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Photographs, family portrait, Carlos Colby and family, Carlos W. Colby Colby Family, ca. 1890

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Open book Colby family portrait, Carlos W. Colby papers, ca. 1890

Title Photographs, family portrait, Carlos Colby and family, Carlos W. Colby Colby Family, ca. 1890

Creator Colby, Carlos W., 1837-1922

Date ca. 1890

Place Alabama--Fort Blakely, Illinois, Illinois--Camp Butler, Mississippi--Jackson, Missouri

Language English

Subjects United States, Military hospitals, Soldiers, Transportation, Military, Jackson, Battle of, Jackson, Miss., 1863, Brothers and sisters, Parent and adult child, Racism, Soldiers' writings, American

Description Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.

Archival Collection Title Carlos W. Colby papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Colby Box 2 Folder 174

BibID 991758318805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991758318805867_midwest_ms_colby_box_002_fl_0174_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZXB8

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