A large portion of this material focuses on the experience of soldiers and leaders from Illinois. Included are letters and diaries that capture not only important information about troop movements, battle strategies and leaders’ decisions, but also the often difficult and mundane life of the rank and file soldier marching great distances, waiting for something to happen and missing life back home. Other major topics in this collection include slavery throughout the world in the centuries leading up to the Civil War Abraham Lincoln and the veterans group, the Grand Army of the Republic, especially its Illinois Departments. These subjects are documented through official papers and publications. Related MaterialsĪmerican Civil War Photographs and Images and Grand Army of the Republic Photographs and Images Arrangement and Series Description Further documentation of the Civil War appears in ephemera, songs and poems, patriotic envelopes and currency. Items have been arranged into two parts: Part 1: Letters and Diaries and Part 2: Documents and other Materials. Within Part 1, many letters and diaries were acquired as sets because of a central, common author or recipient. Thus, Part 1 is organized alphabetically by last name of the common author or recipient. Sometimes items that are neither letters nor diaries are included because they relate to the same individual and were acquired as part of the sets. Occasionally, items related to the same individuals were acquired not as part of the same set. Those have been included with the individual. Letters and diaries that are not part of a larger set have been grouped under “Series 29: General Letters” and “Series 30: General Diaries, Narrative Accounts and Minute Books.” Items within Series 29 and 30 have been organized alphabetically by author’s last name. #Grand army of the republic medal value series.#Grand army of the republic medal value archive.
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