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from Capt. Craig W. Wadsworth and James W. Wadsworth to
their parents, Aug. - Oct. 1863, concerning generalship and discipline
in the Union Army, the suffering of noncombatants,
and attitudes toward blacks. Miscellaneous items include a
letter from President Lincoln to Horace Greeley, July 9, 1864,
promising safe conduct to anyone carrying peace proposals from
Jefferson Davis; correspondence of the Union Defense Committee
of New York; and an album containing about 200 signed
photographs of military and political leaders on both sides of
the war. Additional correspondents are John Dix, T. E. Ellsworth,
James B. Fry, Preston King, Edwin D. Morgan, H. J.
Raymond, Edwin M. Stanton, and Benjamin F. Wade.
981
Walker, Andrew J. 55th Illinois Infantry
Collection, 1856-78. 44 items.
Contains three letters from Walker to his family and
friends, Oct.-Dec. 1861, concerning recruiting and training in
Illinois; a letter from Pvt. George Fitch to William Walker,
Oct. 1, 1861, relating to the defense of Washington, D.C.; and
an unidentified soldier's letter written from Savannah, Tenn.,
Mar. 22, 1862.
982
Walker, James Pvt., USA
Letter, 1862-63. 1 item.
Transcript.
Serial letter from Walker to his family in England, Dec. 28,
1862-Jan. 3, 1863, Nashville, Tenn., concerning marches in
Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, skirmishes near Nashville,
the care of wounded soldiers and prisoners of war from
the Stones River Campaign, camp life, discipline, and supplies.
983
Walker, Nicholas Pvt., 74th Pennsylvania Volunteers
Document, 1864. 1 item.
Discharge certificate, Oct. 17, 1864, Grafton, W. Va.
984
Walker, Robert John (1801-1869) Gov., Kansas Territory
Papers, 1815-1936. ca. 3,000 items.
Includes scrapbooks containing clippings on the war.
985
Wallace, Lewis (1827-1905) Gen., USV
Collection, 1864-96. 5 items.
In part, photocopies.
Letter from Benjamin Lossing to Wallace, Apr. 27, 1864;
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