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Western Kentucky University

2003

Civil War

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Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2003

Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (Sc 1364), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1364. Letter, 22 February 1862, written by U.S. Army surgeon William H. Githens, Birds Point, Missouri, to his wife describing conditions, especially in Cairo, Illinois, and mentioning the activity at Forts Holt and Payne across the river in Kentucky. He includes a sketch of these fortifications.


Bonjour, Thomas L., 1842-1903 (Sc 1385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2003

Bonjour, Thomas L., 1842-1903 (Sc 1385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1385. Letter written from Atlanta, Georgia, by Thomas L. Bonjour, while serving with the 96th Illinois Regiment, to his father Frederick in Galena County, Illinois. He recounts some data about the Battle of Atlanta as well as personal concerns.