Papers, 1855-1867.

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Papers, 1855-1867.

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Civil War letters to Youngman from Isaac Perkins, serving with the 15th Illinois Volunters, and from John C. Palmer, Union soldier in Virginia, discussing the journey of the 15th Regiment through Missouri; the battle of Pittsburg Landing; scarcity of food; Perkins' work in a hospital at Tipton, Mo.; and hardships of army life; forced marches and troop movements; a Confederate raid at Holly Springs, Miss.; the building of fortifications at Portsmouth, Va.; the use of blacks as laborers and teamsters; wages and prayer meetings of blacks; resentment of whites against equipping and training black troops; high prices; fraternizing with Confederate soldiers; and camp at Yorktown, Va. There are two sketches by Perkins of the fighting of the 14th and 15th Illinois Regiments with Confederates at Hatchie River, Miss., and of a cemetery at Holly Springs, Miss. Other items are chiefly family letters.

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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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Resident of Wilmot Center (Merrimack Co.), N.H. From the description of Papers, 1855-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20505228 ...