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Creator/Title
Stedman, Julius Caesar, 1824-1905. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 items.
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Content
Letters written while Stedman was a Captain in the 18th Ohio Infantry in the Civil War in Kentucky. He describes the attitudes of the people of Kentucky towards the war, comments on rebel activity, describes defending a bridge and taking in charge two "suspicious" African-Americans. He writes of political maneuvering among officers for places and promotion. He states that drunkenness is the cause of losing a bridge and a problem in the army as a whole.