Papers, 1863-1918.

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Papers, 1863-1918.

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The collection includes four autobiographical accounts by Luhn covering various time spans from 1831-1918. The correspondence (1864, 1876, 1880, 1882), is addressed to his wife and children, except for one 1880 letter to General Crook, and deals chiefly with his day to day experiences as a soldier on the western frontier and in the Civil War. There are diaries (1863, 1876); photos of Forts Bridger, Fetterman, Laramie, and Sanders; military decorations; and miscellaneous materials. Typed transcriptions have been made of the handwritten originals.

.9 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7248495

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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