Andrew Lucas Hunt Papers, . 1863-1908

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Andrew Lucas Hunt Papers, . 1863-1908

Andrew Lucas Hunt (1843-1905) of Chicago, Ill., was an officer with the 134th Illinois Regiment, United States Army, during the Civil War. The collection includes family correspondence, chiefly June-October 1864, of Hunt, while he was a lieutenant of the 134th Illinois Regiment. Hunt's letters, from various Kentucky camps, give detailed accounts of army life. His regiment was manning fortifications, picketing surrounding territory, and attending the headquarters of Brigadier General Eleazer A. Paine. Letters from his family in Chicago concern the hardware business of his father, Edwin Hunt, civilian war activities, and family news. Postwar letters from Chicago contain business news about the hardware trade, building and expansion in the city, and rising prices and speculation in hardware.

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Hunt, Andrew Lucas, 1843-1905.

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Andrew Lucas Hunt (1843-1905) of Chicago, Ill., was an officer with the 134th Illinois Regiment, United States Army, during the Civil War. Hunt was the son of Edwin Hunt, pioneer hardware merchant in Chicago, and Sophia Hunt. He had a number of siblings, among them Edwin Hamilton, William, Clem, Clara, and Amy Hunt. Early in the Civil War, Hunt fought with Ellsworth's Zouaves. He was commissioned in May 1864 as first lieutenant in the 134th Illinois Infantry Regiment, on...