Lindsley, Maggie. creator mixed material monographic eng 7 1 0.4 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. Open to research. 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. mm 82060301 Open to research. DLC 820309 20260227111716.0 mm 82060301