Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Higgins, Adam C., 1827-
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to American Civil War Union soldier Adam C. Higgins.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Adam C. Higgins papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection is comprised of letters and documents mostly relating to Adam C. Higgins' chaplain's duties in his regiment. Some letters contain discussion of camp life and military operations, including the Battle of Fort Donelson; there are two letters addressed to General William S. Rosecrans. Among the manuscripts, there is a poem by Adam C. Higgins entitled "The Dead of Fort Donelson."
- Biographical / historical:
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Adam C. Higgins, native of Virginia, moved to Monmouth, Illinois, before the American Civil War. In August 1862 he became chaplain of in the 83rd Regiment of Illinois Infantry, with the rank of Captain. After he was discharged from the service in 1865, he returned to the ministry. In 1896 he practiced law in Chicago.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Fred Lockley, July 1952.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid. In April 2024, she updated the finding aid.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 -- Personal narratives
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Military records -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Poems -- United States -- 19th century - Names:
- United States. Army -- Chaplains -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 83rd (1862-1865)
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 - Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Adam C. Higgins papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191