Riggs, G. A. A., Papers, 1832-1895

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Riggs, G. A. A., Papers, 1832-1895

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Letters, diaries, and memoranda books concerning the career of G. A. A. Riggs, piano tuner and soldier. Papers relate to descriptions of Mississippi and Louisiana during the Civil War years giving conditions of weather, crops, sanitation, and fighting; Riggs's hopes for peace, faith in the Southern cause, and grief over the loss of life during the Civil War; his activities while unofficial male nurse for Confederate wounded; his activities as piano tuner in Louisiana.

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Riggs, Lucy M.

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American army officer, U.S. representative from Iowa and California. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dubuque, to William W. Belknap, 1869 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574102 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Camp Union, Dubuque, to Maj.-General FreĢmont, 1861 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574098 ...

Riggs, Mrs. G. A. A.

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G. A. A. Riggs was an itinerant piano tuner who lived first in Missouri and plied his trade down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. In 1861 he moved to Natchez and enlisted in the Natchez Rifles of the Confederate Army. The unit campaigned in Virginia, however, the details of their actions are unfortunately missing. At the end of 1862 he was sent home due to illness, but returned to Georgia the next year as a relief worker and continued to tune pianos on the side. His ...