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Title: Civil War Collection
Dates: 1863-1866
Collection number: 103
Collection Size: 1 oversize box
Repository: Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Abstract: This collection consists of photographs, letters and government bonds related to the themes and conduct of the American Civil
War (1861-1865). These materials were acquired to serve as a foundation for a collection specifically dedicated to Civil War
history. Accruals can be expected in the future, which will be given different accession numbers.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:English
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Civil War Collection, 103, Department of Archives and Special Collections,
William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of the following materials:
Folder 1: Confederate spy letter from James Burton to Confederate General Daniel Ruggles, at Columbus, Mississippi. April
19, (1863). Burton's report to Ruggles concerning the cavalry raid of Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson. Also, an auctioneer's
blurb re the history of the raid and the letter's significance.
Folder 2: Anti-abolitionist and anti-war letter of John Necker, prominent Illinois businessman, to Hill Logan re abolitionist,
African-Americans, and Abraham Lincoln's presidency and position on slavery. 2 copies for research use. Date: December 24,
1866.
Folder 3 (oversize): Confederate $1000 bond. Date: February 20, 1865.
Folder 4. Sleeves 1-6: 6 cartes-de-visite, with cancelled revenue stamps and names of photographers on back. From the Civil
War era. Undated.
The collection is arranged into four folders, with the following order:
Folder 1: Confederate spy letter from James Burton to Confederate General Daniel Ruggles, at Columbus, Mississippi. April
19, (1863). Burton's report to Ruggles concerning the cavalry raid of Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson. Also auctioneer's
blurb re the history of the raid and the letter's significance.
Folder 2: Anti-abolitionist and anti-war letter of John Necker, prominent Illinois businessman, to Hill Logan re abolitionist,
African-Americans, and Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and position on slavery. 2 copies for research use. Date: December 24,
1866.
Folder 3 (oversize): Confederate $1000 bond. Date: February 20, 1865.
Folder 4. Sleeves 1-6: 6 cartes-de-visite, with cancelled revenue stamps and names of photographers on back. From the Civil
War era. Undated.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
Necker, John
cartes-de-visite