Civil War letters and portrait photographs, circa 1861-1870.

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Civil War letters and portrait photographs, circa 1861-1870.

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Civil War letters principally written by Harris, a lieutenant in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company C, to his sister, Nettie, and his brother-in-law, Otis. The letters include information on troop movements and duties, weather, health, Harris' reflections on the Battle at Gettysburg during which he was wounded, and his thoughts on Lincoln's assassination. The later letters detail Harris' life after the Civil War ended. Also included are a few letters written on Harris' behalf or written to Harris by others. The photographs are primarily portraits in carte-de-visite format of Civil War officers and contemporary women who associated with Harris (circa 1861-1870).

0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and67 photographs (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924453

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865)

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Harris, Loyd G.

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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...

United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) Company C.

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