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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Draft of a letter from Thomas Welsh to General Orlando B. Willcox

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F09

Date Range: 1863/05/13

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Collection: General Thomas Welsh Family Papers

Title: Draft of a letter from Thomas Welsh to General Orlando B. Willcox

Description: Draft of a letter from Thomas Welsh to General Orlando B. Willcox. From Hustonville, Kentucky. Deals with disciplinary matters in the 27th Michigan Regiment, including the Chaplain who wrote a plaintive letter to the Detroit Advertiser & Tribune that was also evidently disrespectful to his superior officers. Welsh arrested the Chaplain, but recommends against dismissing him from service. In another matter involving charges brought by the late Lt. Col. Sprague of the 27th against Col. Fox of the 27th, Welsh declines to convene a Court Martial, recommending that for procedural reasons it be handled at the Department or Division level instead.

Admin/Biographical History: Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.

Date Range: 1863/05/13

Creation Date: 1863/05/13

Creator: Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Austin, Edgar F.; Burnside, Ambrose Everett; Fox, Dorus Morton; Sprague, Thomas S.; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar; Welsh, Thomas

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Letters; United States. Army--Military life; Camp Breckinridge (Ky.); Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States

Search Terms: Civil War; Letters; Correspondence; United States Army; Military life; Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky; Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Good

Condition Notes: Very good condition; ink is very slightly faded.

Parent Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63

Object ID: MG0828_SeriesD-63_F09

Notes: Added to PP 12/27/2020 by HST; Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.

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Other Numbers: TW-D-63-09

Classification: MG0828

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. S. Stevens

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In09

Date Range: 1863/07/11

horses that were running at large. They then seized my bacon (about 4,000 lbs.), molasses and other contents of the store & took about $1,000 worth of corn in the mills, and a like quantity of other grain On Friday, they burned the furnace, saw:mill, two forges and rolling mill. They slept in the office

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. S. Stevens

Description: Photostatic copy of letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. S. Stevens regarding [Caledonia]. Thaddeus received the first communication from his manager that [the Confederates] were led on Tuesday to where the teams were and took all of the horses and mules and even crippled some horses. They took 4,000 pounds of bacon, molasses, contents of the store, $1,000 worth of corn from the mills and other grain, and $4,000 worth of bar iron. On Friday, they burned the furnace, sawmill, two forges and another mill. They kept the office and store room that night and burned them on Saturday. Damage was worse than Thaddeus expected and he doesn't know what the poor families will do; he must provide for their relief. Lancaster.

Date Range: 1863/07/11

Creation Date: 11 July 1863

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Stevens, S.; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Confederate States of America. Army; Letters; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage

Search Terms: Caledonia Iron Works; Civil War; Confederate States of America Army; Correspondence; Letters; Pillage; Stevens and Smith Center

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In09

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Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 9

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 6

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F060_It08

Date Range: 1863/06/22

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letter from Reuben C. Long to his father

Description: Letter from R. C. Long in Murfreesboro, Tennessee to his father, Moses Clark, regarding news of the Confederate Army in Harrisburg. He has heard that Abe Long wishes to be exempt from the draft and gives his opinion of Copperheads, support for the Union, and friends and cousins who are not serving. "It makes me feel bad to think that I am the only one of our kind that is in the service when I have so many Cousins and relatives at home that are just as able to go as I was." With transcription.

Admin/Biographical History: Reuben Clark Long enlisted 30 September 1861 and served as a private with the 79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company E until his death at Chickamauga, Georgia on 19 September 1863.

Date Range: 1863/06/22

Creation Date: 22 June 1863

Creator: Long, Reuben Clark, 1843-1863

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0001

People: Long, Abraham; Long, Moses; Long, Reuben Clark

Subjects: Copperhead movement; Letters; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865)

Search Terms: 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865); Civil War; Copperhead movement (Peace Democrats); Correspondence; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Letters; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Soldiers

Extent: 2 items, 5 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerA_F060_It08

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Civil War Collection (MG0018), Series #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Accession Number: 1972.MSS72-162

Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series A, Folder 60, Item 8

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 28 December 2023.

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letters from Benjamin Reed to Charles Buckius

Object ID: MG0018_SerB_F001

Date Range: 1865

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Collection: Civil War Collection

Title: Letters from Benjamin Reed to Charles Buckius

Description: Letters from Benjamin Reed, a Confederate soldier and prisoner of war at Fort Delaware, to his cousin, Charles Buckius in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Date Range: 1865

Creation Date: 28 February 1865, 28 March 1865, 4 May 1865

Creator: Reed, Benjamin

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 01

Storage Container: Box 0003

People: Buckius, Charles; Reed, Benjamin

Subjects: Confederate States of America. Army; Letters; Prisoners of war; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: Civil War; Confederate States of America Army; Correspondence; Fort Delaware, Delaware; Letters; Prisoners of war; Soldiers

Extent: 3 items, 6 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0018_SerB_F001

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Other Numbers: MG-18

Other Number: MG-18, Series B, Folder 1

Classification: MG0018

Description Level: Item

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letters from James Buchanan

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.007

Date Range: 1863-1868

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letters from James Buchanan

Description: This group of sixteen letters of unknown ownership and whereabouts were copied on 19 July 1937 by F. A. Henry, American Consulate, Melbourne, Australia. Whether he owned the letters is not clear.; Letter 1. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry concerning family financial matters including Harriet’s loss in the stock market. Wheatland. 3 November 1863. Letter 2. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry following up on letter of November 3. Wheatland. 4 November 1863.; Letter 3. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry discussing the power of Congress to issue paper currency and the financial matters of family and Miss Hetty. Wheatland. 22 April 1864.; Letter 4. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry praising Miss Lane’s cooking, some financial matters, and the publication of his book. Wheatland. 29 September 1865. Letter 5. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry doubting the truth of Mrs. David Lynch’s contention that her daughter, Isabella, ought to be move from the convent to home because of illness, asking for money for the trip and some other financial matters. Wheatland. 2 March 1866. Letter 6. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry inquiring about the removal of Miss Lynch from the convent; complaining about the “pegging away” of her mother, who “might not be in her right mind”; Mr. Schell’s silence; Harriet in Cuba; and financial matters. Wheatland. 12 March 1866 Letter 7. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry commenting on the poor performance of his household staff, financial matters, Miss Hetty’s relationship with others, Andrew Johnson’s poor selection of cabinet members, and how the South should be treated. Wheatland. 16 March 1866. Letter 8. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry concerning rents, deeds, the marriage of the O’Neal sisters, and travel to Baltimore after voting. Wheatland. 4 October 1866.; Letter 9. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry praising his handling of the Leonard affair, his visit to Baltimore, visiting Harriet and the Johnston family, and mention of visits from Mrs. Ellis and the James Shunk family. Wheatland. 10 November 1866.; Letter 10. Letter from James Buchanan to Cornelius Vanderbilt introducing James Buchanan Henry. Wheatland. 13 December 1866.; Letter 11. Letter from James Buchanan to Mrs. Robert Walsh introducing James Buchanan Henry. Wheatland. 9 January [1866]. Missing.; Letter 12. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry hoping for a visit from him and Mr. Schell at Christmas, present visitors, and financial matters. Wheatland. 14 December 1867.; Letter 13. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry desiring to buy some prints from Mr. Buttre, financial affairs, and the “Murillo affair.” Wheatland. 7 February 1868.; Letter 14. Letter to James Buchanan from J. C. Buttre quoting prices for prints. Wheatland. 25 January 1868.; Letter 15. Letter from James Buchanan to James Buchanan Henry enclosing repayment for prints bought and other financial matters. Wheatland. 15 February 1868.; Letter 16. Letter to James Buchanan Henry from [Harriet Lane] concerning the borrowing of jewels, Confederate raids, Miss Hetty, Robert [Magrainy] and others at the party. Wheatland. 22 August 1864.

Date Range: 1863-1868

Year Range From: 1863

Year Range To: 1868

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 1

People: Buchanan, James; Henry, James Buchanan; Johnston, Harriet Lane; Parker, Esther "Miss Hetty"; Lynch, Mary; Lynch, Isabella; Schell, William P.; Johnson, Andrew; Ellis, Catherine Margaret; Vanderbilt, Cornelius; Walsh, Robert, Mrs.; Buttre, John Chester; Magrainy, Robert

Subjects: Letters; Stock exchanges; United States. Congress; Cabinet officers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Jewelry; Finance, Personal

Search Terms: Letters; Correspondence; Stock exchanges; United States Congress; Cabinet officers; Letters of introduction; Confederate raids; Civil War; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Jewelry; Finance, Personal; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 15 items, 22 pages to scan, 8.5 x 11 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.007

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

Notes: May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.694

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 7

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In08

Date Range: 1863/07/07

think I shall go down tomorrow to see their color— Mead is in great hopes of reaching Lee, and says he will strike him as soon as he does— Our troops here go at his request to Gettysburg to hold it— For myself, it looks as if Lee was moving his forces to catch Meade dispersed, and relieve his loss

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Collection: Thaddeus Stevens Collection

Title: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey

Description: Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. O. J. Dickey regarding troop movement with Meade's and Lee's armies, Harrisburg, Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Harrisburg.

Date Range: 1863/07/07

Creation Date: 7 July 1863

Creator: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 03

People: Dickey, Oliver James; Lee, Robert Edward; Meade, George Gordon; Stevens, Thaddeus

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Letters; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Search Terms: Civil War; Correspondence; Battle of Gettysburg; Letters; Stevens and Smith Center; Vicksburg, Seige of

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Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0115_P01_F003_In08

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115_P01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fc4d62c6-ef85-4f0f-bfb8-361140325885

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115), Part 1, Folder # or Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-115

Other Number: MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 8

Classification: MG0115

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 April 2022.; Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 5, Item 2; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Collection: William McCaskey Civil War Papers

Title: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey

Object ID: MG0355_F01_In13

Date Range: 1865/06/14

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Collection: William McCaskey Civil War Papers

Title: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey

Description: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey, dated June 14,1865. Original located in Folder 2, Insert 11.; In the original letter to Jack, William laments that there was nothing to do but the occasional drill and the resulting complaints about their treatment by the government; discusses pros and cons of the regular army and a furlough for Cye. With a torn envelope. From Camp of the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.

Admin/Biographical History: William Spencer McCaskey was born near Paradise, Lancaster County, in 1843. The family moved to Lancaster in 1855, where William received his education in public schools. And in 1859, he began an apprenticeship at the printing office of the Examiner, where he worked until the outbreak of the Civil War.; Just days after Fort Sumter was fired upon in April 1861, William joined the army and served with Company F of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry until he mustered out in July. He joined Company B of the 79th Pennsylvania Regiment as 1st Sergeant in September of that year; this company of Lancastrians served under Col. Henry A. Hambright and Lt. Col. David Miles. They engaged in battles in Kentucky and Tennessee before they returned to Lancaster in 1864 and re-enlisted. Company B joined Gen. Sherman's army in May 1864. As they moved through Georgia and South Carolina in Sherman's March to the Sea, William wrote about the campaign, the residents, and affects that the Union Army's actions had on the South.; Capt. McCaskey mustered out in July 1865, and in spite of the many objections he had voiced about army life, he re-enlisted in 1866 after receiving a recommendation of the commission of second lieutenant from Thaddeus Stevens. William commanded troops throughout his career on the frontiers of Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Texas, and Missouri and also during the Spanish-American War in Cuba and the Philippines. He retired at the rank of Major General in October 1907.

Date Range: 1865/06/14

Creation Date: 14 June 1865

Creator: LancasterHistory (Organization)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 09

People: McCaskey, Cyrus Davis "Cye"; McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"; McCaskey, William Spencer

Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 79th (1861-1865). Company B; Letters; Personal correspondence

Search Terms: 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (1861-1865); Letters; Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Civil War

Extent: 1 item

Object Name: Transcript

Language: English

Object ID: MG0355_F01_In13

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Transcription of a letter from William McCaskey to John Piersol "Jack" McCaskey, 14 June 1865, William McCaskey Civil War Papers (MG355), MG0355_F01_In13, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

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Other Numbers: MG-355

Other Number: MG-355, Folder 1, Insert 13

Classification: MG0355

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 January 2021.

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