William Blake Eager papers, 1848-1890 (bulk 1863-1865, 1874-1890).

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William Blake Eager papers, 1848-1890 (bulk 1863-1865, 1874-1890).

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Letters to family members concern service in military hospitals in Carrollton and Franklin, Louisiana; the siege of Port Hudson and the Red River campaign; camp life; and descriptions of the Louisiana landscape. Included are official papers pertaining to Eager's military service and Eager's obituary. Additional letters describe an examination given to medical students at Columbia College (New York, 1848), one share in the New York Historical Society Publication Fund (1858), and a tour through Europe (1877).

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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New-York Historical Society

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Columbia College (New York, N.Y.)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Eager, William Blake, 1824-1890.

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William Blake Eager was a surgeon for the U.S. Army, 162nd New York Volunteers during the Civil War. From the description of William Blake Eager papers, 1848-1890 (bulk 1863-1865, 1874-1890). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70271322 ...