in the Confederate army in the Civil War. Collection documents Markham's activities as a minister and includes sermons and memorandum books. Civil War materials include correspondence and military orders. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 250, 649, 650.Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Martin, W. L. Collection, 1831, 1863, 1869. 4 items. Location: 99:. Copy of a Benjamin Levy (New Orleans) imprint of a sugar statement for the year 1831 by Pierre A. Degelos which gives the names of the sugar planters by parishes; and three Thibodaux, Louisiana, newspapers. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1904.

MARY AGNES expense account, 1865. 1 item. Location: Misc. Schooner owned by L. S. Babcock and H. Boas and enrolled at New Orleans. Expense account at Tampico, Mexico, of the Mary Agnes. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 850.

Maury, Dabney Herndon. Letter, 1865 June 1. 1 item. Location: Misc:M. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 13. Major general in the Confederate army in the Civil War, commander of the District of the Gulf. Letter written by Maury from New Orleans to General P. G. T. Beauregard describing the Union siege of Mobile, Alabama, and discussing the Confederate defense and reasons for Confederate defeat. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2990.

McBeth letter, 1864 November 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union army soldier in the Ordnance Office at headquarters of the Department of the Gulf, New Orleans. Letter comments on the Confederate military situation around Baton Rouge at the end of 1864. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2202.

McClure, John W. Papers, 1862-1866. 915 items. Location: 41:25, OS:M. Captain in the Union army in the Civil War in the Department ofthe Gulf. McClure was appointed assistant quartermaster in 1862. Documents relating to the Union occupation of New Orleans, including forms related to supplies and expenses, personal correspondence, and confiscation records. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3240.

McElhenny, Robert W. Letter and genealogical notes, 1863, n.d. 3 items. Location: Misc:M. Available on mr further information see online catalog. Mss. 4651.

McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Papers and scrapbook, 1861-1949. 56 items, 1 vol. Location: C:36, 99:M. Journalist who worked on the New Orleans Picayune and the Baton Rouge Gazette. McGrath was a Confederate veteran who later founded the Baton Rouge Daily Truth and Weekly Truth. Papers include a copy of McGrath's Civil War military record and correspondence relating to his journali Rouge Gazette. McGrath was a Confederate veteran who later founded the Baton Rouge Daily Truth and Weekly Truth. Papers include correspondence (among it McGrath's Civil War letters to his wife); an anonymous Confederate soldier's diary; legal documents; and scrapbooks relating to the interests and activities of McGrath's three daughters. Collection also includes accounts for St. Joseph's Church in Baton Rouge. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3281.

McKelvey, Peter B. Papers, 1862-1870. .3 linear ft. (86 items; 4 vols.). Location: S:26. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 13-14. Physician of New Orleans who served as a Confederate surgeon and hospital inspector in the Civil War. After the war, McKelvey returned to his medical practice in New Orleans. Papers include a record book (1864-1865) containing official correspondence and inspection reports for hospitals in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana; a request to practice medicine in New Orleans; and records of that practice. Complete Finding Aid

McNeill, George, soldier. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 items. Location: Misc:M. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 21. Confederate soldier from Tennessee stationed in New Orleans and in Orange County, Virginia, during the Civil War. Two letters, one describing conditions in New Orleans (1861), the other relating efforts to be assigned to P. G. T. Beauregard's command. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2391.

McPherson and Oliver. Photographs, 1863. 3 items. Location: E:67. Photographers. William D. McPherson worked with 'Oliver' as McPherson and Oliver in New Orleans and Baton Rouge taking carte- de-visite views of Civil War subjects. Three carte-de-visite photographs, all probably by McPherson and Oliver, depict Baton Rouge during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3272.

Metoyer, Adeleda. Papers, 1845-1897. 52 items. Location: A:1. Free woman of color, Isle Brevelle, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Bills and receipts (1845-1860) are for medical care, taxes, freight, and merchandise. Included are statements of account (1873-1874), from Miltenberger & Pollock, New Orleans factors, to Mrs. Philomene Metoyer. In French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 2, Reel 1. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 836.

Miangolarra, Juan. Papers, 1836-1916. 61 items and 1 printed vol. Location: C:54. Native of Spain and a resident of Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans. Papers contain information concerning Miangolarra's activities as commander of the Spanish Cazadores of New Orleans and the Louisiana Defendera, battalions of the Louisiana militia volunteers in the Confederacy. In Spanish. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1184, 1216.

Milton, Horace P. Letter, 1863 May 8. 1 item. Union soldier in the Civil War. Milton was a clerk in the Ordnance Office, headquarters, Department of the Gulf, in New Orleans. Letter describing health and weather conditions; the presence of large numbers of 'grey-backs' (rebel prisoners who had taken the oath of allegiance); and local excitement at the news of Colonel Grierson's raid through Mississippi. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2724.

Milton, Horace P. Letter, 1863 April 15. 1 item. Location: Misc. Private in the 47th Massachusetts Infantry, encamped at the Metairie Ridge Race Course, New Orleans. Miller comments in detail on regimental personnel problems and describes the cemetery tombs and the surrounding area. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2279.

Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage, 1864. 1 item. Location:MISC:M. Printed monthly return form with handwritten notations indicating specific numbers and types of supplies ordered and distributed to officers in the company. Supplies include uniforms, blankets, tents, knapsacks, canteens, axes, account books and forms. Mss.3913.

Mullen, Robert A. correspondence, 1863 July 1-1865 Jan. 9. 16 items. Location: MISC:M. A New Orleans native and Confederate naval officer, Mullen was a prisoner of war at Fort Warren in Boston. Letters to Eliza Brenan of New Orleans, La., describe his emotional state and his experiences in the navy before his capture. Letters to Mullen from Sister Aloysius of the Caritas Carney Hospital in Boston, Mass., include reference to her attempts to have him released. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4140.

New Orleans Civil War letter, 1861 [1862?]. 1 item (handwritten). Location: Misc. Letter signed by Capt. LeGaynot, Lieut. P. O. Peyroux, and Lieut. Louis Ducournau of the 3rd company of Chasseurs a pied, addressed to the Board of Aldermen of the Common Council of New Orleans, requesting $500 to equip the company for battle. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3309.

New Orleans Price Current, New Year's address, 1862 January 1. 1 item. Mss. 2174. New Year's address of the carrier of the New Orleans Price Current. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1166.

New Orleans Sanitary Fair Broadside, 1864. 1 item. Location: MISC:N. Broadside announces theatre production planned for February 29, 1864, at the New Orleans Academy of Music. Fairs like this one raised funds for the United States Sanitary Commission to provide Union soldiers with food, medicine and medical transport, and pension assistance. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3927.

New Orleans Unionist Civil War letter, 1864 April 8. 1 item. Location:MISC:N. Letter from woman named Emma in New Orleans to her grandmother. Author refers to difficulties of "Henry's" office job, which involves discharging soldiers. Also mentioned are the author's children (one of whom sings the "Star Spangled Banner" and pretends to "kill Rebels.") and debt. Mss.3916.

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE transcripts, 1865. 2 items. Location: Impr. 'J. L. M.,' a military correspondent of the New York Daily Tribune. Copies of letters written from Shreveport, Louisiana, concerning the people in Northwest Louisiana, military matters, scarcity of provisions, a project for forming a new state, and chances for Northern enterprise and capital. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 916.

New, George W. Letter, 1865. 1 item. Location: Misc. Member of the Indiana Military Agency in New Orleans at the end of the Civil War. Letter to Colonel James Gavin in answer to an inquiry regarding business opportunities and trade restrictions in New Orleans. New also mentions the practice of federal officers trading in pay accounts, scarcity of money, and real estate values. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1240.

Nicholson, William, Texas Ranger. Letters, 1861. 4 items. Location: Misc:N. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 14. Member of the Texas Rangers in the Civil War. Letters to William's sister, Mary Ann Nicholson, in Bastrop, Texas, written from New Iberia and New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; and Bowling Green, Kentucky, describe travel and living conditions in Confederate military camps. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 583.

Nickerson, E. L. (Edwin L.). Letters, 1862 July 7-November 28. 5 items. Location: Misc:N. Union soldier stationed at the Custom House in New Orleans during the Civil War. He served under General Benjamin Franklin Butler before he began drilling at camps Kearney and Stearns in the Reserve Brigade, under Brigadier General Godfrey Weitzel. Letters describe Nickerson's experiences at the Custom House, and in military training in Camp Kearney and Camp Stearns. Mentioned are loyalty oaths taken by local citizens; living conditions and illnesses in camp; and his opinion of commanding officers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3326.

Olivier, Adolphus. Letter, 1861. 1 item. Location: Misc. Member of the Louisiana State Legislature. Letter from New Orleans to General Daniel Ruggles advising him of a Senate bill appropriating two and one-half million dollars to organize a Louisiana naval force. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2281.

Osgood, Jessie C. Letters, 1862-1864. 5 items. Location: Misc. Federal soldier stationed in New Orleans in the Civil War. Letters giving information concerning guerrilla fighting south of New Orleans and a hospital at Morganza, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1460.

Owen, William Miller. Diary 1863-1864. 1 volume, 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault, Mf:O. William Miller Owen was a Confederate officer in the Washington Artillery of New Orleans, Army of Northern Virginia, during the Civil War. Owen narrates events during the march from Richmond, Va., to Petersburg and the siege of Petersburg. Included in the diary are charts of the range capabilities of various artillery guns and hand drawn maps of north Georgia and the Petersburg battlefield. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4801.

Owen, William Miller. William Miller Owen and Allison Owen papers, 1867-1914. 207 items. Location: U:122, OS:O. William Miller Owen was a captain in the Washington Artillery during the Civil War; his son Allison, a New Orleans architect, was a member of the Washington Artillery in World War I. Materials relate to the history of the unit, its celebrations, programs, and members. The bulk of the collection consists of letters (1913-1914) acknowledging invitations to the 75th anniversary of the Washington Artillery. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1948, 1955.

Page, Edward Jr. letter, 1863 Jan. 1. 1 item. Location: MISC:P. Page served as captain of the 31st Massachusetts Volunteers, Company H, and as provost marshal in New Orleans, La. Letter to Major General Nathaniel P. Banks requesting permission to bill planters whose land adjoins new levees constructed under Page's supervision. Endorsement by Banks approves Page?s request. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4022. Palmer-Lincoln family Papers, 1865-1976. 1 linear ft. Location: Range 33:33. Edward C. Palmer ran a family wholesale paper trade business in New Orleans, and his sister, Maud, was involved in the cranberry business in Massachusetts. His daughter, Helen, married James Rufus Lincoln. Papers largely consisting of family correspondence. E. C. Palmer's paper business is documented through letters, a copy book, and audit books. Papers from Maud Palmer's interests in the cranberry trade consist of correspondence, receipts, and notebooks. Lincoln family papers include family correspondence, legal papers, cards, and drawings. Photographs represent both families. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4628.

P. G. T. Beauregard cartoon, n.d. 1 item. Location: Misc:B. Available on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 14 American army officer, Confederate general during the Civil War, and superintendent of the New Custom House in New Orleans. Hand-colored cartoon by N. Orr (Nathaniel Orr) showing Beauregard on his back in a rough stream of water blowing a bugle. Caption reads 'Beauregard in his last Ditch.' For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3111.

Pease, Charles G. Letter, 1863 January 10. 1 item. Union officer in the Massachusetts 47th Regiment in the Civil War. Letter describes in detail Pease's voyage on a transport ship from Boston to New Orleans and comments on his living quarters at Camp Kearney, New Orleans; General Banks; and his headquarters. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2268.

Pecquet du Bellet de Verton-Kariouk family Papers, 1856-1991.1 linear ft. Location: 49:14, Range 99. French aristocratic family that emigrated from France to Haiti during the early years of the nineteenth century, and later moved to New Orleans. Pierre Paul and Pierre Francois Pecquet married two sisters, and lived in France and Louisiana. Writings are comprised of family histories, correspondence, and regalia of the Pecquet du Bellet de Verton and Kariouk family; and memoirs that detail historical and political events which surrounded the family from 1793-1989." "Some material deals with Pierre Paul's attempt to get French government support for the Confederacy in the Civil War. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 4702. Complete Finding Aid

Pelouze, Louis H. ca. 1831-1878. Letter, 1862 October 14. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union general during the Civil War. Letter to a friend in New Orleans predicts that General Sherman will pursue a conciliatory policy in Louisiana; discusses rumored changes in Union army staff; and mentions his own health. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2808.

Penrose, Ann Wilkinson. Diary and family letters, 1861-1865, n.d. 11 items, 1 ms. vol. Location: Mf. Resident of New Orleans. Diary by Penrose containing daily entries in the form of letters to her son, Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Penrose, serving in the Confederate army, reflecting civilian life in New Orleans during the Union occupation of that city. Loose items consist of family letters and a family history. Safe, For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1169.

Pestel Papers, 1863-1877. 6 items. Location: Misc. Minister of the Netherlands to the United States. Official letters from Mr. Pestel to Amadee Couturie, consul of the Netherlands in New Orleans. In French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 343.

Peters, Samuel Jarvis, 1823-1863. Diary, 1840-1862. 1 vol. Location: E:49. Samuel J. Peters, Jr., was the son of New Orleans merchant, civic leader, and banker Samuel Jarvis Peters. He worked as a clerk in New York City (1841-1842), then returned to New Orleans to work in his father's business. Diary describes social life in New Orleans during the antebellum period and in the Civil War prior to federal occupation of the city. Includes entries on family life, civic affairs, and national news." "Some early 1840 entries are in German. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1355.

Pierce, Charles H. Letter, 1867. 1 item. Northerner sympathetic to the Confederacy, probably living in New Orleans prior to and after the Civil War. Letter from Pierce telling of his and his brothers' service in the Confederate army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1437.

Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892. Papers, 1862-1866. 13 items. Lawyer, U.S. Attorney General, and foreign minister. Papers relate to the case of Samuel Smith, a New Orleans banker, in the Civil War. During the federal occupation of New Orleans, General Benjamin Butler confiscated gold from Smith's bank to pay Union soldiers. Pierrepont was appointed to examine claims of prisoners in federal custody during the war. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2568.

Pitts, Florison D. Diary, 1862-1864. 3 vols. on microfilm. Location: Mf. Union private in the Civil War and bugler for the Chicago Mercantile Battery. Stationed in Baton Rouge and near New Orleans, Pitts wrote about his contact with civilians and recorded his reactions to places and people. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 921.

Poetry scrapbooks and blacksmith ledger, 1833-1883. .2 linear ft. (2 vols.) Location: C:26. Clippings from New Orleans newspapers, including presidential campaign songs, poetry, and Confederate lyrics. Vol. 1 was originally a blacksmith ledger and contains blacksmith entries. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2297.

Quitman, F. Henry. Letter, 1862 April 21. 1 item. Confederate officer in the Civil War. Letter to his wife lamenting heavy losses sustained in the battle for New Orleans, mentioning the funeral of General Sidney Johnston. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3632.

Randolph, George Wythe. Letter, 1862 July 17. 1 item. Confederate general and secretary of war. Letter to Jefferson Davis about the hanging of William Mumford in New Orleans by Union general Benjamin Butler. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2628.

Reed, A. R. Diary, 1860-1861. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Son of Isaac Reed, who was part owner of the ship Ocean Belle. Diary recording incidents and observations during his ocean voyages from Waldoboro, Maine, to New Orleans, on the ship Weston Merritt and from New Orleans to Liverpool, England, then to Nova Scotia aboard the ship Ocean Belle. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1582.

Reynes, Joseph. Family Papers, 1743-1929 (bulk 1862-1869). 2 linear ft., 36 vols. Location: C:87-88; P:20. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 15-16. Resident of New Orleans and member of a prominent Creole family. Reynes was Justice of the Peace for the 2nd District of New Orleans and was later appointed as director of the Louisiana State Bank. Correspondence, essays, and business papers include letters describing civilian life in occupied New Orleans during the Civil War and conditions in the Confederate army. A record book describes a business venture of Polyxene Reynes. Some items in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1038. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Richardson, Henry Brown, 1837-1909. Family Papers, 1834-1967. 224 items; 4 vols. Location: W:32, D:16, Map case. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 16-17. Chief engineer of the State Board of Engineers of Louisiana (1880-1904) and a member of the Mississippi River Commission (1904-1909); member of the Confederate Corps of Engineers in the Civil War. Collection documents Brown's early Midwest travel and imprisonment in the Civil War; life in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and, after 1877, his work in New Orleans as an engineer. I ncludes correspondence and a diary of his wife, Anna Farrar Richardson. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2987. Complete Finding Aid (PDF)

Robinson, Harai, d. 1887?. Papers, 1861-1889 (bulk 1864-1866). 53 items [bound transcriptions]. Location: H:13. Colonel in the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Volunteers, U.S. Army, under Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans. Robinson worked for the Central Pacific and Mexican International railroads after the war. Papers chiefly relate to Robinson's military career, including legal documents and letters concerning the investigation of his order to shoot two soldiers for refusal to obey orders (1864). Included are items related to Robinson's employment with the railroads. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 488.

Roy, John. Diary, 1860-1862, 1871. 1 vol. [microfilm]. Location: Mf. Assistant superintendent of construction for the U.S. Custom House in New Orleans and Confederate captain in the Civil War. Diary giving a day-by-day account of Roy's activities (1860-1862). For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1531.

Roy, John. Diary, 1860-1862. 1 vol. [typescript]. Assistant superintendent of construction for the U.S. Custom House in New Orleans and Confederate captain in the Civil War. Typed excerpts from Roy's diary deal with the construction of the Custom House and his military activities, including a detailed account of the defense of Fort McGee, near New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 608.

Royce, James B. Letters, 1862-1863. 3 items. Location: Misc:R. Union army corporal stationed on the Gulf Coast during the Civil War. Three letters describing living conditions at Camp Stoughton, Pensacola, and Camp Parapet, near New Orleans. The Camp Stoughton letter refers to actions by Generals Banks and Hooker, and the Camp Parapet letter includes a detailed map of the camp. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3835.

Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897. Letter, 1861 December 2. 1 item. Location: Misc:R. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 17. Brigadier general in the Confederate army in the Civil War. Letter written from New Orleans to Captain George W. Holmes, the commander of a military unit called the Ruggles Guard, responds to a request for arms and comments on the social positions of the men in the units. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2798.

Sam (Union soldier). Civil War letter, n.d. 1 item. Loction: Misc:S. Union soldier stationed in New Orleans in the Civil War. Letter describing the city, camp, and relating news of the war. Sam tells of heavy fighting up river, which he believes occured at Port Hudson, Louisiana; and explains that his regiment was left in New Orleans to guard the railroad and telegraph. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3666.

Schmidt, Gustavus. Correspondence, 1861-1863. .1 linear ft. Locatin: Misc:S. New Orleans attorney whose sons Charles E. Schmidt and Albert J. Schmidt both served as Confederate soldiers. Charles enlisted in the Crescent Regiment, Louisiana Infantry; Albert enlisted in the Ascension Cannoniers, Louisiana Artillery. Correspondence includes three letters from Albert Schmidt and one letter from Charles Schmidt to their father describing wartime experiences in Virginia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Some correspondence in French. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 2133.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Letter: to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, 1863 January 1. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Union general during the Civil War. Letter from Scott in New York recommending a surgeon, Dr. Mercer of New Orleans, for appointment. Mercer was a veteran of the War of 1812. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3583.

Seghers, Theo. Tax receipt, 1862 April 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Receipt for payment of Louisiana state taxes on property in the Third District of the City of New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2142.

Sherman, Thomas West. Letter, 1863 April 10. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union army general in command of the defenses of New Orleans in the Civil War. Letter orders Sherman's aide-de-camp, Captain Adam Badeau, to transport Union refugees from New Orleans to Madisonville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, on the schooner Experiment under a flag of truce. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under Sherman, Thomas W., 1813-1879. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2263.

Sherman, Thomas West. Order, 1863 February 16. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union army general in command of the defenses of New Orleans in the Civil War. Order requests the Board of Inquiry to investigate a fire in the New Orleans Barracks. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2414.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Letters, 1864-1891. (Part of the David French Boyd Papers). 115 items. Location: U:179, Vault:26. Soldier, president of Louisiana State Seminary of Learning, and Union general in the Civil War. David French Boyd was a Confederate colonel in the Civil War and he served as president of LSU during Reconstruction. Letters from Sherman to Boyd refer to voting fraud in Louisiana; African American civil rights and suffrage; activities of the Ku Klux Klan; the jetty system in New Orleans; LSU; higher education in Louisiana; and local and national political issues. Included is a letter by Sherman requesting courtesies for Boyd, a prisoner of war, penciled on the back of an intercepted order from General Johnston to General Pemberton. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 890, 893. Complete Finding Aid

Shute, Dora. Autograph book, 1804-1918 (bulk 1862-1865). 1 vol. Location: J:5. Available on microfilm: UPA Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. Volume of inscribed and inserted autographs of Confederate military and political leaders and others, apparently compiled mostly in New Orleans from 1862-1865. Volume also includes several Civil War letters collected by Shute and two addressed to her. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 791.

Shute, Mrs. James D. Record book, 1863. 1 item, 1 vol. Location: J:5. Mrs. James D. Shute and Mrs. Duncan Hennen, residents of New Orleans. Record of supplies distributed to Confederate prisoners of war and 'Political & Hostage Prisoners,' chiefly from Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama, quartered in Union prisons in New Orleans and Algiers, Louisiana. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 791.

Slauson, Daniel D. Papers, 1852-1870 (bulk 1864). 537 items, 3 vols. Location: A:32-33, H:16. Native of New York who was a surgeon in the hospital of the Corps d'Afrique at Port Hudson, Louisiana, and later an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau. Papers, correspondence, and records of Dr. Slauson. Volumes include a visit book kept at Hornsby, New York, and a medical visit book listing Dr. Slauson's visits in Detroit, Michigan, and Port Hudson, Louisiana. Also included are letters from New Orleans commission merchants dealing with cotton shipments and prices. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 394.

Smith, Joseph W. Letter, 1862 December 26. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union soldier in the 156th New York Volunteers, stationed in New Orleans. Letter to his wife. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2698.

Smith, William H. Letters, 1862-1863. 5 items. Location: Misc. Union sailor from New York. Letters to Smith's brother from the U.S.S. Winona describe the capture of New Orleans, the Vicksburg campaign, fighting with Confederate forces along the Mississippi River, and the Port Hudson campaign. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3162.

Snyder, H. A. Diary, 1862. 1 ms. vol. Location: Safe 23. Small merchant and a member of the Confederate Guards in Confederate New Orleans, and a private in the Confederate Guards, Louisiana Militia, at Camp Moore under Colonel J. F. Girault. Diary entries for August 10-22 and November 18-December 30, 1862 describe travel from New Orleans to New York State, of which he was a native. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2198.

Solomon, Clara. Diaries and photograph, 1861-1862, n.d. .3 linear ft. Location: H:17. Available on microfilm: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. Jewish diarist of New Orleans during the Civil War. Four manuscript volumes record Solomon's experiences in New Orleans during the first part of the war (1861-1862). An albumen cabinet card portrait of one of Clara Solomon's daughters is included, and a bound typescript of the diaries is also available. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 538.

Southern Cotton Press. Papers, 1865. 7 items. Location: Misc. Dr. D. F. E. Boulin, a French citizen, was the owner of a press which was seized by occupation forces in New Orleans in 1862. Documents related to a law suit against the U.S. government by Boulin's widow appealing the seizure. Most items in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3476.

Tabor, Hudson. Family Papers, 1812-1916 (bulk 1834-1868). 32 items; 2 ms. vols.; and 2 microfilm reels. Location: Mss.Mf:T, Misc:T, OS:T. Cotton broker and merchant of St. Francisville and Thibodaux, Louisiana. Collection includes business correspondence between planters and merchants of New Orleans, family letters, and Civil War letters. Letters discuss slavery; destruction of property by Union troops; abolition; and economic and education i ssues. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 954.

Thomas, Robert M. Heirs Papers, 1864-1867. 3 items. Location: Misc. Documents signed by the children of Robert Matthew Thomas (Elizabeth Margaret Thomas, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; and Mary Ellen Thomas, New Orleans) in connection with the settlement of the estate of Thomas Sellers of England. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1071.

Tureaud, Benjamin. Family Papers, 1803-1932 (bulk 1849-1880). 3,332 items, 88 vols. Location: E:42-44, J:1-3. Plantation and store owner of Bagatelle, Brule, and Houmas plantations in Ascension and St. James parishes, Louisiana. Papers include plantation records, business records, and correspondence of Benjamin Tureaud and his family. Some records document merchandise sold to African American laborers. Partly in French. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipation to the Great Migration, Series B, Part 1, Reels 3-13. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 427. Complete finding aid.

Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862. Letter, 1861 June 1. 1 item. Location: Misc. Confederate army general in charge of the District of Louisiana in the Civil War. Letter to Twiggs from a former 'western' businessman living in New Orleans stating opinion in the West on the free use of the Mississippi River for trade. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2461.

Tyson, Robert A. Diary, 1863-1864. 1 vol. Location: M:18. Union soldier in the 46th Indiana Regiment stationed in Louisiana during the Civil War. Tyson re-enlisted as an officer in the Corps d'Afrique and participated in the Red River Campaign of 1864. In a diary purchased in New Orleans in December 1863, Tyson relates his experiences with black troops and contrabands during the Red River Campaign. He also writes about being commander of Company F, U.S. Colored Troops, at Morganza, Louisiana. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1693.

Union Sailor Civil War Letter, 1863, November 9. 1 item. Location: Misc: U. Autograph letter signed "S" and addressed to "Bro[ther] from a sailor aboard the USS Richmond, Western Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron, stationed at New Orleans, La. The Union sailor describes secessionist sentiment in New Orleans and comments that the city's warehouses are empty or occupied by "contrabands," escaped slaves. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4890.

United Confederate Veterans. Papers, 1889-1910. 14 items, 1 ms. vol., and 9 printed vols. Location: A:70, J:12. Organization established in New Orleans in 1889 to unite all associations of Confederate veterans, maintain ties between veterans, care for the disabled, collect data, and preserve records of service of its members. Scrapbook, letters, and printed materials pertaining to the Louisiana Division, United Confederate Veterans, and the Veteran Confederate States Cavalry Association. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 236.

United Confederate Veterans. Records, 1861-1944 (bulk 1898-1930). 99.5 linear ft. Location: 32:1-50, OS:U, Vault:26. Organization established in New Orleans in 1889 to unite all associations of Confederate veterans, maintain ties between veterans, care for the disabled, collect data, and preserve records of service of its members. Collection contains official documents of the association, including correspondence, membership records, administrative records, printed items, logbooks, ledgers, and letters from soldiers during the Civil War. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 1357.

United Confederate Veterans. Reunion scrapbooks, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1914. 4 ms. vols. Location: R:25. Organization established in New Orleans in 1889 to unite all associations of Confederate veterans, maintain ties between veterans, care for the disabled, collect data, and preserve records of service of its members. Bound issues of newspapers pertaining to reunions in New Orleans and in Memphis, Tennessee. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1351.

United Confederate Veterans. Scrapbook, 1899-1915. 1 folder. Location: Nsp. Organization established in New Orleans in 1889 to unite all associations of Confederate veterans, maintain ties between veterans, care for the disabled, collect data, and preserve records of service of its members. Special and souvenir editions of newspapers pertaining to United Confederate Veterans organizations and Confederate veterans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 893.

United Confederate Veterans. Scrapboo-1863, 1892-1915. 11 vols. Location: J:17. Organization established in New Orleans in 1889 to unite all associations of Confederate veterans, maintain ties between veterans, care for the disabled, collect data, and preserve records of service of its members. Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, chiefly from Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia newspapers, relating to Confederate military and public leaders, battles, reminiscences of veterans, monuments, and related matters. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1114.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Louisiana Division. Collection, 1922-1928. 8 items and 60 vols. Location: J:3, X:85-86. Mrs. Fred W. Bradt was historian of the Louisiana Division of United Daughters of the Confederacy. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings. Printed material includes two prof New Orleans and correct irregularities that currently exist. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3115.

United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf. Bureau of Free Labor. Rules and Regulations Governing Colored Labor at Work on the Plantations under Control of the U.S. Government. 1863 March 9. 1 item. Location: Imprints, Range: E. Document listing fourteen rules and regulations instituted by the Gulf Department of the U.S. Government and overseen by the Office of the Superintendent of Negro Labor for the purpose of ensuring fair working conditions and pay for former slaves working on plantations following the fall of New Orleans to Union troops on May 1, 1862. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4822.

United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf. General orders, 1864 September 14. 1 printed item. Location: E:. General orders No. 48, issued by Lt. Col. C. T. Christensen, headquarters, Military Division of West Mississippi, New Orleans, on the suspension of prisoner exchanges and methods to be employed in sending Confederate prisoners to depots in the North. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3032.

United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf. General orders, 1864 September 7. 1 printed item. Location: E:. General Orders No. 122, issued by George B. Drake, Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, outlining wag4. Filed in the manuscript card catalog under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3365.

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Confiscation decrees, 1863 August 13-September 1. 3 items. Location: Misc:T. Benjamin F. Flanders worked as a special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department during the federal occupation of New Orleans, later serving as governor of Louisiana. Decrees, carried out by Flanders, authorizing the confiscation of properties in New Orleans for nonpayment of taxes by Confederate sympathizers. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3108.

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Receipt for confiscated property, 1863 August 22. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Benjamin F. Flanders worked as a special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department during the federal occupation of New Orleans, later serving as governor of Louisiana. Manuscript receipt, signed by Benjamin F. Flanders, states that properties belonging to Felix Labatut are confiscated because of noncompliance with general order No. 76. The confiscated property was valued at $43,000. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3309.

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Receipt for confiscated property, 1863 September 1. 1 item. Location: Misc:C. Benjamin F. Flanders worked as a special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department during the federal occupation of New Orleans, later serving as governor of Louisiana. Manuscript receipt, signed by Flanders, accounts for properties in New Orleans confiscated from Edward Sparrow. The properties were valued at $3,000. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3472.

United States. War Dept. Letter, 1863 May 13. 1 item. Location: E:66. Letter of transmittal for supplies to General Nathaniel P. Banks, New Orleans. Filed under United States Army Collection. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2414.

U.S. Army 77th Colored Infantry Regiment records, 1864-1865. 9 items. Location: OS:U. The 77th Infantry Regiment of the United States Colored Troops was organized Apr. 4, 1864, from the 5th Corps d'Afrique Infantry. Primarily muster rolls for Company H, providing name, rank, where joined and mustered (most enrolled in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Franklin, La.) , record of payment, and comments on status such as present, deserted, or dead and cause of death. The record of enlistment , pay received, and clothing issued for Privates James Jones and Anthony Whitaker of the 13th Infantry Corps d'Afrique are also present. A physical description of each soldier is included, as well as the location of his nativity. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4065.

Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Papers, 1862-1909. 385 items. Location: C:66. Journalist, diplomat, and historian of New Orleans. Papers consist of letters from Louisiana friends; officials in the Department of State and the diplomatic service; Americans in public life; and literary figures, historians, journalists, and other writers. Collection includes 75 letters (1865-1892) of L. Placide Canonge, New Orleans writer and dramatist, pertaining to literature and the theater in New Orleans. Partly in French. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1281.

Vinet, John B. (John Baptiste), b. 1835. Papers, 1861-1900. .16 linear ft. (37 items, 3 ms. vols., 3 printed vols.). Location: A:69, OS:V. Confederate officer in the Orleans Artillery Battalion in the Civil War and later Chief of Ordnance, Louisiana State National Guard (1889-1896). Papers include Civil War dispatches, field orders, vouchers, passes, and correspondence. A notebook (1861) kept by a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, physician contains remedies for illnesses, some in French. Two case record books of Vinet deal with the 1878 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans and document relief administered by the Howard Association. Some notebook entries in French. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 850, 898.

Walworth, Douglas, b. 1833. Walworth and Gordon Family Papers, 1806-1881 (bulk 1850-1881). 189 items; 10 ms. vols. Location: U:234. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 20-21. Planter and attorney of Natchez, Mississippi, who served as a Confederate captain in the 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Alexander Gordon was a Scottish immigrant to New Orleans. Correspondence includes letters from Walworth's parents while he was at Harvard University. His diaries describe his childhood, study and student life, and Confederate military experiences. Civil War papers concern Confederate military administration. Gordon family papers include documents on the estates of James Gordon and his wife, family correspondence, the American naturalization certificate of Alexander Gordon, and Alexander's diary. Mss. 2471, 2499.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Manuscript, ca. 1878. 1 item. U.S. secretary of the navy during the Civil War. Manuscript discusses the Union capture of New Orleans; the roles of the navy and the army in the campaign; and aspects of recruitment and command of the Union army. For further information see manuscript card catalog. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3001.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letters, 1861-1862. 3 items. U.S. secretary of the navy during the Civil War. Papers include an 1861 letter from officers aboard the U.S.S. Colorado at the mouth of the Mississippi River, requesting news about Confederate preparations in New Orleans. Collection also includes two letters (1862) from Welles to Rear Admiral David Farragut congratulating him on his success in capturing New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1701.

Wharton, Edward Clifton. Family Papers, 1819-1947 (bulk 1819-1901). 1,130 items, 11 vols. Location: UU:120-125, OS:W. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: UPA Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 22. Resident of New Orleans, journalist, newspaper editor, playwright, author, and drama critic. Wharton served as a colonel in the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate army. Papers of four generations of the Wharton family include correspondence, manuscript writings, manuscript volumes, photographs, printed items, and broadsides. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1553, 1575, 1594, 1610, 1613, 1663, 1714, 1736.

Wharton, Thomas K. Diary, 1853-1859, 1862. 2 vols. Location: Mf. Secretary to the commission for the New Orleans Custom House and assistant to Major P. G. T. Beauregard as superintendent. Wharton was superintendent of construction in 1861 after Beauregard's resignation. Diary and sketch book describing Wharton's journey from New Orleans to Boston (1853) and continuing after his return to New Orleans until December 1854. Diary includes comments on his work on the Custom House. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 807.

Whitaker, J. S., Scrapbooks, 1849-1880. 2 vols. Location: J:7. Judge and resident of New Orleans." "Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings pertaining to Whitaker's legal decisions, New Orleans local affairs, the Civil War, and literary and scientific subjects. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 445.

Whittleseip, George W. Letters, 1862-1863. 6 items. Location: Misc. Lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteers serving under General Nathaniel Banks during the First Red River Campaign. Letters from Thibodaux, Baton Rouge, Brashear City (now Morgan City), Alexandria, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to a young lady friend in Waterford, New York. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 2449.

Witherell, W. Frank. Letters, 1860-1865. 54 items. Location: T:77. Native of New York state, student at Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton, New York, and West Point cadet. After the Civil War, Witherell was associated with Witherell and Company, New Orleans commission merchants. Letters concern curriculum, faculty, and social life of students and cadets, attitudes of cadets toward Civil War, and the assassination of President Lincoln. Included is a letter from W. H. H. Witherell referring to business prospects in New Orleans. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 1503.

Witt, Josiah C. Letter to Mr. E. W. Witt, 1863 March 3-7. 1 item. Location: Misc:W. Union soldier in the 42nd Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War. Witt's letter to his family describes his unit's activities at New Orleans, camp news, the lack of provisions for Confederate forces, the poor condition of prisoners taken at Galveston, and the surrender of Confederate officers. The letter also describes the lack of resistance to gun boats passing forts on the Mississippi River and the seizure and destruction of cotton along the river. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3659.

Wyman, U. S. Letter, 1864 March 11. 1 item. Location: Misc. Union army soldier in the Civil War. Letter from New Orleans pertains to personal health and military duties. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 3032.

Wynne, Michael D. Collection, 1827-1976, n.d. .5 linear ft. Location: U:34-35, P:19, Vault:5. Resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, and collector of historical materials on south Louisiana history and culture. Collection includes papers of planters, Civil War soldiers, politicians, and professionals. It contains letters, sheet music, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks documenting New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and surrounding parishes. Also included are papers of the Mayer Brass Band of Opelousas, Louisiana (1892-1909). For further information see online catalog. Mss. 3053.

No "X" Records

No "Y" Records

Zacharie, Carrie. Composition book, 1862-1864. 1 item. Location: Misc: Z. Student's composition book written at the Convent of Mercy, New Orleans. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 4524.

Zacharie, James S. (James Schatzell), 1844-1906. Diary, 1863-1864 (bulk 1863 September 20- November 5). 1 vol. Location: M:18. Prominent New Orleans writer and first president of the Louisiana State Museum Board of Curators. Diary entries describe Zacharie's observations and impressions of France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, as he travelled through these countries. He notes the living conditions of Jews in Amsterdam, Holland, and Frankfort, Germany. Zacharie's interests in horse racing, art museums, European royalty, and the theater are also reflected in the diary. For further information see online catalog. Mss. 965.

CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX

1650, 1801-1965. Lieutaud, Albert Louis Collection
1720-1865. Louisiana pictures
1785-1924. McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Family papers
1786-1901. Bringier, Louis Amadee, 1827-1897. Papers
1794-1932 (bulk 1850-1890). Markham, Thomas Railey, 1828-1894. Papers
1800-1950 (bulk 1860-1937). Barel, Leona Queyrouze, 1861?-1938. Papers
1803-1918 (bulk 1850-1870). Hennen-Jennings family papers
1805-2001 (bulk: 1850-1950). Johnson (Alfred Grima) Family Papers
1807-1863 (bulk 1835-1855). Bertoli, Nicolas. Family papers
1811-1897 (bulk 1830-1870). Hinckley, Orramel, 1813-1868. Family papers
1815-1925 (bulk 1854-1883). Mandeville, Henry D. (Henry David), 1781-1878. Family papers
1818-1912 (bulk 1850-1880). Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Family papers
1827-1889 (bulk 1864-1875). Flanders, Benjamin F., 1816-1896. Papers
1831, 1863, 1869. Martin, W. L. Collection
1832-1919 (bulk 1860-1905). Jones, Joseph. Papers
1833-1954 (bulk 1868-1936), n.d. King, William W. Family papers
1834-1949. Fontenot, Ozeme, 1846-1928. Family papers
1835-1917 (bulk 1870-1898). Corbin, Robert A., d. 1906. Papers
1836-1916. Miangolarra, Juan. Papers
1837-1954 (bulk 1837-1933), n.d. King, William W. Family papers
1838-1905 (bulk 1838-1894). Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887. Papers
1840-1882 (bulk 1858-1879). Andry, M. T. (Michel Thomassin), 1811-ca. 1871. Family papers
1840-1953. Laycock, John T. Family papers
1842-1941 (bulk 1842-1874). Bell, William R., ca. 1814-1874. Papers
1845-1894 (bulk 1861-1865). Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Papers
1848-1863-1865, 1874-1900. Eager, William Blake, 1824-1890. Papers
1848-1891. Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892. Papers
1850-1893, n.d. Egan, J. S. Family papers
1851, 1864-1932, 1941, n.d. King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Papers
1853-1964. Carmouche, Annie Jeter, 1843-1921. Papers
1855-1857, 1865-1867, n.d. Anonymous scrapbook
1855-1866 (bulk 1855-1863). Edwards, Marianne. Letters
1855-1913 (bulk 1855-1868). Douglas, Emily Caroline, b. 1840. Papers
1856-1866. Campbell, Zoe J., d.
1856-1876 (bulk 1862-1863). Burt, Joseph, Jr. Papers
1858-1863. Allen, William M., b. 1832 or 3. Correspondence
1858-1866. Gurley, John W. Papers
1858-1886. Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Correspondence
1858, 1865. Carroll, Hoy and Company. Papers
1859-1865. Guion, Lewis, 1838-1920. Record books
1860-1861. Reed, A. R. Diary
1860-1883. Graham, James, notary public. Papers
1860-1862. Roy, John. Diary
1860-1862, 1871. Roy, John. Diary
1860-1865. Witherell, W. Frank. Letters
1861. Hill, James D. Papers
1861. Larche, Adeline N. Letter
1861. Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884. Letter
1861. Lynch, Edward. Document
1861. Nicholson, William, Texas Ranger. Letters
1861. Olivier, Adolphus. Letter
1861 January-April. Louisiana State Depositary. Journal
1861 March 28. Anonymous letter
1861 June 1. Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862. Letter
1861 July 3. Anonymous Confederate letter
1861 December 2. Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897. Letter
1861 [1862?]. New Orleans Civil War letter
1861-1862. Confederate States of America Collection. Quartermaster's department
1861-1862. Hill, James D. Papers
1861-1862. McNeill, George, soldier. Letters
1861-1862. Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letters
1861-1862, n.d. Solomon, Clara. Diaries and photograph
1861-1862, 1959. Dufour, Charles L. Digest
1861-1863. Schmidt, Gustavus. Correspondence
1861-1864. Evans, Simeon A. Letters,
1861-1865. Guess, George W. Papers
1861-1865, n.d. Penrose, Ann Wilkinson. Diary and family letters
1861-1866. Foster, Isaac G. (Issac Gaillard), d. 1864. Isaac G. and John S. Foster papers
1861-1867. Davidson, John M. Legal papers
1861-1889 (bulk 1864-1866). Robinson, Harai, d. 1887?. Papers
1861-1890 (bulk 1861-1865). Conrad, Archelus M. Papers
1861-1898 (bulk 1861-1874). Boothby, Charles W. Papers
1861-1900. Vinet, John B. (John Baptiste), b. 1835. Papers
1861-1936, n.d. Anonymous scrapbook
1861-1944 (bulk 1898-1930). United Confederate Veterans. Records
1861-1949. McGrath, John, 1835-1924. Papers and scrapbook
1861, 1869-1884. Kellogg, William Pitt, 1830-1918. Papers
1861-1866. Foster, James and Family Correspondence
1862 [?] February 18. Eagles, C. A. Letter
1862. Foster, Freeman, Jr. Letters
1862. Snyder, H. A. Diary
1862 January-April. Confederate newspaper clippings
1862 January 1. New Orleans Price Current, New Year's address
1862 February 13. Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885. Letter
1862 February 25. Confederate States of America Collection. Department no. 1,
1862 March 9. Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884. Letter
1862 April 11. Seghers, Theo. Tax receipt
1862 April 21. Quitman, F. Henry. Letter
1862 July 7-November 28. Nickerson, E. L. (Edwin L.). Letters
1862 July 17. Randolph, George Wythe. Letter
1862 October 14. Pelouze, Louis H. ca. 1831-1878. Letter
1862 October 21. Jones, William W. (Union soldier). Letter: Camp Kearney, La. to Mary H. Jones
1862 December 26. Smith, Joseph W. Letter
1862-1863. Burnham, Howard and Horace. Letters
1862-1863. Guion, Lewis, 1838-1920. Diary
1862-1863. Kimbell, Sylvester, b. 1836 or 7. Letters
1862-1863. Royce, James B. Letters
1862-1863. Smith, William H. Letters
1862-1863. Whittleseip, George W. Letters
1862-1863, n.d. Fessenden, Anson D., b. 1839. Papers
1862-1863, 1864, 1865. Edwards, Albert F. B. Diary
1862-1863, 1892-1915. United Confederate Veterans. Scrapbooks
1862-1864. Betts, Ephraim. Diaries
1862-1864. Dane, E. Letters
1862-1864. Davis, George H. Letters
1862-1864. Kinney, John C. (John Coddington), d. 1891. Letters
1862-1864. Osgood, Jessie C. Letters
1862-1864. Pitts, Florison D. Diary
1862-1864. Zacharie, Carrie. Composition book
1862-1864, n.d. Guild, John H. Letters
1862-1866. McClure, John W. Papers
1862-1866. Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892. Papers
1862-1870. McKelvey, Peter B. Papers
1862-1877. Anonymous manuscript volume
1862-1906. Hartzell, Joseph C. (Joseph Crane), 1842-1928. Letters
1862-1909. Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922. Papers
1862-1968. Carrigan, Jo Ann, 1933. Civil War collection
1862, 1864. Jamison, Samuel. Orders
1862, 1865-1868. Bishop Polk Benevolent Society. Record book
1862, 1900-1910. Gilmore, John Young, 1837-1900. Family papers
1863. Civil War Quartermaster document
1863. Civil War soldiers letters
1863. Johnston, Henry. Letter
1863. McPherson and Oliver. Photographs
1863. Shute, Mrs. James D. Record book
1863 January 1. Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Letter: to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
1863 January 4-May 23. Burnham, B. Letters
1863 January 10. Pease, Charles G. Letter
1863 February 16. Sherman, Thomas West. Order
1863 March 3-7. Witt, Josiah C. Letter to Mr. E. W. Witt
1863 April 10. Sherman, Thomas West. Letter
1863 April 15. Miller, Horace P. Letter
1863 May 8. Milton, Horace P. Letter
1863 May 9. Ely, John. Letter
1863 May 13. United States. War Dept. Letter
1863 August 13-September 1. United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Confiscation decrees
1863 August 22. United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Receipt for confiscated property
1863 September 1. United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Receipt for confiscated property
1863 September 24. Anonymous soldier letter
1863-1864. Banks, Nathaniel P., 1816-1894. Letterpress copybook
1863-1864. HUNLEY documents
1863-1864. Leverich, Charles E. Diary
1863-1864. Tyson, Robert A. Diary
1863-1864 (bulk 1863 September 20- November 5). Zacharie, James S. (James Schatzell), 1844-1906. Diary
1863-1865. Andrews, George L. (George Leonard), 1828-1899. Papers
1863-1868 (bulk 1864-1866). Grima, Alfred. Papers
1863-1868, n.d. Bower, Garner and Harrison. Papers
1863-1877. Pestel papers
1863, n.d. McElhenny, Robert W. Letter and genealogical notes
1864. Anonymous letter
1864. Eddy, George P. Papers
1864. Lambert, N. Letters
1864. New Orleans Independence Day program
1864. United States. Army. Headquarters, Dept. of the Gulf. General order no. 105
1864 March 11. Wyman, U. S. Letter
1864 April 2. Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter
1864 April 17-June 14. Beebe, William S. Papers
1864 May 22. 1864 May 22
1864 June 11. Heard, H. J. Letter
1864 July. United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf. Office of the Chief of Cavalry. Orders of General Banks
1864 September 2. Hoyt, Stephen. Letter
1864 September 7. United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf. General orders
1864 September 14. United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf. General orders
1864 November 16. McBeth letter
1864 December 21. Constable, N. S. Inventory
1864-1867. Thomas, Robert M. Heirs papers
1864-1868. Risley, Alice Cary, b. 1847. Diary
1864-1891. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Letters
1864, 1883-1933, n.d. King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932. Selected papers
1864, 1899-1916. Ferguson, Percy. Papers
1865. Barrow, C. J. Certificate
1865. MARY AGNES expense account
1865. NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE transcripts
1865. New, George W. Letter
1865. Southern Cotton Press. Papers
1865 June 1. Delmer, Alexander. Telegram
1865 June 1. Maury, Dabney Herndon. Letter
1865 July 14. Freedmen's Bureau circular
1865 December 30. De Bow, J. D. B. Letter
1865-1866, 1873-1877. Locquet Institute. Class exercise books
1865-1976. Palmer-Lincoln family papers
1867. Kellogg, William P. Letter
1867. Pierce, Charles H. Letter
1878, ca. Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Manuscript
1889-1910. United Confederate Veterans. Papers
1889-1926, n.d. Lawrence family. Papers
1891. Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Published volume
1891. Boggs, William R., 1829-1911. Reminiscences
1899-1915. United Confederate Veterans. Scrapbook
1900, ca. Anonymous scrapbook
1903, 1906, 1909, 1914. United Confederate Veterans. Reunion scrapbooks
1909 August 17. Lamberton, W. W. Letter
1922-1928. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Louisiana Division. Collection
1959. Carrollton Centennial Exhibit collection 

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