TY - GEN AU - Sherman,John Jay TI - John Jay Sherman papers, KW - Clark family. KW - Hoover family. KW - Sherman family. KW - Sherman family KW - United States KW - Army KW - New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, 8th (1862-1865) KW - Belle Isle (Prison) KW - Libby Prison KW - Salisbury Prison (N.C.) KW - History KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Campaigns KW - Prisoners and prisons KW - Virginia KW - Soldiers KW - itoamc KW - Lawyers N1 - Open to research N2 - Chiefly letters written by Sherman to his family during his service with the 8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, typescript of Sherman's remniscences of the Civil War, and genealogical material pertaining to the Sherman, Clarke (Clark), and Hover (Hoover) families. Includes material pertaining to Sherman's participation in battles in Virginia, capture by Confederate troops, imprisonment on Belle Isle, in Libby Prison and Salisbury Prison, and his parole ER -