Whipple, H. George S., b. ca. 1822. Letters, 1859-1880. .33 cu. ft.
Mss. A W574 1,2
While expressing pro-Union, anti-slavery sentiments in several letters to his wife, Whipple also comments on divided opinions in Louisville regarding the war (July - Oct. 1861; July - Sept., 1863; Aug.- Sept., 1864). He describes his successful efforts to be exempted from the draft (Oct. 1, 1864).
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