Papers, 1860-1881.

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Papers, 1860-1881.

Letters to General Smith, who was with an Illinois regiment during the Civil War and later commander of Fort Phillip Kearney, Dakota Territory, and letters to others, some concerning family affairs, together with military papers, orders, reports, and blank forms, some undated.

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Smith, John Eugene, 1816-1897.

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Galena, Illinois, jeweler; colonel, 45th Illinois Infantry, promoted brigadier general, 1862; major general, U.S. Army, in Washington, D.C. and the western U.S. until retiring in 1881. From the description of Military papers, 1861-1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34798878 Born in Switzerland, came to St. Louis and worked as a jeweler until the Civil War broke out and he helped organize the 45th Illinois, remained in the military until 1881 wh...