Inventory of the Samuel H. McNutt Papers 1861-1864
A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. Acc.
1997.51
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
USA
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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Processed by: Ellen Strong, 1998.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Publication Rights/ Restrictions on Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Samuel H. McNutt Letters, 1861-1865, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
Purchased: 92 items, 08/20/1997.
Alternative Form
There are typescripts available for twenty of the sixty-six letters.
Scope and Content Information
Sixty-six letters home from Corporal Samuel H. McNutt of Company H, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves from camps in Maryland and Virginia. Includes comments on battles of Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Malvern Hill and Gettysburg.
A history of the 12th Regiment Reserves Infantry can be found in Folder 1 of this collection.
Arrangement
OrganizationThis collection is organized into three series: 1. Introduction, 2. Letters, 3. Typescripts.
ArrangementSeries 2. Letters is arranged by date. Information about the one photograph in this collection can be found between the second and third series.
Index Terms
- Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
- Malvern Hill (Va.), Battle of, 1862.
- Seven Days' Battles, 1862.
- United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company H.
Subjects:
Samuel McNutt Letter Index
List of letters written home from Samuel McNutt of Company H, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves, at camps Maryland and Virginia.
Contents List
Items includes a signature of Samuel H. McNutt, a copy of McNutt's service record, a list of letters with dates written by Samuel H. McNutt, and a brief history of the 12th Regiment Reserves infantry.
- Folder 2
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 26 June 1861 - 8 September 1861.10 items.
- Folder 3
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 17 September 1861 - 11 February 1862.10 items.
- Folder 4
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 15 February 1862 - 14 April 1862.10 items.
- Folder 5
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 22 April 1862 - July 8, 1862.10 items.
- Folder 6
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 17 July 1862 - 14 April 1863.10 items.
- Folder 7
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 28 April 1863 - 16 October 1863.10 items.
- Folder 8
Letters of Samuel H. McNutt, 17 November 1863 - 16 April 1864, n.d.6 items.