Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Twelve letters, 1861-1864, of John J. Russell of Sterling, Illinois, documenting his service as a sergeant and 2nd lieutenant in Company B of the 13 Illinois Infantry in Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama. Russell writes to his brother, Charles, and sister, Julia, from Rolla, Franklin, and Keytesville, Mo., Vicksburg, Miss., Cairo, Ill., and Bridgeport and Madison Station, Ala. In letters revealing of the morale and living conditions of the regiment, Russell captures the anxiety...