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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Richard S. and Celia Morgan Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 00265
Scope and Contents

This collection, 1860-1867, consists mainly of letters between Richard S. Morgan, a Chicago apothecary  and Celia Frary, a Morris, Illinois schoolteacher, who married in Grundy County, Illinois in 1863.  The correspondence begins in the Fall of 1862 when Richard was an Assistant Apothecary at the Federal Drug Store, Camp Douglas, IllinoisL.  In addition, there is correspondence with parents, other family members and friends, three photographs, and teachers' certificates.

Dates: 1860-1867; Majority of material found in 1862-1865