Papers, 1860-1865.

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Papers, 1860-1865.

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Eleven letters from D. Lorn Kost, a law student, most sent from Springfield, Ohio to Suiter. They discuss his love life, his studies and the impending war. One, Aug. 16, 1860, describes a political rally in Springfield where "Clay (c.m.)" a speaker, was referred to often. Suiter's letters (10) were all written from the war and are to his mother or brother. One, Dec. 1862, sent from Hospital 6 in Nashville where he was a patient, describes the hospital and tells of the daily routine there. Letter, June 16, 1864, from Georgia gives a description of his regiment's activities while "we are almost constantly under fire." Letters, Aug. 11, 19 & 28, 1864, from "near Atlanta" describe the battle there and also how his Lieutenant was taken prisoner. His brother, a captain, is advised to keep meticulous records because "the government is very strict in holding officers responsible." Three diaries, Aug. 1863-Sept. 1865, give very descriptive account of his life in the army in Tennessee and Georgia.

21 letters.3 v. ; 15x 9 cm.

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 84th (1861-1865)

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Suiter, James P.

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School teacher from Quaker Bottom, Ohio who served in the 84th Illinois Infantry, Company B during the Civil War. From the description of Papers, 1860-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768316 ...

Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903

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Cassius Marcellus Clay was born to Sally Lewis and Green Clay, one of the wealthiest planters and slaveholders in Kentucky, who became a prominent politician. He was one of six children who survived to adulthood, of seven born. Clay was a member of a large and influential political family. His older brother Brutus J. Clay became a politician at the state and federal levels. They were cousins of both Kentucky politician Henry Clay and Alabama governor Clement Comer Clay. Cassius' sister Elizab...

Kost, D. Lorn.

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