Schoff Civil War Collections

Isaac and William Seymour Papers

Contents Listing

Section 1: March-April 1862 --Defense and surrender of Fort Jackson

Concerning his appointment	Iron-clad ships
Fort Jackon	Soldiers' flagging zeal; mutiny
Green soldiers' performance	Rumors of surrender of New Orleans
Fort Jackson bombarded	Surrender of Fort Jackson
Soldier deserts	Ben Butler
Catholic priest's performance	New Orleans Commerical Bulletin

Section 2: Campaigns in Virginia, April-May, 1863

Camp life	Irish launderess (good story)
View of Union camp	Stonewall Jackson
Interaction with Union camp	"Yankee cunning and duplicity
Fredericksburg	Battle of Chancellorsville

Section 3: Campaigns in Pennsylvania, June-July, 1863

Bitter cavalry skirmish	Troops' treatment of civilians
Winchester and aftermath	York, Pa., and its citizens
March in Pennsylvania	Knights of the Golden Circle
Drunkeness	Battle of Gettysburg
Pennsylvania countryside	Retreat into Virginia

Section 4: September-December, 1863

Bristoe Campaign	Execution of a deserter
Mine Run Campaign	Soldier spurns a chance to desert
Robert E. Lee	Christmas Eve

Section 5: Campaigns of May, 1864

Battle of the Wilderness	Decomposition of bodies; Union vs. Confederate
Death of Gen. Micah Jenkins	Spotsylvania Campaign; Hancock's assault
Plundering dead bodies

Section 6: Mid-May-September, 1864 (smaller journal only)

Spotsylvania Campaign	Shenandoah Valley Campaign
Battle of North Anna River	Mrs. John B. Gordon's heroism
Cold Harbor

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