[Letters and documents] [microform] / Sullivan Ballou. 1858-1873.

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[Letters and documents] [microform] / Sullivan Ballou. 1858-1873.

17 items ; mainly, letters from Major Sullivan Ballou to his wife, Sarah, in 1861, while Ballou served in 2nd Rhode Island Regiment during Civil War.

ca. 65 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7684657

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Ballou, Sarah H., 1836-1917.

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United States. Army. Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

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Ballou, Sullivan, 1829-1861

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Sullivan Ballou (March 28, 1829 – July 29, 1861) was a lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for an eloquent letter he wrote to his wife two weeks before he was killed in the First Battle of Bull Run. Ballou was born the son of Hiram (1802–1833) and Emeline (Bowen) Ballou, a distinguished Huguenot family in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He lost his father at a young age. In spite of this, he attended boarding scho...

Sprague, William, 1830-1915

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American army officer, and United States senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Providence, to an unidentified recipient, 1862 Feb. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575332 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Providence?, to Judge G.W. Paschal, 1875 Jun. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575325 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Providence, to Judge G.W. Paschal, 1873 Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270...