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51. Iowa Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood to Lincoln on enlistment of African-American soldiers
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln protesting the actions of General Willis A. Gorman who would not allow Iowa Colonel William T. Shaw to enlist African-American troops in Arkansas as commanded by General Samuel R.…
12. Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Lincoln on removal of Gen. John C. Fremont from his command
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln expressing opposition to possible removal of General John C. Fremont as commander of the Department of the West, an area covering Missouri and other western areas to the Rocky Mountains.…
11. Iowa Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood to Lincoln regarding Gen. John Fremont's request for Iowa troops.
Letter from Iowa Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood to Abraham Lincoln regarding General John C. Fremont's unauthorized request for Iowa regiments in Missouri, a pivotal border state during the Civil War. Kirkwood expresses support for Fremont's decision…
Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood house, Iowa City, Iowa, 1910s
House located at 1028 Kirkwood Avenue.
James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864
James B. Weaver was trained as a lawyer, entered the Civil War as a private and left as a brigadier general, was an attorney general, tax assessor, and newspaper editor in Iowa, was elected to Congress, and was twice a presidential candidate, for the…
James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864
James B. Weaver was trained as a lawyer, entered the Civil War as a private and left as a brigadier general, was an attorney general, tax assessor, and newspaper editor in Iowa, was elected to Congress, and was twice a presidential candidate, for the…