03689cpcaa2200529 4500 mm 82060301 DLC 20260227111716.0 820309|||||||||||| eng mm 82060301 DLC DLC dacs DLC W lcmd Lindsley, Maggie. Maggie Lindsley papers, 1862-1977. 7 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet. Open to research. Correspondence, diary, notebook, and other papers relating chiefly to the Civil War. Diary (1864 October 29-1865 May 28) kept by Lindsley concerns the siege of Nashville, Tenn., and life in Washington, D.C., in the final weeks of the Civil War. Lindsley discusses Union generals as well as the attitude of noncombatants. Includes the published version of the diary, Maggie!: Maggie Lindsley's Journal, Nashville, Tennessee, 1864, Washington, D.C., 1865: Including Letters Written to Her in 1862 from Professor Benjamin Silliman of Yale College (1977). Also includes a bound report containing recommendations for the promotion of officers serving under George Henry Thomas; a notebook kept by Lindsley's husband, Robert Hampton Ramsey, while serving as aide to Thomas; and several items removed from the notebook: Special Field Orders #11 (1864 May 22; Kingston) from William T. Sherman, accompanied by a printed map of Cobb County, Ga., and a hand-drawn map. The notebook contains copies of letters pertaining primarily to the Atlanta Campaign, 1864. Letters are chiefly from Thomas to Joseph Hooker, O.O. Howard, John Newton, John McAuley Palmer, William T. Sherman, and Lorenzo Thomas. Full name: Margaret Lawrence Lindsley Ramsey. Born, circa 1840. Married Capt. Robert H. Ramsey, assistant adjutant general under General George Henry Thomas. Died, 1922. Collection material in English. Originally cataloged under Lindsley's full name, Margaret Lawrence Lindsley Ramsey. Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879 Correspondence. Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909 Correspondence. Newton, John, 1823-1895 Correspondence. Palmer, John McAuley, 1817-1900 Correspondence. Ramsey, Robert Hampton, 1838-1876 Correspondence. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Correspondence. Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 Correspondence. Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870. Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870 Correspondence. Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875 Correspondence. United States. Army Officers. Atlanta Campaign, 1864. Generals United States. Nashville, Battle of, Nashville, Tenn., 1864. Cobb County (Ga.) Maps. Georgia History Civil War, 1861-1865. Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns. Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865. Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs. Lindsley, Maggie. Maggie! : Maggie Lindsley's journal, Nashville, Tennessee, 1864, Washington, D.C., 1865 : including letters written to her in 1862 from Professor Benjamin Silliman of Yale College. 1977. 43689 43689