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Autograph letter signed

to Andrew G. Curtin

February 16, 1864

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892

Informs Curtin that his search for Lieutenant Scudder has failed, and that Scudder is probably a prisoner.

GLC02462.03
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Manuscript document

[Copy of Crawford's notes regarding surrender of Fort Sumter]

13 April 1861

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892

Walker's "true copy" of Crawford and Seymour's first hand account of the meeting between Colonel Louis Wigfall and Major Robert Anderson, during which Fort Sumter was surrendered. Walker copied, in pencil, Crawford and Seymour's written account...

GLC01127.01
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Autograph document signed

[Account of the surrender of Fort Sumter]

13 May 1861

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892

Firsthand account of the negotiations for the surrender of Fort Sumter. Details conversation between Major Robert Anderson and Captain Lee negotiating terms of surrender. Finishes Crawford's narrative begun in GLC01127.01. Recounts the...

GLC01127.03
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Book

The Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter, 1860-1861

1887

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892

Discusses the events leading to the Civil War both from his vantage point as an officer at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter and from a larger context. Focuses both on events he witnessed firsthand and those he researched. Printed by Charles Webster...

GLC00267.252

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