Manuscript Resources on The Civil War

Smith, Benjamin R., b. 1840. Letter, 1861 August 23. 1 item. Location: Misc:S. Smith enlisted in the 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment in 1861. Wounded twice during the Civil War, he returned to duty each time. Smith continued to serve in the army until his unit surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. Letter from Camp Magruder, Virginia, to Smith's friend, R. H. Carnal, of Alexandria, Louisiana, discussing Carnal's recent visit to Richmond; the general enthusiasm and confidence of Smith's unit; and other matters related to mutual friends. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1676.

Smith, Jean H. Collection, 1821, 1826, 1965. 6 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc. Papers include an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Mary Harwell; a list of African Americans hired out; and renting of land belonging to the orphans of Thomas Harwell. Also included are a plan of an escape tunnel in a Confederate Prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, and a report of its discovery. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3398.

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

Smith, R. M. Letter, 1862 July 20. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Confederate civilian in Homochitto, Franklin County, Mississippi. Letter to Smith's cousin commenting on his personal illness and perplexities caused by the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2133.

Smith, William H. Letters, 1862-1863. 5 items. Location: Misc.:S. 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 online catalog. Mss. 3162.

Smith, Willie Sargent. Civil War cartoon album, 1861. 1 volume., 1 microfilm reel. Location: Vault:5, Mss.Mf:C. Bound volume of 400 envelopes with printed caricatures of the South from the Northern point of view. Willie Sargent Smith collected the envelopes, which depict such subjects as politics, finances, trade, warfare, morals, race relations, and political leaders such as Jefferson Davis and General G. T. Beaugregard. Most cartoons show the printer's name. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3411.

Snell, S. F. Letter, 1863 April 26. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Union soldier in the 19th Army Corps stationed at Brashear City, Louisiana (now Morgan City), during the Red River Campaign of 1863. Letter to his wife in New England, complaining of not being able to celebrate the Sabbath properly in the army, especially in Louisiana. He notes that General Banks arrived there yesterday. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3090.

Snider, William E. Letters, 1862-1863. 3 items. Location: Misc:S. Snider's letters to his parents describe his condition in a military hospital in Virginia. A letter from William's brother describes his separation from his military unit in West Virginia because of an ankle injury, and discusses William's discharge. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2121.

Snodgrass, Alexander. Letters, 1863-1864. 3 items. Location: Misc:S. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. Confederate major in the Quartermaster's Department, 35th Alabama Regiment, during the Civil War. Letters tell of securing salt for the Confederate army near Bristol, Tennessee, and wheat near Atlanta, Georgia. Letters comment on skirmishes commanded by General Humphrey Marshall around Bristol, Tennessee, and on the Battle of Resaca in Georgia. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1767.

Snyder, Alonzo. Papers, 1779-1919 (bulk 1800-1861). 3,534 items, 6 volumes. Location: R:38-40, J;7, OS:S. Cotton planter, judge, and Louisiana senator from Madison and Tensas parishes, Louisiana. Snyder's business, official, and personal papers consist of letters, land records, financial papers, and legal record books that reflect legal cases, state laws, politics, plantation management, secession, the Civil War, public health, and his family. Snyder served as attorney for the estate of Jacob Bieller of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and these files include correspondence and reports from Natchez, Mississippi, businessmen. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 655.

Snyder, H. A. Diary, 1862. 1 ms. vol. Location: V:62. Grocer 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 online catalog. Mss. 2198.

Solomon, Clara. Diaries and photograph, 1861-1862. 0.3 linear ft. Location: H:17. 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. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 15. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 538.

Soule, George, 1823-1867. Letter, 1862 Jan. 2. 1 letter. Location: Misc. George Soule, writing from Annapolis, Md., and acting as chaplain of the Eleventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment, writes the parents of Private Myron Webster regarding their son's illness with bronchitis. Mss. 3747.

Southern Cotton Press. Papers, 1865. 7 items. Location: Misc.:S. Documents related to law suit against U.S. Government, by widow of Dr. D.F.E. Boulin, both citizens of France, and owners (since 1859) of the press which was seized by occupation forces in New Orleans (La.) in 1862. Papers appeal seizure, directed to the French ambassador in Washington, D.C. Judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff. Most items are in French. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3476.

Sparrow, Edward, Portrait, circa 1860-1882. 1 item [photographic copy]. Location: E:69. Louisiana politician, state congressman, and Confederate congressman from Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2900.

Spears, Ann E. Papers, 1861-1864. 3 items. Location: Misc:S. Louisiana resident, possibly from East Feliciana Parish. Papers include a letter (1861) from her cousin, a Confederate soldier in Company B, 4th Louisiana Infantry, stationed on Ship Island, Mississippi, in the Civil War; a military pass (1863); and an issue of the Feliciana Democrat. Available on microfilm 5750: University Publications of America Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Series E, Reel 31. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1227.

Speights family. Papers, 1842-1870. 1 microfilm reel, 12 photocopies. Location: MISC:S, MSS.MF:S. Stephen Alexander Speights was a resident of Lawrence County, Mississippi. Papers include family correspondence, chiefly between Lamon Speights and his son, Stephen Alexander Speights, including two Civil War letters; and a copy of birth, marriage, and death records from a Bible owned by Reverend J. D. Slay. Except for the two Civil War letters, all papers are handwritten transcriptions of the originals. Several letters from the papers are also available as photocopies. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1179.

Spence, John A. Record book, 1855-1865. 1 ms. vol. Location: M:18. Publisher of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, Calcasieu Press. Record book containing day-by-day accounts for advertising and for printing (1855-1857). Later entries made by a Confederate army enrolling officer for Calcasieu Parish describe conscripts and include related items received at headquarters. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1358.

Spyker, Leonidas Pendleton, 1818-1867. Collection, 1856-1932 (bulk 1856-1860). 1 vol. [typed copies]. Location: Mss. Mf.:S. Resident of Hard Times Plantation and New Hope Plantation, both in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. Records include the plantation diary of Leonidas Spyker; a list of family names appearing in the diary; a sketch of the family of Sarah Mildred Gilmer, wife of Spyker; and a list of persons buried in the Spyker family vault in New Orleans. Included is a letter from Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson to Cecilia Egan describing a raid on New Hope Plantation by Union soldiers in the Civil War. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 589.

St. John the Baptist Parish amnesty oaths, 1866 April-May. 3 items. Location: Misc:S. Amnesty oaths of Numa Hymel, Felix Bossier, and Ulysses Jacob of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, April-May 1866. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

St. Martin Parish papers, 1864-1865. 23 items. Location: A: 119. Papers documenting the efforts of eight residents of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, to be discharged from military service in the Confederate army. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 379.

Stagg, Louis letters, 1856-1863. 15 items. Location: MISC:S; Vault MRDF 19; Vault 24. Letters written in French from Louis Stagg, Opelousas merchant, to his wife Laure Latour. Antebellum love letters relate StaggÆs feelings for and desire to marry Laure. War letters from Camp Moore, La., Tupelo and Jackson, Miss, and Chattanooga, Tenn., include descriptions of camp life, wages, drilling, and lack of adequate rations and communication. Includes currency from Republic of Texas and Confederate States of America. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4927.

Standifer, Thomas C., 1827-1897. Papers, 1864-1898. 6 items. Location: Misc:S. Resident of Ruston, Louisiana, and a lieutenant colonel in the 12th Louisiana Regiment during the Civil War. His son-in-law, Judge Andrew A. Gunby, was a lawyer, politician, poet, and educator of Monroe, Louisiana. Documents relating to Standifer's military career including special field orders to proceed to Alexandria, Louisiana, to arrest absentees; an appointment as 'Aid to the General Commanding' of United Confederate Veterans; and two posthumous memorials. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3266.

Stanton, Edwin McMasters. Engraving, circa 1862-1868. Location: E:65. Secretary of War (1862-1868) under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. Engraving of Edwin McMasters Stanton. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2309.

Stanton, Edwin McMasters. Manuscript, 1840, 1854-1869. 1 volume (68 leaves), 1 microfilm reel. Location: U:104, MSS.MF:S. "Edward M. Stanton: A Personal Portrait" as revealed in letters to his wife, Ellen Hutchinson, and friends, edited with a commentary by his grandson, Gideon Townsend Stanton. Description of a sea voyage from New York to California includes portage across the Isthmus of Panama. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1648.

Stanton, Edwin McMasters. Papers, 1832-1957 (bulk 1858-1957). 154 items, 53 v. Location: 34:1-5, OS:S. Letters, telegrams, resolutions, statements of account, scrapbooks, pamphlets, and other records concerning Stanton’s government service as attorney for the United States in the California land fraud cases (1858) and as Secretary of War (1862-1868), as well as his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court and memorials issued at his death. Mss. 1659, 1782, 1820, 1871, 1886.

Stanton, Edwin McMasters. Registers, 1864, 1866. 22 items, 3 volumes. Location: 99:S, H:17, MISC:S, OS:S, Vault MRDF 5 . Secretary of War (1862-1868) under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. President Andrew Johnson items include official memorandums, admittance cards to the 'Impeachment of the President,' autographed card, memorandum from Winfield Scott, letter to S. P. Chase, and an engraving of Edwin M. Stanton. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 522, 1698, 1747.

Stauffer, Walter R. (Walter Robinson). Papers, 1883-1897, 1914. 7 items [photocopies]. Location: Misc.:S. Receipts issued for registration of four births and notarized affidavits of freedmen providing an account of plantation and personal property plantation at Fashion Plantation in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, under the occupation of Union troops in 1862. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2525.

Stebbins, E. A. Receipts, 1864-1865. 3 items. Location: MISC:S. Resident of Madison County, Mississippi. Receipts for the amount of tax-in-kind paid by E. A. Stebbins for the defense of the Confederacy. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Steele, Fredrick. Letter, 1864 May 14. 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Union general during the Civil War. Letter from Steele from headquarters of the Department of Arkansas, accepting the invitation of a group of citizens to a dinner in his honor. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2727.

Steele, Oliver Brice. Andrew Lytle photograph collection, 1816-1904. 36 items. Location: D:96. Confederate veteran, Baton Rouge banker, and Louisiana state auditor who collected these photographs by Andrew David Lytle, a Baton Rouge photographer. Collection contains various photographic media. Included are cabinet cards and prints of etchings of Louisiana governors (ca. 1816-1904), cabinet cards of LSU officials and cadets, and 8x10 enlargements of photographs of steamboats. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4028.

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883, Papers, 1834-1872. 3,053 items [on microfilm]. Location: Mss. Mf.:S. Vice-President of the Confederacy in the Civil War. His brother, Judge Linton Stephens, was lieutenant colonel of the 15th Georgia Regiment during the first year of the Civil War. Extensive correspondence between Stephens and his brother Linton Stephens; and a few other letters between Alexander and his brother's widow. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 863.

Stephens, John F., 1813-1884. Correspondence, 1861-1864. 4 items. Location: Misc:S. Resident of Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana. His son Edward L. Stephens, W. Ezra Denson, and Henry M. King were members of the 9th Louisiana Infantry in the Civil War. Letters written by Denson from Camp Beauregard and Louisiana Hospital, Virginia, describe the commands of Generals Joseph E. Johnston and G. T. Beauregard. A letter from Edward Stephens, written near Fredericksburg, Virginia, describes camp conditions. A letter of King gives details of the deaths of Stephens and Denson and the condition of surviving members of Company C. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 882.

Stephenson, P. D. (Philip Daingerfield), 1845-1916. Memoirs, 1862-1903. 44 items, 11 vols. Location: E:53, G:21, Mss.Mf:S. Presbyterian minister of Woodstock, Virginia, who served as a private in the Confederate Army, Missouri Brigade of Tennessee. Memoirs relate Civil War experiences based on diary entries and letters. He describes the defense and evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi, campaigns, and battles. Diary also recounts the Union invasion and occupation of Huntsville, Alabama. Reminiscences of his wife contain her comments on plantation life and the war. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 2482, 2657.

Stevens, John B. Diary, 1863 April 21-August 21. 1 vol. ; 17 x 8 cm. Location: Misc.:S. Farmer from Petersham, Massachusetts, enlisted in the United States Army, Massachusetts 53rd Infantry, Sept. 15, 1862. He served as a private until he was mustered out Sept. 3, 1863. Civil War diary gives an account of Stevens' stay in a Baton Rouge hospital. Suffering from dysentery, he described his condition and treatment; he also mentioned the deaths of fellow soldiers. One entry (June 17, 1863) tells of preparations made for more wounded arriving from Vicksburg, Mississippi. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4711.

Stewart Family. Correspondence, 1861-1864. 4 items [typescript copies]. Location: MISC:S. Typescript of letters received by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stewart, of Beaver Creek, Dale County, Alabama, from Confederate soldiers W.H. Clark, stationed at Manassas, Virginia, and L.B. Robbins, Company E, 25th Georgia Volunteers, and a minister's wife living in Madison, Alabama, relating their personal experiences. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1002.

Stewart, William and Walter. Papers, 1817-1933. 207 items, 15 printed vols., 4 ms. vols. Location: E:37. Residents of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Papers include tax bills and receipts; and three letters by Confederate veterans describing the Civil War. There is also a letter from Mrs. Virginia Hilliard about her former husband, General Albert Jenkins, who fought at Gettysburg; and a printed address by Col. J. S. Scott. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 703.

Stirling Family. Papers, 1862-1924. 4 items. Location: C:61. Residents of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Civil War papers consisting of two Confederate bonds and a medical discharge application signed by L. Stirling, enrolling officer, for James W. Johns. Also includes a letter with information on Jefferson Davis' marriage to Sarah Knox Taylor. Part of the George M. Lester Collection. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1209.

Stokes, Joel A. Family Papers, 1863-1898. 140 items. Location: E:35. Druggist and retail liquor and tobacco dealer of Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi. Business papers consist chiefly of bills and tax receipts for Stokes' drug business. Personal papers include a Civil War letter from J. W. Courtney to his family and a series of letters from Lilly Stokes, a teacher in Osyka, to her brother J. J. Stokes. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 685.

Stone, Kate, 1841-1907. Diary, 1861-1868. 382 leaves. Location: C:68. The diary of Kate Stone describes her experiences in Louisiana and Texas during the Civil War. This typescript copy was created by Professor Walter Prichard of Louisiana State University in the late 1940s for consideration for possible publication. Mss. 1313.

Stone, Kate. Diary, 1861-1907. 2 vols.,1 mf reel. Location: C:78, Mss.Mf:S. Louisiana planter and diarist. Diaries describe Stone's experiences during the Civil War in Louisiana. The diaries were published by John Q. Anderson as Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4643.

Stratton, Joseph B. (Joseph Buck). Papers. 1746-1916 (bulk 1843-1903). 0.9 linear ft., 2 microfilm reels. Location: A:53-54, B:69, OS:S, MSS.MF:S. Presbyterian minister of Natchez, Mississippi. Dr. Stratton's 46-volume diary (1843-1903) contains information about his activities as a minister. Activities and events described include travel in Europe, weddings and funerals, baptisms, prayer meetings, yellow fever epidemics, and the Civil War. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 464, 1329.

Strong, George C., 1832-1863. Photograph Album, 1857, 1891. 1 volume. Location: F:6. A native of Vermont and West Point graduate, Strong joined Benjamin F. Butler's staff as adjutant in 1861, actively took part in planning the Union expedition against New Orleans, and eventually became Butler's chief of staff. The collection consists of one photograph album of members of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, class of 1857 and 1858. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1453.

Stubbs, Jefferson W. Family Papers, 1861-1895. 0.5 linear ft. (121 items). Location: A:55. Merchant of Gloucester County, Virginia. His wife's brother, John L. Hibble, was a Confederate captain and quartermaster in the 26th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. Personal and business papers include letters written by his son, James, while attending Virginia Military Institute and Civil War correspondence from sons William J., James and Jefferson; John L. Hibble; and from various residents of Gloucester County serving in the army. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 567.

Sullivan, Peter John. Letters, 1878 June 18, undated. 2 items. Location: MISC:S. Irish-born United States Army officer and lieutenant colonel in the 48th Ohio Regiment in the Civil War. Letters to a member of General William T. Sherman's staff, written from Cincinnati, Ohio, discuss Sullivan's and General Sherman's roles in the Union victory at Shiloh and Sherman's attitude toward Southern pacification. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3228.

Surget, E. Letter: to Maj. Genl. R. Taylor, 1863 April 9. 1 item. Location: MISC:S. Confederate assistant adjutant general during the Civil War. Letter requests that Captain and Assistant Adjutant General A. H. May be appointed to serve in the Adjutant General's Department of the District of Western Louisiana. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 4517.

Suydam, G. H. Photograph collection, 1845-1864 (bulk 1863-1864). 26 items. Location: E:73, MISC:S, 98:Suydam. Captain in the 162nd New York Volunteers in the Civil War. Photographs depicting occupied Baton Rouge, Farragut's fleet, and a Union military headquarters and hospital, probably taken by Baton Rouge photographers McPherson and Oliver. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1394.

Suydam, George H. Correspondence, 1861-1899, undated (bulk: 1863-1865). 1.2 linear ft. Location: E:72. Collection is comprised of correspondence received by George H. Suydam before, while, and after he served as a lieutenant and captain in the United States Army during the Civil War. Letters were received from family members and friends. Topics include information about daily life, family life, the war, and other current events. Collection also contains some printed materials. Mss. 5307.

Taber, Frederick R., 1839-1863. Papers, 1859-1862. 28 items. Location: A:57. Soldier in the 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment of the Confederate army discharged due to chronic illness in 1862. Papers include correspondence, sketchbooks, and documents related to Taber's illness. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 412, 607, 631.

Tabor, Hudson. Family Papers, 1812-1916 (bulk 1834-1868). 32 items; 2 ms. vols.; and 2 microfilm reels. Location: A:81, Misc.:T, Mss. Mf.: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 issues. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 954.

Taliaferro, James G., Letters, 1852-1876. 2 microfilm reels. Location: MSS.MF:T. Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, planter, judge, Secession Convention delegate, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and newspaper publisher. Letters discuss Taliaferro's involvement with the Secession Convention; politics during the Civil War (1865); Louisiana Supreme Court (1866-1874); Louisiana politics (1861-1874); Mississippi River flood of 1874; fires, cholera, and economic conditions in New Orleans; the visit of the Emperor of Brazil to New Orleans (1876), and plantation operations. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1562.

Taliaferro, James G. Papers, 1845-1877. 0.2 linear ft. Location: 18:4, OS:T. Planter of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, Judge, delegate to the Louisiana Secession Convention, Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and newspaper publisher. Papers consist of personal correspondence to and from James G. Taliaferro, business correspondence, and accounts during the Civil War and Reconstruction period in Louisiana. Mss. 5094.

Taliaferro, William Booth. Letter, 1870 September 2. 1 item. Location: Misc:T. Major General in the Confederate States Army. Taliaferro discusses the need for a history of the Confederate cause written from a Southern perspective. He also writes about events surrounding his promotion to Major General and the problems he faces as a former Confederate officer during Reconstruction. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3139.

Tamplin, William H. Letters, 1862-1865, undated. 20 items. Location: Misc:T. Native of Longbranch, Panola County, Texas, and a Confederate soldier in the 11th Texas Regiment during the Civil War. His brother was Benjamin F. Tamplin. Letters addressed to Retincia, Benjamin Tamplin's wife, written from camps in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, describe camp life and conditions in camp hospitals, and the Red River expedition in Louisiana. Included are poems by Benjamin. Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 18. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3015.

Taylor, John M. (John McCarthney), d. 1867. Papers, 1861-1866. 4 items. Location: Misc.:T. Editor of the Baton Rouge Advocate and captain of the Baton Rouge Rangers, mustered into the Confederate army as Company B, 1st Louisiana Cavalry, during the Civil War. Papers consist of a bond issued by the Police Jury of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, for the purpose of arming and equipping Taylor's company; and a U.S. Internal Revenue license issued for the occupation of manufacturer. Other items include a tax receipt issued to A. Monton, Jr., by the Board of Education for Freedmen for 1864 taxes in East Baton Rouge Parish; and a Confederate States tax receipt. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 893.

Taylor, Miles, 1805-1873. Family Papers, 1821-1954 (bulk 1821-1890). 200 items. Location: U:236, 99. Congressional representative, lawyer, judge, and sugar planter of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Taylor's son, Thomas, was a sergeant in the 8th Louisiana Volunteers in the Civil War. Collection includes family letters, photographs, manuscript writings, genealogical and biographical materials, and reprints of speeches Taylor made in Congress (1856-1857). Mrs. Taylor's mother lived in Natchez and the collection includes letters between the two of them; and Civil War letters from Thomas Taylor as a prisoner of war in Saratoga Springs, New York. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reels 18-19. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1378, 1448, 1636, .

Taylor, Sereno. Papers, 1833-1869 (bulk 1849-1863). 11 items, 12 volumes, 1 microfilm reel, 1 compact disc. Location: A:60, H:20, MSS.MF:T. Baptist minister and educator of Mississippi and Louisiana. Served as head principal of the Silliman Female Collegiate Institute at Clinton, Louisiana, in the early 1850s. The collection consists of papers and personal diaries. Among the papers is a prospectus and lithograph of the Sparta, Georgia, Female Model School (1833); and a prospectus of the Taylor Montgomery Cottage College and Academy, Mississippi. Diaries relate to personal matters, weather conditions, school affairs, religious matters during the period from 1849 until 1863. Volume 12 contains comments on wounded Confederate soldiers in hospitals. Also included are the personal diaries of Henry Kirby (1854) and Mary Emerson Taylor (1859-1860, 1869). For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 617.

Taylor, Thomas Thomson. Papers, 1861-1866, undated. 510 items. Location: MSS.MF:T, MISC:T. U.S. Army colonel of the 12th and 47th Ohio Volunteer Regiments during the Civil War. Diaries kept during the war and letters to Taylor's wife, Margaret A. "Netta" relate to military life, military campaigns, troop movements, African American troops, and medical care. Letters from his wife relate to family matters, farming, health, concern for his well-being, and the progress of the war. Mss. 1647, 1653.

Terry, William. Family Papers, 1766-1896 (bulk 1860-1869). 67 items. Location: A:63. Residents of Pine Woods, Jefferson County, Mississippi, and was related to the Jefferies, Baillio, and Ellett families. Papers include correspondence; a military discharge (1766); a Spanish land grant (1795); and photographs of family homes and plantations. Civil War correspondence contains two letters apparently written by Solomon, a family slave (1862). Available on microfilm 5735: University Publications of America Confederate Military Manuscripts Series B, Reel 19. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 915.

Texada family. Papers, 1856-1999 (bulk 1865-1898). 1 linear foot, 4 oversize folders. Location: 19:9, OS:T. The Texada family, originally from Spain, immigrated to Natchez, Mississippi. In 1864, they moved to Rapides Parish, Louisiana, where they were significant landholders and planters. This collection consists of correspondence and genealogical materials. The genealogical materials include research and notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, copies of vital records, and excerpts from publications relating to the Texada family and the extended family including the Ker, Davidson, Pintard, Landers, Hickman, Luckett, and Peyton families. The bulk of the correspondence is from the Civil War period and is written to Margaret Ker Davidson Texada. The letters are predominately from Charles V. Cosby, her cousin; Joseph Welsh Texada, her husband; and John Pintard Davidson, her father. Mss. 5119.