Letters, 1861-1864, 1875, 1884.

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Letters, 1861-1864, 1875, 1884.

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Civil War letters, mostly typewritten copies, written by Dr. Henry P. Strong, Surgeon for the 11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, to his wife Sarah at Beloit, Wisconsin, 1861-1863, describing army life and its inefficiencies with emphasis on medical care, while serving in Missouri, Arkansas, and near Vicksburg. Also included are letters received by Strong from Army colleagues after his resignation; correspondence and invoices relating to medical supplies; an autographed brief handwritten note from Bret Harte dated Morristown, N.J., April 26, 1875, giving thanks for a favor offered; an 1879 fee schedule adopted and signed by physicians and surgeons in Beloit, Wis.; and a eulogy pronounced at Strong's death by the Grand Lodge, Knights of Honor.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Harte, Bret, 1836-1902

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Author and journalist. From the description of Papers of Bret Harte [manuscript] 1859-1901. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647940411 Harte served as editor of the Overland Monthly, 1868-1870. From the description of ALS, 1869 April 17 : San Francisco, to Mrs. Emily Gould, Rome. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16700642 From the description of ALS, 1868 July 5 : San Francisco, to [Emily Gould]. (Copley Press, J S Copl...

Strong, Henry P., 1832-1884.

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United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865)

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