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Alexander-Akerly (Ackerly) Family papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-SC13
Scope and Contents
Family correspondence written to Adeline Akerly (1834-1916), including 12 Civil War letters from her brother Ashley H. Alexander of the 12th Illinois Cavalry, Co. A. Ashley Alexander's letters describe life at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois and include brief descriptions of the engagement at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; as well as the battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg.
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Manuscript Collection
Thomas M. Reece Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-BC538
Abstract
Abingdon, Illinois physician who acted as the medical director at Camp Butler, 1861-1862, then as surgeon with the 118th Illinois Infantry, and Surgeon in Chief, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf. He practiced medicine in Abingdon until his death in 1894
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Manuscript Collection
Winthrop S. G. Allen letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-SC18
Scope and Contents
Collection includes letters of Winthrop S. G. Allen (1837-1901) written during the American Civil War, 1862-1863. A private in the 12th Illinois Cavalry, Allen wrote from Camp Butler, Illinois; various camps in Maryland and Virginia; and an army hospital in Washington, D.C. Includes a description of the Union's 1862 capture of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Manuscript Collection