Frémont, John Charles 1813-1890 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,000 9 1 1 9 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. Open to research. Some prints and photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. John Charles Frémont, explorer of the western United States, U.S. Army officer, and politician; and his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, author. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222 The Jessie Benton Frémont papers were part of the Library of Congress Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (cataloged in mm 79001460); transferred to John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont papers during processing in 2011. Beecher, Henry Ward 1813-1887 Correspondence Bok, Edward William 1863-1930 Correspondence Johnson, Robert Underwood 1853-1937 Correspondence Park, T. W. (Trenor William) 1823-1882 Correspondence Poinsett, Joel Roberts 1779-1851 Correspondence Waring, George E. (George Edwin) 1833-1898 United States. Army. Mountain Department. United States. Army. Western Department. Presidents United States Election 1856 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States Politics and government 1853-1857 Army officers Authors Explorers Politicians Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 mm 79001459 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222.3 Open to research. DLC 790521 20260227111636.0 mm 79001459 eng