Papers, 1860-1945.

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Papers, 1860-1945.

Primarily correspondence between Stephen A. Forbes and his niece Frances Snow, Mt. Carroll, Illinois, during Civil War. Letter, June 8, 1862, describes Stephen's imprisonment in Mobile, Alabama. Also includes letters of Stephen's sister, Flavilla Forbes Snow and biography of Henry C. Forbes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7287990

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865)

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Snow, Flavilla Ann Forbes, 1824-1911.

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Forbes, Stephen Alfred, 1844-1930

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Professor and museum curator of natural history, and state entomologist of Illinois. From the description of Zoological congress correspondence, 1892-1893. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28413487 ...

Forbes family.

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Family of Isaac and Agnes Forbes, who emigrated to Illinois in 1836 from New York. Sons Henry C. and Stephen A. Forbes both served in the 7th Illinois Cavalry, Company B during the Civil War. Henry mustered out as lieutenant colonel and Stephen as captain. Stephen Forbes became an accomplished naturalist and Henry a school administrator. From the description of Papers, 1860-1945. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30607713 ...

Lyman, Frances Anna Snow, 1843-1914.

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Scott, Edna Lyman.

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Forbes, Henry Clinton, 1833-1903.

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Poet, teacher, farmer and colonel in the 7th Illinois Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers, 1862-1865. From the description of Collection, 1862-1955 (bulk 1892-1902). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29353556 ...