Z. Payson Shumway letters
Scope and Contents
Civil War letters of Z. Payson Shumway, a lawyer from Taylorville, Illinois, to his cousin Sallie Shumway and friend David Truax Moore. Shumway enlisted May 25, 1861, as a 1st Sergeant in Company H of the 14th Illinois Infantry. Promoted to 2nd and 1st Lieutenant, he served until 1864 in Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and was present at Pittsburgh Landing, Fort Donelson, and Vicksburg. He married Harriet E. Pray in 1862, and died in Taylorville in 1866.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1864
Creator
- Shumway, Z. Payson (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed but open for research. No appointment is necessary.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Civil War letters of Z. Payson Shumway, a lawyer from Taylorville, Illinois, to his cousin Sallie Shumway and friend David Truax Moore written between 1861 and 1864.
Location
1 52 2
Source
- Moore, Madeline (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Z. Payson Shumway letters, 1861-1864
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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