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Sketches of several hundred Confederate veterans, residing in Texas after the Civil War, giving particulars of their war service.

On December 3, 1861, Ingraham P. Smith writes to his mother about his first two weeks at school and various people who have written or visited him. Posted from Middlefield, [NY].

On July 12, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Brother giving general updates about his post and money sent home. Posted from Washington, D.C.

On December 3, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Brother giving general updates about his post and money he is sending home. Posted from Washington.

On August 19, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Father about a Confederate wagon containing supplies and medicine that the Union captured. He writes of tapping a telegraph line allowing him to hear everything going on from New York to Washington. Posted from St. Dennis Relay House.

On September 3, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Father of the fleet that set sail from Fortress Monroe under the command of General Butler and Commadore Stringham and the capture of two forts, guns, and seven hundred fifty prisoners. Posted from St. Dennis Relay House.

On July 30, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Father telling him about the strength of the Southern army and the capture of the telegraph lines by the Confederates. He writes that Northern troops are stationed at Fortress Monroe and that he is boarding at the Relay House. Ten Eyck Fonda indicates that he can visit home any time due to the fact that he has signed up to serve for an indefinite amount of time. Posted from St. Dennis Relay House.

Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg stellte im 19. Jahrhundert die Existenz der noch jungen Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in Frage. Was waren die Gründe für die Loslösung der elf Südstaaten von der amerikanischen Union? Welche Folgen hatte der verlustreiche Krieg?Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg (1861-1865) gilt heute als das zentrale Ereignis in der Entwicklung der USA zur Weltmacht. Ausgelöst durch die wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und politischen Gegensätze zwischen den Nord- und Südstaaten, endete der Krieg nach vier Jahren erbitterter Kämpfe mit der Niederlage der Konföderierten und dem wirtschaftlichen Ruin des Südens, während der Norden einen ungeheuren konjunkturellen Aufschwung erfuhr. Er gilt zudem als der erste ?moderne? Krieg in der Geschichte, bei dem neueste militärische Erfindungen und Techniken wie Schützengräben, Minen und Schnellfeuergewehre zum Einsatz kamen.Wissenschaftlich fundiert und anschaulich schildert Udo Sautter in diesem Überblickswerk Ursachen, Verlauf und Ergebnisse dieses Krieges, der als erster Krieg in der Geschichte mit dem neuen Medium der Fotografie bildlich festgehalten werden konnte

Sixty-one page manuscript memoir, "A personal narrative written for my family," prepared by George Musalas Colvocoresses in 1857-1861, while aboard the USS Levant, with a postscript written by Ellena Seaman Colvocoresses in 1897; includes accounts of: the Colvocoresses family's experience during the Greek War of Independence; George Musalas Colvocoresses' journey to the United States as a child and the circumstances surrounding his initial meeting with Alden Partridge; military service during the Battle of the Barrier Forts in the Second Opium War; and other highlights of George Musalas Colvocoresses' naval career. Not digitized were blank pages and cover of this bound manuscript, including an engraving of "Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope" pasted on endpapers. Clippings removed from the manuscript about Adeline M. Colvocoresses and George Musalas Colvocoresses (the latter written by George Partridge Colvocoresses) were also not digitized. George Musalas Colvocoresses may have prepared multiple versions of this manuscript for different family members. ; Transcription by Joseph Byrne. Transcriptions may be subject to error.

On September 2, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Brother about a successful Union battle. He states only nine of seven hundred soldiers are killed. Posted from St. Dennis Relay House.

On September 13, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Brother informing him of a military arrest of a Lieutenant and discusses his duties as a telegrapher. Posted from St. Dennis Relay House.

On August 27, 1861, Ten Eyck Fonda, a Civil War soldier, writes to his Brother about twelve thousand Union troops passing through St. Dennis to Washington and how their father wants him to come home. Posted from St. Dennis Relay House