Samuel Denham Barnes papers,
Barnes, Samuel Denham, 1839-1916.
Samuel Denham Barnes papers, 1791-1872. - 7 items. 1 container.
Open to research.
Indentures (1791), memorandum book (1861-1864), and 4 volumes of a diary (1860 March 10-1872 December 31). The diary relates to Barnes' college days at Wheaton, Ill.; his military service as a captain in the U.S. Army 72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment; his work with the Freedmen's Bureau in Mississippi; his law practice in Hannibal, Mo.; and his interest in the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
Army officer and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
mm 81011858
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 72nd (1862-1865)
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.
Elections--United States--1860.
Practice of law--Missouri--Hannibal.
Universities and colleges--Illinois--Wheaton.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Army officers.
Lawyers.
Samuel Denham Barnes papers, 1791-1872. - 7 items. 1 container.
Open to research.
Indentures (1791), memorandum book (1861-1864), and 4 volumes of a diary (1860 March 10-1872 December 31). The diary relates to Barnes' college days at Wheaton, Ill.; his military service as a captain in the U.S. Army 72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment; his work with the Freedmen's Bureau in Mississippi; his law practice in Hannibal, Mo.; and his interest in the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
Army officer and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
mm 81011858
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 72nd (1862-1865)
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.
Elections--United States--1860.
Practice of law--Missouri--Hannibal.
Universities and colleges--Illinois--Wheaton.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Army officers.
Lawyers.