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Manuscript of article written about Belle Reynolds' service during the Civil War and her commission given by Governor Yates of Illinois. Also briefly describes her work as a physician after the war in Chicago, California and the Philippines. A signed note by Belle Reynolds telling who Mr. Morris is and that he had written her re: the article which appeared in an Omaha newspaper. Also a short note by Thomas C. Shelley who had served in the 17th Infantry with Mr. Reynolds re: Belle's later life.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Reynolds, Belle, b. 1840.

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Morris, Mrs.

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A school principal in Lewis, Iowa in 1864. This is the town where Belle Macomber Reynolds' father lived. Morris later lived in Lincoln, Neb. Reynolds was the only woman commissioned a major in the Civil War. Belle had moved to Illinois when she married William S. Reynolds in 1860. He served with the 17th Illinois Infantry and Belle went with him. From the description of Manuscript. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52975273 ...

Reynolds, Arabella, b. 1840.

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