Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Markland, Absalom Hanks, 1825-1888. Papers, 1778-1905. 26 items.
Call No.
Mss. C M
Content
Civil War information pertains to Colonel Absalom H. Markland as special agent of the Post-Office Department during the war in copy of a letter from Ulysses S. Grant to William Dennison. Article entitled "A Chapter in War History" giving credit to General Sherman for originating the Arkansas expedition of 1863 and a letter from Sherman on the reverse side. Collection also includes letter from John D. Howland praising his friend Captain F. A. Short dated 12 December 1860.