Don Carlos Buell : papers, 1853-1897.

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Don Carlos Buell : papers, 1853-1897.

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Papers include Buell's 27 March 1853 letter to General Thomas Lewin discussing his hopes for promotion; a 6 February 1868 letter to E. Hannaford discussing personal matters, letters published in The World, and the movement of an Indian Division at the Battle of Shiloh; a 4 June 1875 letter commenting on William T. Sherman's book on the Civil War; two letters dated 1 and 23 April 1886 to General William F. Smith recounting the Battle of Shiloh in great detail, actions taken on the field by various Union generals, and Smith's misunderstandings; a 28 October 1887 letter to Smith defends West Point and the regular army, using the Mexican War to illustrate the importance of regular army troops versus volunteers; a 21 April 1888 letter to R.U. Johnson of the Century Magazine noting that he enclosed the manuscript about Perryville; a letter in which he discusses John C. Ropes Civil War history.

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