Wells, Samuel T. Papers, 1861-1889. .33 cubic feet.
Mss. A W456 1,2,3
Letters written while Wells was serving as a Lt. Col. in the 50th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in central and western Kentucky. Writes that Russellville is "the hottest secession town in the state and tells of an attack by John Hunt Morgan on 12 July 1862.
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