Miscellaneous manuscript collection, 1864-1931.

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Miscellaneous manuscript collection, 1864-1931.

Typescript copy prepared by George J. Fluhr of the Civil War diary of Albert A. Wright (1838-1904), 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, concerning military duties, battles, camp life, and his confinement in Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., 1864-1865; autographs of Abraham Lincoln and William H. Seward; and miscellaneous items on the Sunshine Hall Free Library including typescript history, handbill concerning public appropriations, a letter, and a resolution concerning the services of Walter B. Styles, 1916-1931.

6 items.

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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...

Sunshine Hall Free Library (Eldred, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: Does not actively collect. Will accept material relating to local history. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155518393 ...

Wright, Albert A., 1838-1904

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United States. Army. Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 3rd.

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Fluhr, George J. A.

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Libby Prison (Richmond, Va.)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Styles, Walter B.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...