Ezra Ayers Carman papers, 1861-1909.
- 1,500 items. 25 2 containers plus oversize. 2 microfilm reels. 10 linear feet.
Open to research.
Correspondence, drafts of chapters, notes, printed material, maps, and other papers comprising Carman's book file for his history of the American Civil War. Subjects include campaigns in Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, the Potomac River, and the Shenandoah Valley; Abraham Lincoln and his relations with George Brinton McClellan and other Union officers; secession and the secession convention in Virginia; and slavery.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 2003.
Map Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. transferred to Some newspapers Library of Congress Serial and Government Publications Division. transferred to
U.S. Army officer, civil servant, and author.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009001
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885.
United States. Army --Officers.
Secession--Southern States. Secession--Virginia. Slavery--United States.
Maryland--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865 Potomac River--History. Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)--History. Tennessee--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Virginia--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865 West Virginia--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865