Frémont, John Charles,  1813-1890. <br/><br/>
John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont papers, 1828-1980  (bulk 1835-1890). 

 - 1,000  items. 9  1  1  containers plus  oversize and  artifact. 9  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, writings, Civil War material, presidential campaign material from 1856, printed matter, prints, photographs, and other papers relating to the careers of both John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont.  Includes material pertaining to the Civil War service of John Charles Frémont as commander in charge of the U.S. Army's Western Department and Mountain Department and to the service of Major George E. Waring who replaced Frémont as commander of the Mountain Department.  Correspondents include Henry Ward Beecher, Edward William Bok, Robert Underwood Johnson, T.W. Park, and Joel Roberts Poinsett. 
<br/><br/><br/>Some prints and photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>John Charles Frémont, explorer of the western United States, U.S. Army officer, and politician; and his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, author. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 79001459  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 --Correspondence.<br/>Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930 --Correspondence.<br/>Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 --Correspondence.<br/>Park, T. W. 1823-1882 --Correspondence.<br/>Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 --Correspondence.<br/>Waring, George E. 1833-1898. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army.  Mountain Department. <br/>United States. Army.  Western Department. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--Election--United States--1856.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1853-1857.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Army officers.<br/>Authors.<br/>Explorers.<br/>Politicians.