Agents' correspondence, 1865-1866.

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Agents' correspondence, 1865-1866.

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Correspondence from two Illinois military state agents concerns Illinois troop activity in Memphis; St. Louis; Galveston; New Orleans; and New Bern, North Carolina. Correspondence includes expense accounts for transportation costs; lodging; and aid to hospitalized soldiers (e.g., sanitary supplies; shirts; tobacco). Also included in the correspondence are orders from the Adjutant General concerning military state agent transfers and report receipt acknowledgements. Individuals and agencies also wrote to the agents about individual soldiers.

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