-----Original Message----- From: Holland, Claudia Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:01 PM To: Levy, Suzanne S. Subject: RE: Oscar James Dunn - 1st or 2nd Reg. New Orleans Hi Suzanne, This person could contact librarians (e.g., Judy Bolton) at LSU in the Louisiana & Lower Mississippi Valley Collection (e.g., http://lsu.louislibraries.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/X/0/123/) as well as in the Historic New Orleans Collection to see if either of these places have materials attributed to OJD, although I don't see much online. There are primary materials published in various government docs, according to the ANB http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/c hpXVI/Oscar%20James%20Dunn.%20%20Black%20Reconstructionist.htm. Dunn's letters to Grant apparently are held in the National Archives. Has this person looked in the NARA or LC catalogs? Here's an entry for a litho of Dunn held at LC: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3g0 5947)). This should get the person started, anyway. Any good Civil War or Reconstruction histories of Louisiana should include info on OJD. Hope this helps, Claudia -----Original Message----- From: Levy, Suzanne S. Sent: Wed 12/1/2004 4:47 PM To: Holland, Claudia Cc: Subject: FW: Oscar James Dunn - 1st or 2nd Reg. New Orleans Any ideas on this one? -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Mitchell Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:42 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Oscar James Dunn - 1st or 2nd Reg. New Orleans I'm searching for primary and secondary sources which might highlight the service careet of Oscar James Dunn. He states in several interviews that is helps to muster the 1st or the 2nd Reg. of New Orleans, and rises from the rank of private to captain before being mustered out by Gen. Banks. I have been unsuccesful in recovering government documents in regard to his military service and would appreciate any assistance which could be rendered . Dunn would later become Louisiana's first black Lt. Governor . To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html