EMORY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Purchased from the funds of The Lewis H. Beck Foundation THE CIVIL WAR LITERATURE of OHIO A BIBLIOGRAPHY •WITH EXPLANATORY AND HISTORICAL NOTES BY DANIEL J. RYAN Former Secretary ol State of Ohio, Vice President Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Member of The Bibliographical Society of America, c As it is the commendation of a good huntsman lo find game in a wide Wood, so it is no imputation if he hath not caught all.—PLATO. c CI.EVEI<AND, OHIO THE BURROWS BROTHERS COMPANY. 1911 Copyright 1911 By DANIBL J. RTAN. zo fiDi? mac f n appreciation of agglgtance an& lEncouraflement In tbe preparation of tbls TUflorh. PREFACE. HE purpose of this work is to collate, preserve and sum­ marize for the student, scholar, historian, librarian and collector, the literature of Ohio in any wise connected with the Civil War, meaning thereby all permanent publications on that subject, either in book or pamphlet form. So far, therefore, as years of persistent investigation and patient reading could accomplish, I have collected in these pages a bib­ liography, the scope of which embraces (i) the publications of Ohio writers concerning the Civil War, and (2) the writings of others in relation to Ohio in the Civil War. In the broader fields of history, biography and science, scholars have been more or less successful in listing the sources of published information on those subjects in bibliographies, but this w-ork is the first attempt to systematize and preserve the lit­ erature of the Civil War of any State of the Union. The position which Ohio occupied during the eventful period of the Civil War was one of great dominance and in­ fluence. .\\\ the power and treasure of her people were cast with the Union. She furnished hundreds of thousands of her young men, and millions of her dollars in its defense. The ac­ tivity of the sword and the generosity of the purse were equalled by the facility of the pen, and as a result there has descended to this generation a mass of writing on every phase, question and event connecting Ohio with the Civil War. The literature of this important epoch is evidenced by the official reports of the State, the special and general historical writings of this period, the speeches in Congress and political pamphlets, as well as the published utterances of the pulpit, press and rostrum. These, together with the subsequent publications on this subject, con­ stitute the Civil War Literature of Ohio. A classification of this literature as contained in this work can be summarized in the following divisions: I. Official Documents. In these are included the Inaugural .•\ddresses, the .\nnual and Special ^^lessages of Governors Den- (V) VI PREFACE nison. Tod, Brough, Anderson and Cox, covering the period from 1861 to 1866 inclusive, during which time there was a constant reference to matters pertaining to the Civil W^ar. In connection with these will be found special reports by various officers and commissions made to the Governors, and by them submitted to the Legislature with their messages. Also the Reports of the Adjutant Generals for 1861-1868, the Reports of the Surgeon Generals, Commissary Generals and Quartermaster Generals; also the Reports of Military Commissions and Committees, to­ gether with the various Reports of Committees of the General Assembly relative to military matters. The Reports of the Com­ missioner of Common Schools wherein reference is made to Ohio in the Civil War are also included. Also the complete roster of the troops furnished the Union Army by organizations, in which are given the regimental records and lists of battles participated in. Also the official reports of campaigns and battles by Com­ manders in which Ohio troops took part, and publications of the National Government referring to Ohio soldiers. This official literature constitutes the basic and resource fund of all historical information concerning Ohio's relation to the great conflict. II. Army Organisations. Histories of brigades, regiments and companies give the narratives of the participants in the cam­ paigns, battles and military movements of which they formed a part. They are written from a personal standpoint of observa­ tion, and are necessarily restricted, but taken as a whole, they form a valuable fund of information for the historian. They are the most human descriptions in military literature. From no other source can the real feelings and sympathies of the soldier be obtained. Here we find his observations on camp life, his individual experiences in battle, and the record of his sur­ roundings, as well as that of his comrades. The actual con­ ditions of army life are more likely to be found in the writings of the individual soldier than in the formal and official reports of general commanders. These histories, now collected and summarized for the first time, are nearly all out of print, and most of them are to be found only in a very few public libraries. As a rule, they were written solely for private circulation among the members of the regiment, and consequently, not copyrighted. Some of them were written on the field, and most of them im- PREFACE Vil mediately after the war. Those of recent years, when recourse to the official records was obtainable, are generally more elaborate and reliable. Sequentially connected with these organization histories are the proceedings of their reunions, usually held annu­ ally. Publications of this kind were considered at the time as of trifling value, or, at best, of but temporary importance; as a result, few of them have been spared from destruction or oblivion. Yet it is in these pamphlets that will be found much of the his­ tory of regimental organizations. They are also a pathetic record of the decreasing Grand Army that preserved the Union. As years pass, they will be more appreciated by the historian. If the regiments of the Revolution had preserved their records in a similar manner, what a valuable contribution would have been transmitted to posterity! III. Speeches, Addresses and Sermons. There is no more important literature of the war epoch than the utterances of the statesmen and orators of that period. This is especially true of the speeches in Congress on the questions of slavery, secession and reconstruction. They represent the conflicting public and party opinions as expressed by the leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties. These speeches have been preserved, their contents abstracted and history given. They are valuable in studying the relation Ohio occupied to National questions at this time. In addition to these Congressional speeches will be found many made in the General Assembly of Ohio, as well as addresses from the lecture platform and the pulpit, reflecting the various opinions regarding the Civil War. IV Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion. This organi­ zation has been the greatest agency in the State in creating, pre­ serving and publishing the Civil War Literature of Ohio. In these pages will be found all its productions since its organization in 1883. They consist principally of the Proceedings of the An­ nual Dinners, Papers read before the Commandery, Registers and Annual Circulars. These publications are fully annotated, and their historical value indicated. V Grand Army of the Republic. The literature of the Ohio Encampment is composed only of the published proceedings of the Annual Encampments since 1881. These are all condensed, which, with the annotations, make a continuous history of the development and growth of the Order in Ohio since that time. Vlll PREFACE They compose a fund of information relative to Ohio in the Civil War that is invaluable to the reader. VI. Military History. Some of the most important con­ tributions to the history of the Civil War have been written by Ohio writers. They consist of memoirs, histories of campaigns, biographies, personal reminiscences, prison experiences and es­ capes. They relate actual occurrences, and form a group of military literature that sheds great light on the Civil War. Under this head also may be included the reports of the various com­ missions appointed to mark the positions of Ohio regiments on the battlefields of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Antietam, Vicksburg and Gettysburg. In these volumes are complete histories of the battles named, and also the part taken by Ohio troops. VII. Miscellaneous. In addition to the foregoing there will be found a list of works of fiction, essays, poetry, patriotic ad­ dresses delivered since the War, periodicals, letters, trials and miscellaneous literature. In this condensation of the contents of the following pages, the reader who refers to them can have little idea of the labor necessary to pursue, discover and gather together the titles therein. Only those who have labored in the field of bibliography can appreciate the difficulties and magnitude of the task. Its value, I am sure, will be apparent to all users of books, and it is hoped that it may receive their approval and recognition. As a pioneer work in a new field, it doubtless has its imperfections and omissions; but, notwithstanding this, as a contribution to American historical bibliography relating to the connection of a great State with the CivilWar, its usefulness will no doubt be conceded. The basis of this bibliography is my own private collection of Civil War Literature of Ohio, consisting of six hundred and twenty titles of the eight hundred and ninety-nine books and pamphlets collected and annotated herein. In addition, I have had recourse to the following libraries: Library of Congress, and War Department, Washington, D. C.; Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio; Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio; Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ohio Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, Columbus, Ohio.