Nathaniel D. Hackett correspondence,
Hackett, Nathaniel D. 1839-1923.
Nathaniel D. Hackett correspondence, 1853-1947 (bulk 1861-1899). - 400 items. 4 containers. 1.4 linear feet.
Open to research.
Chiefly correspondence received from family and friends at home during Hackett's Civil War service in Company M, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment, describing daily life including news of family and friends, courtships, funerals, and illnesses as well as reactions to the war and historic events such as the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Hackett's correspondence depicts camp life and includes his impressions of Washington, D.C., in 1864. Includes correspondence of Hackett's daughters, Edith Hackett Cramer, Carrie Fern Hackett, and Millicent Hackett Maloney, chiefly from the 1890s. Pertains to home life, their work as public school teachers, and current events.
Union Army soldier. Also known as Davis Hackett.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013031
mm2012085769
Cramer, Edith Hackett, 1874-1964 --Correspondence.
Hackett, Carrie Fern, 1878- --Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Assassination.
Maloney, Millicent Hackett, 1870-1934 --Correspondence.
Hackett family.
United States. Army --Military life.
United States. Army. Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company M.
Education--United States.
Public schools--United States.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--1865-1921.
United States--Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Wisconsin--History--19th century.
Wisconsin--Social life and customs.
Soldiers.
Nathaniel D. Hackett correspondence, 1853-1947 (bulk 1861-1899). - 400 items. 4 containers. 1.4 linear feet.
Open to research.
Chiefly correspondence received from family and friends at home during Hackett's Civil War service in Company M, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment, describing daily life including news of family and friends, courtships, funerals, and illnesses as well as reactions to the war and historic events such as the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Hackett's correspondence depicts camp life and includes his impressions of Washington, D.C., in 1864. Includes correspondence of Hackett's daughters, Edith Hackett Cramer, Carrie Fern Hackett, and Millicent Hackett Maloney, chiefly from the 1890s. Pertains to home life, their work as public school teachers, and current events.
Union Army soldier. Also known as Davis Hackett.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013031
mm2012085769
Cramer, Edith Hackett, 1874-1964 --Correspondence.
Hackett, Carrie Fern, 1878- --Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Assassination.
Maloney, Millicent Hackett, 1870-1934 --Correspondence.
Hackett family.
United States. Army --Military life.
United States. Army. Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company M.
Education--United States.
Public schools--United States.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--1865-1921.
United States--Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Wisconsin--History--19th century.
Wisconsin--Social life and customs.
Soldiers.