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Pickard, Wilson J., d. 1865. Wilson J. Pickard Civil War letters, 1865.

Title: Wilson J. Pickard Civil War letters, 1865.

This collection consists of 42 letters and 11 envelopes addressed to Pickard's family (35 of the letters by Pickard and 7 letters by three other soldiers in the 148th Illinois Infantry--Pvt. William McLane, Sgt. J.P. Swift, and Pvt. B.A. Tozier). The majority of the letters detail life in the camps, but Pickard also reports on the larger events of the time. In an 11 April letter, he describes local celebrations following the surrender of Robert E. Lee, and on 17 April Pickard laments the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the mixed reaction of the troops. At the news of Lincoln's assassination, he reported that three soldiers in the camp suggested three cheers and were strictly punished along with local residents who also celebrated the assassination. In May, Pickard details the friction between the enlisted men and officers which ultimately resulted in a regiment rebelling against its officer, General Dudley.

ArchivalResource: 53 items.

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United States. War Dept. [Commission] 1863 June 2, Washington [appointing Wm. McLane a] Commissioner of the board of Enrolment for the Third Congressional District of the State of Missouri / Edwin M. Stanton.

Title: [Commission] 1863 June 2, Washington [appointing Wm. McLane a] Commissioner of the board of Enrolment for the Third Congressional District of the State of Missouri / Edwin M. Stanton.

Printed form with ms. inserts signed. Wm. McLane esq. is appointed commissioner of the 3rd Congressional District of Missouri.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8530480 View