182. D.O. Kelley.
Civil War Letter Regarding Slavery.

Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862; it took effect on January 1, 1863. This D.O. Kelley letter is dated in February of 1863, less than two months after emanicpation of the slaves. Written in Kearneysville, West Virginia during a cold winter, Kelley's regiment is welll-fed and comfortably quartered but, apparently, troubled by the ramifications of the Proclamation. In a tone that does not belie his personal feelings, Kelley writes: "Our army is rather demoralised at the present time so far as I can see the nigger question is talked of considerable at the present time in the army I believe that the majority of the Soldiers would rather kill an abolitionist than a secessionist I am afraid that the nigger question is going to ruin our cause as that appears to be the aim of the president to free the negro I am afraid that the South will gain their indipendence from the fact the army will not fight for the abolition of slavery the nigger question causes a great many to desert the army…"
D.O. Kelley's brother, Rush, also wrote about this issue but in a different light. See Lot 184.

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183. Rush Kelley.
Civil War Letter Regarding African-American Soldiers.

Rush Kelley is the brother of D. O. Kelley. He also very diligently corresponded with his sister, Mary Daggett, and her husband in their home state of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Rush became ill with rheumatic fever shortly after his enlistment in the Union Army in August of 1864 and died in October of that same year. This September 8, 1864 letter is especially poignant in that Rush is still healthy, enjoying life, and trying to become a better Christian. He writes: "I enjoy the life very much. There was some hard fighting while I was at the Front I could see the shells passing through the air on their way to the Johnnies. Twas all excitement when they heard of the Victory at Atlanta. Every Thing is progressing favorably. We hear them saying the Niggers won't fight. Tis all a mistake. They have done deeds that would reflect on the oldest Veterans of our own Color the greatest honor. I saw just as hard fighting by the Niggers as could be by our own boys." For his brother's view of slavery/African-Americans, see Lot 183.

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184. Mary Daggett.
Civil War Hospitality Letter.

Mary Daggett, sister to Rush and D.O. Kelley, was a prolific letter-writer; her brothers considered her artistic and often asked her to send poetry to them while they were in the army. In March of 1862, Mary Daggett wrote to a Lizzie Jackson thanking her for extending her hospitality to brother D.O. Kelley and to a cousin. The handwriting is exquisite and is only rivalled by the original poem composed to honor the kindhearted hostess. The first letters of each line spell out "Miss Jackson" in the anagramatic fashion of the day. This is the only letter in the fifty-plus collection of Daggett Family Civil War letters written by Mary Daggett.

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185. W.T. Reid.
Civil War Letter.

This is one of two letters written to Reid's cousin, the daughter of Mary and John Morton Daggett. At the time of this correspondence, Reid is serving as an escort to a Union General and has the leisure to write and to "cut a bullet out of a tree yesterday that was shot at me last spring on the bank of the Rhapahanock it was so close to the rebels at that time that I could not get it without being shot but I got it yesterday. I have now three of them." Carrying on in this light-hearted fashion, Cousin Will jokes: "I must acknowledge that I was surprised as well as pleased to hear of Cous. Dave's conversion, although I am the same profligate as ever yet I like to hear of others shun the path of sin."

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186. Various.
Three Post Civil War Letters.

These three letters also from the Daggette Family Collection reflect how life was getting back to normal after the end of the war. LETTER TO J.M. DAGGETTE FROM SPEER STEWART (September 21, 1865). John Morton Daggette, the brother-in-law of Rush and D.O. Kelley, apparently wrote to Stewart inquiring about the price of shingles and lumber. This is Stewart's reply; Stewart gives references for his work and suggests that Daggette check them out.
LETTER TO MARY DAGGETTE FROM SUSIE PURR (December 3, 1865). A friend from Fayette Springs writes to Mary Daggette about how long she has been waiting for her husband or her son Elias to come home from the "oil region" in northwestern Pennsylvania. Many veterans went there after the war to seek employment. She also writes of consumption epidemics among the young people.
LETTER TO J.M. DAGGETTE FROM J.M. REID (January 30, 1867). Reid is a relative of the Daggette/Kelley clan. Apparently, Daggette is managing Reid's rental property while Reid is away from home. The letter gives a suggested rental arrangement and Reid's instructions to Daggette.

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187. Catton, Freedman, Kimmel, Meredith.
Five Books On Lincoln And Lincoln-Related Subjects.

Catton, Bruce. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: MR. LINCOLN'S ARMY. Doubleday:1962.
Freedman, Russell. LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. Clarion Books: 1987.
Kimmel, Stanley. MR. LINCOLN'S WASHINGTON. Coward-McCann: 1957.
Meredith, Roy. MR. LINCOLN'S GENERAL: U.S. GRANT. AN ILLUSTRATED AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Bonanza Books: 1981.
Meredith, Roy. MR. LINCOLN'S CONTEMPORARIES: 172 PORTRAITS BY MATHEW B. BRADY. Charles Scribner's Sons: 1951.

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188. Catton, Bruce.
The American Heritage Picture History of The Civil War.
American Heritage, 1960
Two Volume Set in Slip

Civil War Chronology booklet included.

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189. Editors of Time-Life.
Twenty-Seven Volume Civil War Series.

Editors of Time-Life. Time-Life Books: 1984. MASTER INDEX: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.
THE COASTAL WAR: CHESAPEAKE BAY TO RIO GRANDE.
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER: THE WAR BEGINS.
FIRST BLOOD: FORT SUMTER TO BULL RUN.
THE BLOCKADE: RUNNERS AND RAIDERS.
THE ROAD TO SHILOH: EARLY BATTLES IN THE WEST.
FORWARD TO RICHMOND: MCCLELLAN'S PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN.
DECOYING THE YANKS: JACKSON'S VALLEY CAMPAIGN.
CONFEDERATE ORDEAL: THE SOUTHERN HOME FRONT.
LEE TAKES COMMAND: FROM SEVEN DAYS TO SECOND BULL RUN.
WAR ON THE MISSISSIPPI: GRANT'S VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN.
THE ROAD TO SHILOH: EARLY BATTLES IN THE WEST.
THE FIGHT FOR CHATTANOOGA: CHICKAMAUGA TO MISSIONARY RIDGE.
GETTYSBURG: THE CONFEDERATE HIGH TIDE.
THE STRUGGLE FOR TENNESSEE: TUPELO TO STONES RIVER.
TWENTY MILLION YANKEES: THE NORTHERN HOME FRONT.
WAR ON THE FRONTIER: THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST.
SPIES, SCOUTS, AND RAIDERS: IRREGULAR OPERATIONS.
THE SHENANDOAH IN FLAMES: THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN OF 1864.
REBELS RESURGENT: FREDERICKSBURG TO CHANCELLORSVILLE.
SHERMAN'S MARCH: ATLANTA TO THE SEA.
THE NATION REUNITED: WAR'S AFTERMATH.
DEATH IN THE TRENCHES: GRANT AT PETERSBURG.
THE ASSASSINATION: DEATH OF A PRESIDENT.
TENTING TONIGHT: THE SOLDIER'S LIFE.
DECOYING THE YANKS: JACKSON'S VALLEY CAMPAIGN.
PURSUIT TO APPOMATTOX: THE LAST BATTLES.
THE KILLING GROUND: WILDERNESS TO COLD HARBOR.

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190. Greeley and Cleveland.
Political Text Book for 1860.

Greeley, Horace and John F.Cleveland. A Political Text Book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections: Including All National Platforms Ever Yet Adopted; also A History of the Struggle Respecting Slavery In The Territories, and of the Action of Congress as to the Freedom of the Public Lands, with The Most Notable Speeches and Letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H.V.Johnson, etc., etc., Touching the Questions of the Day: and Returns of All Presidential Elections Since 1836. Tribune Association: 1860. Provenance: Collection of Thomas Schroth.

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191. Bell, Charles.
SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.
New York: Kraus Reprint Company, 1969
517

Cloth bound.

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