Brown family papers. 1843-1866.

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Brown family papers. 1843-1866.

Contains over 400 letters written by members of the Brown family, most of them dealing with the Civil War. Activities of the Ohio 36th Regiment, the West Virginia 4th Regiment, and the Kentucky campaigns are covered in some detail. Another group of letters records the emigration of the Van Vorhes family from Ohio to Stillwater, Minnesota in the 1840's.

13 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8357595

Ohio University, Alden Library

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Van Vorhes, Nelson, 1822-1892.

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Van Vorhes, Andrew Jackson.

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