Trusten Polk papers, 1861-1865; 1889 [manuscript].

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Trusten Polk papers, 1861-1865; 1889 [manuscript].

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Diary, January-October 1865, of Polk, recounting his service as a Confederate colonel and judge of military courts in Arkansas, and his postwar journey to Texas, Mexico, Cuba, Canada, and New York; a printed speech by Polk, 1861, when he was a U.S. senator from Missouri; a letter, 12 February 1889, from Thomas L. Snead to Mrs. Trusten Polk relating an incident from Polk's life during the war; and other items.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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