Hall papers, 1863-1900.

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Hall papers, 1863-1900.

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Contains the diaries of E.A. Hall, 1863-1865 when he was in the Union Army. Describes camp life in Maryland, guard duty in Washington, D.C., marches in pursuit of Lee after Gettysburg, the second Wilderness campaign, the attack on Petersburg and a week in Libby Prison. Also letters (some fragmentary), including one from Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia (with a Confederate postal stamp) and souvenirs. There is a typescript of the diaries (made by Elizabeth Greene, 1964-1965). In addition there are newspaper clippings of articles written by James Marshall Hall and the pocket dictionary he carried in the Civil War.

2.25 linear in. (1 box)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7673065

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Hall, E. A. (Elbert Augustus), 1830-1909

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Eben Allen Hall (1839-1900) enlisted in Company F, 39th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers. He married Basheba Lincoln Tisdale in 1861. In 1866 be became an editor (and later owner) of the Greenfield Gazette and Courier. From the description of Hall papers, 1863-1900. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 53916373 Grapevine, Texas, blacksmith during the 1880's and 1890's. From the description of Financial records, 1884-1899. (University of Texas at Arlington...

Libby Prison

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Hall, James Marshall.

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Hall family.

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