Date Span: | 1861-1902 |
Creator: | Russell, Henry Clay (-1902) |
Extent: | 20.00 items. |
Collection Number: | MSC0546 |
Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
Summary: | Russell's correspondence to his sister, Mary, of Crawfordsville, Iowa. |
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: Purchased in June, 2002. Funds generously provided by the Homer L. Calkin Memorial Fund, created by Mary K. Calkin.
Preferred Citation: Henry Clay Russell Civil War Letters, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
Curator: | Greg Prickman |
Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc |
Henry Clay Russell was a member of Comany H, 2nd Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. After the war, Russell became a member of the United States Police in the West Tennessee District, and then was a state legislator in Nebraska. There he held the positions of Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, Department Commander of the Nebraska G. A. R., and postmaster of Schuyler, Nebraska, in Colfax County.
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Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE
Series 2: GENERAL
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