Papers, 1862-1864.

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Papers, 1862-1864.

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10 letters to Collins' Aunt Mary Chapin from Libby Prison reveal the boredom and desperation of prison life; 3 letters, 1862-1864, sent by Robert E. Lee concern prisoner exchange; letter to Chapin from G. Blagden concerns the whereabouts of prisoner Collins.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Blagden, George W. (George Washington), 1802-1884

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Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) served as General of the Confederate Army in the U.S. Civil War and was president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia from 1865 to 1870. Lee spent the first twenty-three years of his military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 1837 to 1841 he was superintending engineer for the harbor of St. Louis and the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer, 1829-1861; commander of Virginia forces in the ...

Chapin, Mary Weaver

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Collins, William A.

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Civil War captain, 10th Wisconsin Regiment, Company D; prisoner of war, Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, 1863-1864; later resident of Western Springs, Illinois. From the description of Papers, 1862-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28447920 ...

Libby Prison

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