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Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks), 1837-1892 [Papers belonging to James S. Brisbin, 1862-1865][Decimalized .01-.05]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09831 Author/Creator: Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks), 1837-1892 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1865 Pagination: 5 items Order a Copy

Collection of papers belonging to James S. Brisbin dated 1862-1865. Consists of letters and commission papers
pertaining to Brisbin's service as the colonel of the 6th Regiment of Colored Troops for the Union Army.

Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks),1837-1892
Brisbin, Margaret, fl. 1862
Brisbin, Mary Jane Wagner, 1845-1887
Foster, Charles W., 1830-1904
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

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