Papers, 1861-1906.

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Papers, 1861-1906.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32452428

Civil War collection includes three diaries by Cooke which describe movements and daily activities of regiments, particularly in Harper's Ferry area, and include Cooke's impressions of Generals Grant and Sheridan, army life, and the South. Collection also includes letters written by Cooke and his family, legal and commemorative papers pertaining to Cooke's military service, and several photographs of soldiers and friends of Cooke. Some of the family letters were written after the Civil War.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7342007

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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