Series I: 1811-1858

The Kuntz Louisiana U.S. Civil War Collection consists of receipts, posters, newspaper clippings, military documents and correspondence arranged chronologically from 1811 to 1959. The earliest are bills of sale and lists of slaves. Most of the material deals with affairs in Louisiana, especially the New Orleans area, and many of the letters are to Thomas Overton Moore (1805- 1876) who was governor of Louisiana during the Civil War. The majority of the receipts are written to him for goods and money received by the Confederate government from the state of Louisiana. A pardon for Governor Moore from President Andrew Johnson is also included.

Of special interest are four letters from President Jefferson Davis. Two are to Thomas Moore, with the others to F.P. Blair and General Marcus J. Wright. The letter to Blair, dated January 12, 1865 includes a reply from Abraham Lincoln to F.P. Blair, January 18, 1865, discussing, "the view of securing peace to the people of our one common country." The remainder of the letters deal mainly with war-related activities and discuss the movement of troops, availability of goods, and financial matters.

A group of newspaper clippings from the New Orleans Times-Picayune pertains to the descendants of Jefferson Davis and other Confederate heroes.