Papers, 1861-1864.

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Papers, 1861-1864.

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Two letters by Knowles to family members written in June and September 1861 discuss his negative opinion of various people and his experience with religious discrimination. Includes his discharge. Also letter from Quartermaster R. B. Hatch to Thomas P. Stacy appointing Stacy a department agent at Paducah, Kentucky.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Stacy, Thomas P., 1827-1897.

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1864) Company G.

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Hatch, R. B.

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Hatch: served in Civil War. Brother of Ozias Hatch, Secretary of State of Illinois, from 1847 to 1865. From the description of Letter, Sept. 29, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 45301805 Hatch: Served in Civil War. Brother of Ozias Hatch, Secretary of State of Illinois, from 1847 to 1865. From the description of Letter : Quincy, Ill., to Dear Captain, 1865 Sept. 29. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 44994...

Knowles, Leander, 1837-1925.

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Knowles was a Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, farmer when he enlisted as a private in Company G, 18th Illinois Infantry on May 28, 1861. He was discharged on June 11, 1864 at the end of his term, and returned to Fairfield. From the description of Papers, 1861-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 721957462 ...