Should anyone know of the location of any primary resources (letters, diaries, reminiscences, memoirs) from members of Mosby M. Parsons Confederate Missouri Division that are in PRIVATE hands, please let me know. The units that comprised Parsons' Division were the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 16th Missouri Infantry, Pindall's 9th Battalion of Sharpshooters, Capt. Alexander Lesueur's Battery (also known as Gorham's or Tilden's Battery) and Capt. Samuel Ruffner's Battery (also known as Robert's Battery).

I am writing a combination biography/history of Parsons and his Missouri Division and am looking for any materials related to the subject that are in PRIVATE hands.

Also, if anyone is aware of such materials that are located in state, university, or historical society archives BESIDES the Missouri Historical Society, State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri State Archives, Cole County (MO) Historical Society, Wilson's Creek NMP, University of Arkansas, Duke University, University of North Carolina, Harvard University, Columbia University, New York Historical Society, Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Huntington Library, please let me know.

Any leads are greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Bill