John R. Hunt papers, [ca. 1861-1865].

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John R. Hunt papers, [ca. 1861-1865].

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Civil War diary, written in a Daily pocket remembrance for 1865, by John R. Hunt Jr. in Washington D.C., records his work endorsing papers in the War Dept.; his social activities, including visits to the theatre and the war ships Monitor and Stonewall; as well as war rumors and observations of Lincoln's assassination and funeral. Many gaps in diary, notably when he leaves Washington in May for Ohio, with few entries until he returns to Washington in October. In November he comments on the hanging of Andersonville Military Prison commandant, Henry Wirz. Also includes nine calling cards printed for J.R. Hunt, Jr. and for [his mother], Mrs. Dr. J.R. Hunt and a tin type in oval gilt matte depicting Hunt in slouch hat with his hand on the hilt of an infantry sabre.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570501

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Hunt, John R., 1842-1889.

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Graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; veteran of 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 81st O.V.I. mustered out in 1864 to care for care for his mother and settle his father's estate near Cincinnati, Ohio; employee of the War Department at time his diary was written. From the description of John R. Hunt papers, [ca. 1861-1865]. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 46833987 Hunt, John Randolph Rank : Adj. Regiment : 81st O...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Wirz, Henry, 1823?-1865

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Wirz was most noted as the commander of Andersonville Prison. From the description of Captain Wirz Special Orders No. 3, 1865 January 27. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 212782030 Confederate army officer. From the description of Henry Wirz papers, 1864-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981619 ...