Jonathan Letterman Correspondence and Diary

Jonathan Letterman Correspondence and Diary

Collection:
Archives & Personal Papers Collections
Creator(s):
Letterman, Jonathan, 1824-1872
Publication:
Produced: 1860-1864; 1924; 1972
Language(s):
English
Format:
Mixed material
Subject(s):
American Civil War
Military Medicine
Military Personnel
Hammond, William Alexander, 1828-1900
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
Fort Union (N.M.)
Kansas
New Mexico
Genre(s):
Diary
Archival Materials
Abstract:
Telegraph transcripts of military orders and directives sent and received by Letterman during his Civil War service. The diaries describe a trip from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Union, N.M. and back. Evidence indicates that the diary was not kept by Letterman.
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Provenance:
Unknown.
NLM Unique ID:
2933096R (See catalog record)
Finding Aid:
https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/letterman096
Permanent Link:
https://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2933096R
Note(s):
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