Barnes, Samuel Denham,  1839-1916. <br/><br/>
Samuel Denham Barnes papers, 1791-1872. 

 - 7  items. 1  container. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Army officer and lawyer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81011858  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army.  Illinois Infantry Regiment, 72nd (1862-1865) <br/>United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections--United States--1860.<br/>Practice of law--Missouri--Hannibal.<br/>Universities and colleges--Illinois--Wheaton.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Army officers.<br/>Lawyers.