Letter, 1864 May 24, Huntsville, Alabama [to] Anna Chapin, Reelsville, Indiana.

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Letter, 1864 May 24, Huntsville, Alabama [to] Anna Chapin, Reelsville, Indiana.

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The collection consists of a four-page letter written by Revered J.E. Chapin with the Christian Commission in the South in Huntsville, Alabama, to his sister Anna Chapin in Reelsville, Putnam County, Indiana, 24 May 1864. Chapin talks about the educational system in the South and compares it to the North's. He also talks of a battle 10 miles away with the Confederates under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest, and tells of his accommodations in Huntsville and preaching to the Union troops.

1 folder (4 p.)

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7652712

Indiana Historical Society Library

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United States Christian Commission

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Chapin, Anna Augusta, 1858-

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Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

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Army officer. From the description of Nathan Bedford Forrest letter, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450304 Planter, slave dealer, and Confederate Army officer; resident of Memphis (Shelby Co.), Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562174 Confederate general; led cavalry forces during the battle of Fort Pillow, Tenn.; Confederate troops accused of slaughtering Union soldiers following th...

Chapin, J. E.

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Reverend J.E. Chapin (fl. 1840s-1860s) was presumably from Putnam County, Indiana, and served with the Christian Commission in the South during the Civil War. From the description of Letter, 1864 May 24, Huntsville, Alabama [to] Anna Chapin, Reelsville, Indiana. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52315355 ...