Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1822 - 1885
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Carlos W. Colby Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Colby
Abstract
Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.
Dates:
1821-1937; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865
L. S. Willard letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Willard
Abstract
First Lieutenant in the 11th Illinois Cavalry, Company G, who later served as major and aide-de-camp to General James Birdseye McPherson. Includes letters home to family from Brimfield, Peoria County, Illinois, from Camp Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Tennessee, and Louisiana, 1862-1864.
Dates:
1862-1864
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- Brimfield (Ill.) -- Genealogy 1
- Brimfield (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources 1
- Camp Benton (Mo.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Camp Butler (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Correspondence -- Illinois -- Alton -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- 1801-1850 1
- Correspondence -- New England -- 1851-1900 1
- Fort Blakely (Ala.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863 (May 13) -- Personal narratives 1
- Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864 -- Personal narratives 1
- Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Military hospitals, American -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- New England -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- New England -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Peoria County (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Photographs -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 1
- Photographs -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
- Pictorial lettersheets 1
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Resaca, Battle of, Resaca Ga, 1864 -- Personal narratives 1
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 -- Personal narratives 1
- Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
- Soldiers -- Missouri -- Correspondence 1
- Soldiers -- Southern States 1
- Soldiers -- Southern States -- Correspondence 1
- Southern States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Transportation, Military -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns -- Sources 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals -- Sources 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 1 + ∧ less
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