File:Lew Wallace letters - DPLA - 55929dfb295771377cfc9c8f1bf7d8a5 (page 3).jpg

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Lew Wallace letters (

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Creator

Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905

Title

Lew Wallace letters

Description

This collection contains four letters written by Lew Wallace while he served as colonel of the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The first letter is dated May 2, 1861 and was sent to Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton from headquarters regarding tendering his regiment for 3 years service. The remaining letters were sent from Wallace Barracks in Indianapolis and include a letter sent to John Vajen, Quarter-Master General of Indiana, regarding boot purchases for Wallace's men (May 4, 1861); a letter sent to Adjutant General John M. Wallace about the appointment of Drs. John S. Bobbs and A. Gall as medical inspectors (May 6, 1861); and a letter sent to Governor Morton regarding pay to Martin Klauss and his squad (June 5, 1861).

Date

May 1861

Collection

Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau

	Location	Indianapolis , United States of America
	Coordinates	39° 46′ 10.56″ N, 86° 09′ 49.68″ W
	Established	1934
	Website	www.in.gov/library
	Authority file	: Q30289637 VIAF: 147744576 ISNI: 0000000121801702 LCCN: n80069060 NRHP: 95000207 J9U: 987007594651805171 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Indiana Memory.

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DPLA identifier: 55929dfb295771377cfc9c8f1bf7d8a5
Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau identifier: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1622

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