Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864 [Collection of Alfred Hughes] [decimalized .01-.114]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02166 Author/Creator: Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Camp Chase, Ohio Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1864 Pagination: 114 items Order a Copy
Letters to his wife Mary Hughes. Hughes, a doctor from Wheeling, Virginia, was detained at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer. He and his wife, Mary, numbered their letters to know which ones were lost, stolen or censored. The collection includes his last will, news clippings relating to the war and prisoners of war.
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