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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

The John Jay Pomeroy Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 246
Scope and Content

The collection primarily consists of items carried by, written by, or given to Pomeroy during his chaplaincy at the time of the Civil War. Other items (mostly books) from his study are also included.

Dates: 1862-1864

The William Harris Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCM 261
Scope and Content

This collection consists of largely of sermon and Sunday school lesson manuscripts, plus one file box of correspondence, printed lecture notes with Harris' student marginalia, mementos, and other items. Of special note are hand sewn, leather bound marriage and baptism ceremonies and hand drawn and printed maps.

For the sermons and Sunday school lesson manuscripts, the date and location that the material was used is often written on the back of the first page.

Dates: 1831 - 1885