Correspondence, 1860-1878 (1861-1863).

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Correspondence, 1860-1878 (1861-1863).

58 letters from Higgins to his wife Nancy, describe regimental activities in Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi, including Pea Ridge and the Vicksburg Campaign. Also includes 29 homefront letters from Nancy and about 10 others from various cousins and other relatives (all homefront letters).

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Gaty, Lizzie, fl. 1862.

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Higgins, John A., ca. 1830-1892.

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A native of Illinois, Higgins was a carpenter in Staunton, Illinois with some medical training, when he became a sergeant in Company L, 3rd Illinois Cavalry in August 1861. He was discharged for disability June 25, 1863. About 1878 he moved his family to Springfield, Illinois where he practiced medicine. From the description of Correspondence, 1860-1878 (1861-1863). (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 721957459 ...

Higgins, Nancy Mitchell, ca. 1835-fl. 1870.

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United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1863) Company L.

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