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James K. Scott, Private File FolderEntry/Object ID
L9999.999.1808Description
Pvt. James K. Scott file.. James K. Scott was a Union Soldier during the Civil War. This file includes copies from various sources--diaries, letters, newspaper articles, and family memorabilia. Pvt. Scott mentions the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the reported, but untrue, assassination of Sec. of State William H. Seward in his diary. James Scott's home was in or near Jameson, Missouri.
A type written record of letters written by Scott in 1865 to various friends and family is included.
Also Included is a poem which he wrote titled "Jameson"., published in 1898
and a copy of the marriage certificate of Scott's parents, Alexander K. Scott and Louisa Troxel. November 18, 1868 in DeWitt Co, Illinois.
The Museum has a scanned copy of the whole diary in the archival storage disk safe.
Copies of Scott's diaries of 1864, 1865, and his Civil War Memoirs are also in the Civil War Pamphlet file as L9999.999.01825 to .01827
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Soldiers, Jameson, Missouri, Diary, Lincoln, Abraham, Seward, William, Union ArmyPublication Details
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James K. ScottDate Published
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