Letters, 1847-1848, 1861.

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Letters, 1847-1848, 1861.

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Four letters to his wife, Eliza, from the Mexican War discusses a buffalo hunt, sickness and death of the men from Morgan County, Eliza's wish to teach school while he is gone, his weariness with the war and several mentions of Lieutenant John Logan. Mentions a Colonel Griffin's "brush with Indians" where a "great number" of Indians were killed, including women and children who had hidden in the grass and were trampled. One letter from his uncle, Dr. John Logan. One letter to Eliza from the Civil War after the battle of Belmont and discussing it.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886

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John A. Logan was born near what is now Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, the son of Dr. John Logan and Dr. Logan's second wife, Elizabeth (Jenkins) Logan. He studied with his father and with a private tutor, then studied for three years at Shiloh College. He enlisted in the 1st Illinois Infantry for the Mexican–American War, and received a commission as a second lieutenant and assignment as the regimental quartermaster. After the war Logan studied law in the office of his uncle, Alexand...

Ozburn, Lindorf, 1823-1864.

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Soldier from Jacksonville, Ill. who served as sergeant in the 5th Illinois, Co. H during the Mexican War and also in the Civil War, resigning in 1863 as a Colonel in the 31st Illinois. Nephew of Dr. John Logan, father of General John Logan. From the description of Letters, 1847-1848, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53167556 ...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 31st (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 5th (1846-1847)

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