CivW. Civil War

Scope and Contents An original diary providing excellent insights on the early years of the Civil War. Also included in a family history and a complete transcription of the diary.Protsman’s original diary is the main item in this collection. Also, there is a Protsman family history and a complete transcription of Protsman’s diary. It provides excellent insight on the early days of the American Civil War.*Note: In the Diary Oliver spells his last name with an s but in the family...

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Photocopy of a scouting report made by Stanley while encamped in Tennessee, dated May 28, 1863.

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Photocopies of records relating to Roser's career in the Union Army.

Scope and Contents A microfilm copy of MS-236 Patterson Family Papers spanning 1780-1970, consisting of correspondence, family histories, photographs, business records, and scrapbooks from two local pioneer families who played an important part in the early development of the Miami Valley: the Pattersons of Dayton and the Johnstons of Piqua. The business records cover the period 1785-1879 and relate to the operation of the Patterson Family farm and lumber mill. Some of Col. Robert Patterson's land surveys and...

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Microfilm copy of Oliver Protsman's diary providing insights on the early years of the Civil War from 1861-1863. Also included is a family history.

*Note: In the Diary Oliver spells his last name with an s but in the family records it is spelled with a z. It is unclear which one is correct.

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Diary of a Civil War soldier who served with the First Arkansas Infantry, Company G.

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Diary of a Civil War soldier who served with the First Arkansas Infantry, Company B.

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Diary of a Civil War soldier who served in the Sixty-sixth Regiment, Company G, of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

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Certificate of promotion for Samuel M. Poland to 5th Sergeant in the 74th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Murfreesboro, TN. Dated Feb. 13, 1863.

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Collection contains photocopies of a ballad and letters relating to the American Civil War, written by Jacob Bier to his wife, Nancy.