Letters [microform], 1861-1863.

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Letters [microform], 1861-1863.

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Letters written by a member of Company B of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment, describing daily life of a Civil War soldier in campaigns in Virginia and Maryland. The letters describe the 2nd Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Fair Oaks, and provide an infantryman's perspective on General George B. McClellan and Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6715435

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1863). Company B.

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Hospes, Adolphus Conrad.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...