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Reminiscence of James H. Campbell's Experiences during the Civil War
Sometime later, the family moved to Saline Coun ty, Missouri, where his second son, Charles Washington Campbell, was born September 9, 1869.2 In 1872, Campbell moved to St. Louis where he began work at the stockyards, and, in 1877, he opened his own commission business, receiving shipments of livest...
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Published in: | The Arkansas historical quarterly 2015-07, Vol.74 (2), p.147-177 |
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Summary: | Sometime later, the family moved to Saline Coun ty, Missouri, where his second son, Charles Washington Campbell, was born September 9, 1869.2 In 1872, Campbell moved to St. Louis where he began work at the stockyards, and, in 1877, he opened his own commission business, receiving shipments of livestock and representing cattlemen in negotiating sales to packing houses and feed lots. Soon after the news came of Lee's surrender, our battalion broke up themselves without taking any oath or parole and took all the artillery horses and mules and went to their homes, but I went back to my old command, Wood's Battalion, and we at once moved to Shreveport where we surrendered to Gen. E. R. S. Canby, the first week in June of '65. |
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ISSN: | 0004-1823 2327-1213 |