Collection Summary
Samuel Wylie Crawford
Papers
1860-1892
1860-1892
MSS17194
Crawford, Samuel Wylie,
1827-1892
400 items
7 containers plus 1 oversize
1.2 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Physician and army
officer. Diary, correspondence, memoranda, registers and returns of troops and
artillery, sketches, photographs, and other items relating chiefly to events
while Crawford was an assistant surgeon at Fort Sumter during the early months
of 1861.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871--Correspondence.
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893--Correspondence.
Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908--Correspondence.
Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1827-1892.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Correspondence.
Gregg, Maxcy, 1814-1862--Correspondence.
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Correspondence.
Magrath, A. G. (Andrew Gordon), 1813-1893--Correspondence.
Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888--Correspondence.
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881--Correspondence.
Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869--Correspondence.
Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891.
Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887--Correspondence.
Organizations
Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer)
United States. Army--Supplies and stores.
Subjects
Military supplies.
Places
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Siege, 1861.
South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care.
Occupations
Army officers.
Physicians.
Provenance
The papers of Samuel Wylie Crawford, physician and army officer, were
given to the Library of Congress by Eva Anderson Lawton, 1916-1918. An addition
was given by Luther M. Cornwall in 1939, and other material was purchased in
1915.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Samuel Wylie
Crawford is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Samuel Wylie Crawford are open to research. Researchers
are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Samuel Wylie Crawford Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Samuel Wylie Crawford (1827-1892), span the years
1860-1892. The papers consists of diaries, letters received and copies of
letters sent, memoranda, registers and returns of troops and artillery,
sketches, photographs, and other items relating chiefly to events while
Crawford was an assistant surgeon at Fort Sumter.
The papers contain correspondence from Governor Francis W. Pickens of
South Carolina, including letters to Jefferson Davis; copies of correspondence
between Robert Anderson and G.T. Beauregard before the bombardment of Fort
Sumter; and a statement by David D. Porter concerning the frigate
Powhatan and the provisioning of Fort Sumter.
Correspondents include Ellison Capers, Maxcy Gregg, Robert E. Lee, A. G.
Magrath, C. G. Memminger, John C. Pemberton, and Roswell Sabine Ripley.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79017194]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Chronological file
1
1860, Apr. 17-1861, Feb 4; May 1
1860, Apr. 17-1861, Feb 4; May 1
2
1861, Feb. 5-1863, July 1
1861, Feb. 5-1863, July 1
3
1863, July 10-1873, Mar. 25
1863, July 10-1873, Mar. 25
4
1873, Mar. 25-1892, Oct. 13
1873, Mar. 25-1892, Oct. 13
5
Diary, Fort Sumter, S.C.,
1860, Dec.19-1861, Apr. 1
1860, Dec.19-1861, Apr. 1
6
Letterbook,
1861, Jan. 23-1862, May 18
1861, Jan. 23-1862, May 18
7
Miscellany,
1860-1861
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