Papers, 1861-1863.

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Papers, 1861-1863.

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Collection consists primarily of letters from Kennedy to his wife Jane M. Kennedy following his Civil War career up to his death from wounds in 1863. Letters include descriptions of the Battle of Shiloh, Siege at Corinth, Battle of Arkansas Post and the Siege at Vicksburg. Kennedy's regiment spent time in Paducah, Kentucky and Memphis, Tennessee. Poetry by Jane M. Kennedy is included.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Kennedy, Jane, MSc

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Kennedy, William Denholm, 1813-1865

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Civil War private and later quartermaster, 55th Illinois Infantry, from La Salle, La Salle County, Illinois. From the description of Papers, 1861-1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23589550 Portrait and landscape painter. From the description of Letter : London, to Mr. Holte, 1859 Mar. 7. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28274592 From the description of Letter : London, to R.H. Grundy, 1856 Mar. 2. (Bryn Mawr Colleg...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 55th (1861-1865)

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