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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.24.105 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Eben Allison, A company, 15th regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry |
| Title | Eben Allison to his brother discussing the presidential race |
| Date | 12 October 1864 |
| Author | Allison, Eben (fl. 1861-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions the presidential race and his hopes for a Lincoln victory. Want grant to form a military government if McClellan wins. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Cavalry Election Government and Civics President Health and Medical Hospital |
| People | Allison, Eben (fl. 1861-1865) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) |
| Place written | Holston Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Archive Folder information: Allison served in the 15th Pa. Cavalry, "Anderson's Cavalry." Allison's correspondence mentions Murfreesboro (Stones River), Chattanooga, second battle of Dalton (in Georgia against Confederate General Wheeler), Nashville, guerillas, the Presidential election of 1864, and Parson Brownlow. The collection also includes telegraphs, a rare broadside and a cardboard note to his father. Excellent battle and political content. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 15th Regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry |