Charles L. Stephenson Letter
In a July 23, 1868 letter to George S. Stephenson, Charles L. Stephenson of Galena, Ill., writes of news from home as well as his feelings about President Andrew Johnson, who he dislikes.
Dates
- 1868 July 23
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
In a July 23, 1868 letter to George S. Stephenson, Charles L. Stephenson of Galena, Ill., writes of news from home as well as his feelings about President Andrew Johnson, who he calls a bad man.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles L. Stephenson was born in approximately 1815 in Maine. During the Civil War he served in the 139th Illinois Infantry for the Union Army. After the war he worked as a steamship inspector in Galena, Illinois. He and his wife Martha Benjamin (Washburn) Stephenson (1820-1909) had at least four children; Lizzie C. (1851-), Frederick W. Stephenson (1853-1913), Mattie B. (1855-), and Benjamin Washburn Stephenson (1860-1925).
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in October 1995.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository