Lew Wallace letters
| Description: |
This collection contains four letters written by Lew Wallace while he served as colonel of the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The first letter is dated May 2, 1861 and was sent to Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton from headquarters regarding tendering his regiment for 3 years service. The remaining letters were sent from Wallace Barracks in Indianapolis and include a letter sent to John Vajen, Quarter-Master General of Indiana, regarding boot purchases for Wallaces men (May 4, 1861); a letter sent to Adjutant General John M. Wallace about the appointment of Drs. John S. Bobbs and A. Gall as medical inspectors (May 6, 1861); and a letter sent to Governor Morton regarding pay to Martin Klauss and his squad (June 5, 1861). |
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| Origin: | 1861-05 |
| Created By: |
Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1622 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Copyright: |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Correspondence Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life Military life Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877 United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865) |
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