CivW. Civil War

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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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Photocopies of reports and correspondence showing the history of ownership of Wright State University land during the 1800s, a listing of families buried in the Rockafield Cemetery, and correspondence from Rockafield family members during their service in the Civil War.

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

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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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Papers consist primarily of materials documenting Savage's military career in the Signal Corps during World War II and include his letters home, a scrapbook, photographs, a narrative of his experiences, and his basic training book. Also included are materials from his father who served in World War I, as well as a small collection of Civil War letters and papers from Savage's ancestors who fought in Ohio regiments.

Scope and Contents This collection contains three Civil War related items including a diary, a hymn book, and a letter.Two items relate to Levi Stands, who fought in the Civil War. The first item is an original hymn book for the Army and Navy. Handwritten notations inside the back cover indicate that this book was carried by Levi H. Stands in the latter years of the Civil War. Also included in the collection is a typed transcript of Levi Stands’ diary, completed by Seifried’s daughter....

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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 with the First Arkansas Infantry, Company G.

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The Wallace Family Papers chronicle the history of more than five generations of a farming family in Clark County, Ohio, during the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. The collection provides an almost continuous history of the Wallace family through letters, diaries, journals, financial records, photographs, newspaper clippings, books, and extensive genealogical information.