Letters, 1862-1863.

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Letters, 1862-1863.

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[1] 1862, December 19, Falmouth [Va.?], to Governor Sprague [2 l.].--Thanks the governor for the new flag. Expresses patriotic sentiments. [2] 1863, February 14, Falmouth [Va.?], to Owen Lovejoy [2 p.].--Defends himself against charges of favoritism and negligence in commanding his regiment. Lovejoy ought to gain more information before writing to Governor Sprague. [3] 1863, September 9, Charleston, West Virginia, to Governor Horatio Seymour, N.Y. [2 l.].--Requests that Capt. E. O. Burling, 4th N.Y. Calvary, be restored to the command from which he had been dismissed.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Burling, E. O.

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Sprague, William, 1830-1915

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American army officer, and United States senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Providence, to an unidentified recipient, 1862 Feb. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575332 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Providence?, to Judge G.W. Paschal, 1875 Jun. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575325 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Providence, to Judge G.W. Paschal, 1873 Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270...

Duffié, Alfred Napoleon, 1835-1880

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Duffié was born in Paris. Several claims about his early life seem to be untrue: that he graduated from the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, that he fought in the Austro-Italian War of 1859, that he was awarded the Legion d'Honneur though he wore it in several photographs, or that his father was a count. It is known that Duffié joined France's Imperial Cavalry in 1852, being assigned to the 6th Dragoon Regiment. As a member of this unit, he served during the Crimean War, seeing action at t...

Lovejoy, Owen, 1811-1864

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Came to Princeton, Illinois in 1838 as minister of the Congregational Church and strong abolitionist. His home there was a stop on the Underground Railroad. He was elected to the state legislature in 1854 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856, where he served five terms. He was the brother of slain abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy. From the description of Letters, 1837, 1858, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52538367 ...