Papers, 1864-1933.

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Papers, 1864-1933.

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Personal and military correspondence, army orders, articles, printed material, clippings, legal papers, and pictures, all relating to the life and career of William Lemen and several relatives. One of the correspondents is Douglas MacArthur, who commended Lemen for his faithful service, marked ability, and good judgment. Other materials in this collection include: papers of William Lemen's father, Clarence Josiah Lemens, an officer in the Union Army during Civil War; diary kept by William's sister, Mary Laureen Lemen, concering a trip in 1890 to Mammoth Cave in Ky.; and other Civil War materials, including muster rolls, special orders, promotion records, and discharges. There is an account of the death of Gen. Ben Hardin Helm at the Battle of Chickamauga, an unsigned officer's account of a soldiers' mutiny on Folly Island (S.C.), and an unfinished narrative by Clarence Lemen of R.W. Crabb, a Confederate scout.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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Lemen, Mary Laureen.

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Helm, Ben Hardin.

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Crabb, R. W.

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Lemen, William C. (William Caswell), 1873-

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Civil engineer; served during World War I in Corps of Engineers; retired in 1932 as lieutenant colonel. From the description of Papers, 1864-1933. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32520375 ...