E. L. (Eli Lundy) Huggins papers, 1862-1929.

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E. L. (Eli Lundy) Huggins papers, 1862-1929.

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Box 1: Letters, l862-l929, written by him, chiefly to family members, relating primarily to his service in the U.S. Army, l86l-1903. Include letters written during Civil War, l86l-l865; from Pacific Northwest and Alaska, l866-l870, with extensive comments on life and customs of "creole" populations and Russian Orthodox Church; from Montana, l879-l880, during Indian campaigns, describing camp life, skirmishes and encounters with Sioux, surrender of Rain-in-the-Face; from China, l900, with detailed comments on political chaos in aftermath of Boxer Rebellion and activities of missionaries; on tour of duty in Philippines, l900-l90l, describing Philippine life and customs. Box 2: Letters written to Huggins, including some from General Nelson A. Miles, U.S. War Department and U.S. Army; official documents including special and general orders and itineraries for tours of duty; papers relating to Civil War; miscellaneous papers concerning Philippines; reminiscences by Huggins family members; clippings about Huggins; copies of his poems and one book of his poetry; reviews of his poetry; miscellaneous writings; memorabilia. Box 3: Philippine documents, mainly from officials in the province of Olocos, l900-l901, relating to military prisoners, salaries for teachers, reports on crime and on smallpox, etc. Included are two letters by John Franklin Bell.

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