Papers of Adam C. Higgins, 1857-1889, (bulk 1862-1865).

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Papers of Adam C. Higgins, 1857-1889, (bulk 1862-1865).

Letters, documents, and manuscripts mostly relating to chaplain's duties in the regiment. Some letters contain discussion of camp life and military operations, including battle of Fort Donelson; there are two letters addressed to Gen. Rosencrans. Among manuscripts, there is a poem by Adam C. Higgins "The Dead of Fort Donelson."

66 pieces.1 case.

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 83rd (1862-1865)

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Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

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General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893). From the description of Papers, 1864-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039377 William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer during the Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles such as Second Corinth, Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign,...

Higgins, Adam C., b. 1827.

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Adam C. Higgins, native of Virginia, moved to Monmouth, Ill., before the Civil War. In Aug. 1862 he became chaplain of in the 83rd Regiment of Illinois Infantry, with the rank of Captain. After he was discharged from the service in 1865, he returned to ministry. In 1896 he practices law in Chicago, Ill. From the description of Papers of Adam C. Higgins, 1857-1889, (bulk 1862-1865). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122644006 ...

Resecrans, William Starke, 1819-1898,

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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...