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Elijah T.P. Gibbons papers
by Gibbons, Elijah (1861 – 1879)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
Elijah T.P. Gibbons papers document through correspondence the activities of Gibbons’ cousin, Alexander King, a Union soldier who served in Tennessee’s Company K and Hiram Scott, Gibbons’ uncle who was living in Kentucky during the Civil War. The correspondence also includes friends and family members and expresses opinion on the war including the draft, life in military camp, and their on-going activities, 1861-1865. Also included are debt payments and bond statements between Gibbons and James Cottman from the 1870s.
Associated Subjects:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865