Papers, 1841-1924.

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Papers, 1841-1924.

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An 1861 speech given by James at the Warren County July 4th celebration. Diary kept by James, Aug.-Sept., 1862 with lengthy entries discussing each days experiences. A letter to Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs from Fort Donelson explaining his difficulty in accounting for all clothing and equipment his company received. A few family letters. An 1869 letter by James regarding the building of a new county courthouse. The majority of the collection is made up of a few muster rolls and reports, commissions, discharges, pension papers and letters and documents related to GAR activities.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Moore Family.

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Family from Warren County, Illinois with father and two sons serving in the 83rd Illinois Infantry, Company B. James, the father served as Captain, Robert was a private and Josiah H. a recruit. From the description of Papers, 1841-1924. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52975268 Moore family of whom Thomas served as a private in the Revolutionary War, settled in Kentucky. In 1831 Thomas, Robert, William and Travis, moved from Kentucky to settle in M...

Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 83rd (1861-1865). Company B.

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