J. Russell letter, 1863 Apr. 17.

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J. Russell letter, 1863 Apr. 17.

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Letter from J. Russell, a soldier in the 13th Illinois Infantry Regiment, to friends describing an expedition through Mississippi led by General Frederick Steele, Union objectives, destruction and confiscation of Confederate property, the attitude of Union soldiers toward contraband slaves, and the effect that Union confiscation of slaves had upon the Confederates.

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Russell, Jeremy

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Steele, Frederick, 1819-1868

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Frederick Steele (1819-1868) was a career military officer in the United States Army and a major general during the U.S. Civil War. A native of Delhi, N.Y., Steele graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and participated in numerous battles in the Mexican-American War. During the Civil War he played a crucial role in the Union military effort throughout the Trans-Mississippi Theater and was promoted to major general in April 1863. He successfully captured Confederate-held Little R...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1864)

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Regiment mustered in April 1861 for three years service during Civil War. From the description of Regimental orders, 1861-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34608181 ...