Philadelphians at the Battlefront - Civil War History Consortium

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Documentary
Manuscript (very large collection of CW material in this category, this is surface)
1. Diaries, journals kept by officers and soldiers at the battlefront. Examples:
Thomas S. McCahan diary describes skirmishes, battles and other activities with
the Army of the Cumberland in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.
John W. Alloway 1863 diary records incidents during the Chancellorsville and
Gettysburg campaigns as well as dispatch to quell draft riots in NYC.
2. Letters to and from the battlefront-General Meade and his wife carried out an
extensive war time correspondence. Meade’s letters 1861-72 describe leadership ,
plan of campaigns, strategies for the Army of the Potomac, accounts of
Gettysburg, controversies among commanding officers, and issues before the
American public. James Cornell Biddle letters to his wife Gertrude (nee Meredith)
Report on CW operations and strategy in capture of Fort Hatteras, the occupation
of New Orleans, and with Meade Chancellorsville and Gettysburg battles.
3. Collection of regimental papers enlistment certificates for Eastern Shore
Maryland Volunteers, 2 nd Regiment, Company G; muster rolls for NY Volunteers,
67 th Regiment Volunteers, 96 th and 98 th Regiments. Are others these are the major
ones.
4. Papers of Citizen’s Bounty Fund Committee formed 1862 to encourage
enlistments through payment of bounties. Includes subscriptions to the fund,
correspondence on enlistments, donations of tents and other equipment, certificates of
volunteer enlists, financial records and minutes
5. Prisoner of war viewpoint in journal of Cuban born Frederick Cavada in the
Edward Carey Gardiner Collection.
6. Andrew A. Humphreys Collection ledger books, maps, books and journals.
7. 52 nd Infantry Regiment Reports contain muster rolls and general order
8. John L. Smith diaries, member of the 118 th PA Regiment sponsored by the Corn
Exchange Bank (later Girard) –crosses into legacy
10. Papers of William F. Biddle (aide to Gen. G. McClellan)
11. Papers of Cecil Clay 58 th PA
12. Thomas J. Jordan 9 th PA Cavalry
13. William L. Rawle 3 rd PA Cavalry
15. Pemberton Family Papers includes Confederate general from Philadelphia family
16. Brigadier General George A. McCall papers commander of PA Reserves
17. Papers of Major General John Gibbon, Union division and corps commander
18. Richard Griffith diaries 63-63 in Mrs. Irvin H. McKesson papers
19. Enoch T. Baker, letters1861-62 110 th PA