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Marquis Alonzo Hills Civil War letters
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 530
Overview
These thirteen Civil War letters were written by Marquis Alonzo Hills from 1861 to 1863 while serving in Company E of Iowa's 3rd Infantry Regiment. Military engagements described by Hills include the Battle of Blue Mills Landing at Liberty, Missouri; the siege of Corinth, Mississippi; and the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Included is a copy of the last will of Marquis Hills' father, Humphry Amasa Hills.
Dates:
1861 - 1863
Narrative of Andrew Williams, a formerly enslaved African American
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P42
Overview
Andrew Williams' autobiographical narrative gives an account of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas in 1863. Williams wrote it at the urging of William E. Connelley.
Dates:
1861 - 1910
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- Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862 1
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- Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
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- Hills, Marquis Alonzo, 1837- 1
- Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 1
- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1864). Company E 1
- United States. Army. Kansas Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) 1
- United States. Army. Kansas Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) 1
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