Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Correspondence, writings, and official military documents of Civil War 1st Lieutenant Edgar McLean, 1859-1868. All correspondence is incoming from relatives and friends to Edgar McLean. During this time Sarah F. McLean (and most of the other relatives) lived in Jersey and Macoupin counties in Illinois. There is some correspondence from McLean’s cousin, James S. Jennings, who served with the 137th Indiana Infantry. The correspondence mostly details local weddings and deaths and...