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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Adam C. Higgins papers
Creator:
Higgins, Adam C., 1827-
Identifier/Call Number: mssHiggins
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1857-1889
Date (bulk): 1862-1865
Abstract: Papers belonging to American Civil War Union soldier Adam C. Higgins.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Adam C. Higgins papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Fred Lockley, July 1952.
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.
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."
Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid. In April 2024, she updated the finding
aid.
Former call number: mssHiggins papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 -- Personal narratives
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Military records -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Poems -- United States -- 19th century
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
United States. Army -- Chaplains -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 83rd (1862-1865)