Letters, 1891, 1898.

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Letters, 1891, 1898.

Letter, April 15, 1891, to General Henry M. Cist, Secretary of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland in Cincinnati, Ohio re: Colonel John B. Reid, Colonel of the 130th, details about Reid and the regiment at the Battle of Sabine Cross Road near Mansfield, Ark. and his imprisonment at Tyler, TX. Letter, March 10, 1898 to Albert, concerning how Niles felt the weight of his years, literary quotations in favor of a life of action, a denial of a statement by Joe Gillespie that Niles wrote part of Gov. John Reynolds book and his feelings about Reynolds abilities.

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Reynolds, John, 1788-1865

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Reynolds was an early Illinois settler, state legislator, congressman, and governor (1830-1834). From the description of Papers, 1819-1850. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 748842485 From the description of Letter, June 26, 1830. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 698775126 Illinois' fourth governor was born in Montgomery County, Penn. and came to Illinois in 1800 with his parents, settling near Kaskaskia. He serve...

Reid, John B., 1830-1907

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Cist, Henry Martyn, 1839-1902

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Cincinnati, Ohio, lawyer; Civil War general, 74th Ohio Regiment; military historian and author; secretary, Society of the Army of the Cumberland. From the description of Letters, 1889-1890. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287303 ...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 130th (1861-1865)

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Niles, Nathaniel, 1817-1900.

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Lawyer, newspaper editor, clerk in the Illinois House of Representatives, 1849-1850, Colonel in the 130th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War until 1863 when he resigned and member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1865-1866. From the description of Letters, 1891, 1898. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53040008 ...