Information Sheet

 

 

R         Duncan, J. J. H.

655                                    Letter, 1864.

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This is a Civil War letter from Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, written by J. J. H. Duncan, Co. C, 145th Illinois Infantry.  Written to a cousin, the letter discusses the death of Duncan’s father and contains miscellaneous camp news.

 

A 100-day unit, the 145th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler on 9 June 1864.  The unit had 880 men on its rolls.  The 145th Illinois departed for St. Louis on 12 June.  After de­taching two companies in St. Louis, the remainder of the unit traveled to Rolla.  There the regi­ment established Camp Lackey, named after Col. George W. Lackey, the unit’s commanding offi­cer.  The 145th Illinois spent its time at Rolla performing guard duty and cutting logs for the con­struction of Fort Dette.  The regiment moved to Alton, Illinois, in August, and was mustered out at Camp Butler on 23 September 1864.

 

 

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