Papers, 1862-1864.

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Papers, 1862-1864.

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Letters to his mother, brother, and two sisters on a farm in Delavan, Illinois, August 16, 1862 to May 22, 1864, containing a record of his war service with the 115th Regiment Illinois Volunteers.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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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...

Robinson, Gifford S.

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From Prairie Creek, Illinois served in Company H of the 115th Illinois Infantry mainly in Tennessee, where, late Sept. 1863, he was wounded in the leg at Chattanooga, taken prisoner, exchanged and eventually discharged in May 1864 due to his wound. From the description of Papers, 1862-1864, 1903. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54101911 ...