Papers, 1864-1896.

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Papers, 1864-1896.

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Correspondence of Parkhurst, an officer in the 9th Michigan Infantry, stationed at Chattanooga, Tenn., includes personal letters; two letters from Sarah Childress (Mrs. James K.) Polk concerning the sending of a trunk to her brother; and two letters from Mrs. Aaron V. Brown, a Union sympathizer living near Nashville, Tenn., describing her activities in aiding Federal officers and refugees, and appealing for assistance.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Polk, Sarah Childress, 1803-1891

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Sarah Childress Polk was married to the 11th President of the United States, James Polk. She served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849. Elder daughter of Captain Joel and Elizabeth Childress, Sarah Childress gained something rarer from her father’s wealth. He sent her and her sister away to school, first to Nashville, then to the Moravians’ “female academy” at Salem, North Carolina, one of the very few institutions of higher learning available to women in the early 19th century. So she acquired ...

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...

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)

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Brown, Aaron V., Mrs.

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Parkhurst, John G. (John Gibson), 1824-1906

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Lawyer at Coldwater, Michigan, Civil War officer, U.S. Marshal of Eastern District of Michigan and Minister to Belgium. From the description of John Gibson Parkhurst papers, 1860-1909 (bulk 1860-1865) [microform]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778501 From the description of John Gibson Parkhurst papers, 1802-1914. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419759 Parkhurst enlisted and was commissioned at age 37 in the 9th Michigan Infantry as...