Letters, 1861-1867.

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Letters, 1861-1867.

Letters of Wiswell concerning his training in the cavalry barracks at Carlisle, Pa., and Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; his participation in fighting in Missouri and Tennessee, including the Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861, and the Tennessee campaign at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga; cavalry life; and business speculation and economic life in Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn., at the end of the war.

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Union soldier, member of the 4th United States Regiment, Cavalry; from Hydeville (Rutland Co.), Vt. From the description of Letters, 1861-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271065 From the description of Letters, 1861-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20505038 ...