Letters Concerning the Release of Henry McLaughlin, Prisoner of War on Johnson Island, 1865
| Description: |
Henry McLaughlin was forced into the Confederate Army and captured at the siege of Vicksburg. These letters show how his sister Susan Brown secured his release: Governor Mortons letter of introduction for Brown to President Lincoln, a letter to Brown by Edward Alexander Scovill on behalf of her brother, and a letter to the editor of the National Tribune explaining the entire story. |
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| Origin: | 1865 |
| Created By: |
Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877; Scovill, Edward Alexander; Brown, Susan McLaughlin |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/3860 |
| Collection: |
Civil War Materials |
| Copyright: |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
| Subjects: |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners of war Johnson Island Prison Brown, Susan McLaughlin McLaughlin, Henry B. |
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