Papers, 1859-1937.

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Papers, 1859-1937.

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About 50 Civil War letters from Blackford to his wife Nellie detail his experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Also family correspondence from Blackford's brothers Aaron, Jason, and John, among others. Family members lived in Findlay, Ohio; Clinton, Missouri; and Clinton, Decatur, and Springfield, Illinois.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Wismer, Henry G., ca. 1835-fl. 1864.

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Blackford, Jason, 1841-1905.

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Blackford, Susan Taylor (Sudie), 1835-1921.

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 41st (1863).

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Blackford, Albert J., 1843-1915.

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Blackford, a native of Ohio, married Mary Ellen (Nellie) Taylor in Illinois on May 5, 1862. Enlisting as a private in Company F, 107th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, he had advanced to Captain by September 1864. He served as an aide de camp to several generals in William T. Sherman's army and was mustered out June 21, 1865. He was a printer, merchant, and salesman after the war. From the description of Papers, 1859-1937. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

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Confederate cavalry raider and brigadier general of Kentucky. From the description of John Hunt Morgan papers, 1840-1870; 1890 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25166317 John Hunt Morgan was a veteran of the Mexican War and known for his guerrilla activities for the Confederates during the Civil War. From the description of Broadside, 1868 April 15. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49348053 Confederate cavalry officer. Fr...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 107th (1862-1865) Company F.

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Taylor, Homer B., ca. 1843-fl. 1864.

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Blackford, Aaron (Dick), 1827-1904.

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Blackford, Mary Ellen Taylor (Nellie), 1843-1928.

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Taylor, John S., ca. 1827-1863.

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 116th (1863).

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Hill, Susan Snow Taylor, 1801-1862.

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Blackford, Fred R., 1872-1952.

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Blackford, John R., ca. 1833-fl. 1873.

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