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Essay entitled “A Few Words upon the Right of a State to Withdraw from the United States” dating from Dooley’s college days, most likely early 1861, when he was a sophomore at Georgetown. These remarks may have been used in a student debate on the topic of secession and its ramifications.

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Reminiscences written down in 1865 that highlight the initial challenges Dooley faced in becoming a soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia (August 1862) as well as his experiences during the Maryland Campaign (September 1862); the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862); winter camp (December 1862-March 1863); his time in coastal Carolina and Southeastern Virginia (March-June 1863); and the Gettysburg Campaign (June-July 1863).

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Reminiscences written down in 1871 that covers conditions endured while on march as well as the difficulties of supply, communication, and transportation during the Maryland Campaign. More specifically, he recounts the battles of Second Manassas, South Mountain, and Sharpsburg (Antietam) and visits to the Jesuit novitiate at Frederick.

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Reminiscences written down in 1872 that describe Confederate victories at South Mountain and Sharpsburg (September 1862); camping in the Shenandoah Valley (September-November 1862); the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862), winter camp (December 1862-March 1863), and the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign (June 1863).

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Reminiscences written down in 1869 describing the Gettysburg Campaign, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the beginning of Dooley’s time as a prisoner of war at Fort McHenry, Baltimore. A version of this is also available in f. 5.

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Reminiscences written down in 1869 surrounding Dooley’s imprisonment at Fort McHenry (July-August 1863) and Johnson’s Island, Ohio (August-November 1863).

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Reminiscences written down in 1872-1873 that document Dooley’s journey to Lynchburg and subsequently to Charlotte, North Carolina, after the end of his imprisonment and return home to Richmond.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a bound volume created in 1873 from papers held at Georgetown after Dooley's death: –"Prison Notes Series 3," August-December 1864: reminiscences written down in 1870 surrounding Dooley’s imprisonment at Johnson’s Island. –"Prison Notes Series 4," December 1864-March 1865: reminiscences written down in 1871 surrounding the last months of Dooley’s imprisonment at Johnson’s...

Scope and Contents Poetry written circa 1870 about Dooley’s bunkmates and fellow prisoners at Johnson’s Island: “John Steptoe” (likely James Steptoe Johnston), Thomas Jefferson/Jefferson A. Waggener, Benjamin Bedford Brown, William Henry Keiningham, James Risque Hutter, Thomas Jabez Shine, John H. Moore, Benjamin Aaron Haskins, Thomas Holt White, and William S. Moore. Also “Lines Addressed to the Bronze Statue of the Goddess of Liberty Which Covers the Capitol’s Dome, Washington, DC” (1870), a...

Scope and Contents Letter from John J. Dooley, John E. Dooley’s father, to Georgetown treasurer Fr. Patrick Duddy concerning a payment of $388.92 presumably for his son’s tuition and board (1860); letter from Georgetown alumnus Henry L. McCullough to the Georgetown Dramatic Society corresponding secretary Samuel H. Anderson regarding John E. Dooley’s undergraduate performance in “Pizzaro” (1867); letter from James H. Dooley to Georgetown rector Fr. Joseph J. Himmel regarding the papers of his brother John E....