Papers, 1861-ca. 1919.

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Papers, 1861-ca. 1919.

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The collection includes five letters written to Amelia Cannon of La Grange County, Ind. between 1861 and 1865. Alfred Shields of the 44th Indiana Infantry Regiment wrote three letters that describe camp life, illnesses, and encounters with Confederate soldiers. Two letters from Amelia's friend Hattie Oiler discuss social activities and Hattie's appreciation of practical jokes. Three pencil sketches of landscapes show landforms, possibly depicting topography near Civil War encampments. Amelia likely wrote the original poems in the collection. Artifacts consist of two locks of hair.

15 folders, 2 artifacts.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7608214

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Burwell, John G.

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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...

United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1865)

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Cannon family.

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Shields, Alfred, ca. 1841-1863.

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Cannon, Amelia M., 1847-1919.

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Amelia M. Cannon (1847-1919) was born near South Milford, La Grange County, Indiana, to farmers William H. and Julian Cannon. After the Civil War she married Morten or Henry Shipe. Alfred Shields (ca. 1841-1863) lived in Steuben County, Ind. He enlisted in the 44th Indiana Infantry Regiment in 1861. John G. Burwell served with Alfred Shields in the 44th Indiana Infantry Regiment and was known to Amelia Cannon. Hattie Oiler (b. ca. 1848) lived in Noble County, Ind. in 1860. From the d...

Oiler, Hattie, b. ca. 1848.

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