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Stuver, Aaron S., 1842-1894 (SC 3505)

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Descriptive Inventory

SC 3505 STUVER, Aaron S., 1842-1894

1 folder. 1 item. 1863. Original, typescript.

SC2020.18.1

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

SC STUVER, Aaron S., 1863 3505 1842-1894

Letter, 26 July 1863, of Aaron S. Stuver, written to his sister Emma from , while serving with the 115th Ohio Volunteers. He describes the defense of Cincinnati from Confederate guerrilla during his raid through Ohio and Indiana, and the funeral of Major Daniel McCook, whose six sons also served in the Army and who was killed at the Battle of Buffington Island. Stuver remarks on the likely effects of conscription on the length of the war, and on the popularity among the men of Ohio gubernatorial candidate John Brough. 1 folder. 1 item. Original, typescript. SC2020.18.1

SUBJECT ANALYTICS

Brough, John, 1811-1865 – Comments about, 1863 Civil War, 1861-1865 – Compulsory military service – Comments about, 1863 Civil War, 1861-1865 – Military life, 1863 McCook, Daniel, 1798-1863 – Relating to Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 – Relating to Santee, Emma C. (Stuver), 1839-1883 – Letter to

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SC 3505 Manuscripts & Folklife Archives – Library Special Collections – Western Kentucky University