Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus (1815-82). Papers, 1871-72 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Stephen A. Hurlbut was a noted Illinois politician and Civil War general who later served as the first commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and as minister to Colombia and Peru. In these letters, of which the Library has photocopies, Hurlbut writes to David A. Phillips, the Provost-Marshal for Southern Illinois. Hurlbut comments on the 1872 election, the state of the Republican Party, and his perceived mistreatment by the Chicago Tribune.

Professor Jack Nortrup donated the collection to the Library in 1971.