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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ely Samuel Parker's letter to his brother describing battle at Chattanooga, transferring regiments, and his own ill health |
| Archival Reference | Mss.497.3.P223 |
| Sub-collection | Ely Samuel Parker Papers |
| Author | Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) |
| Date | 25 Jan 1864 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents | Ely discusses his transfer in September from Gen. J.E. Smith's Division to Grant's staff, his own serious illness which has resulted in a loss of thirty pounds, a five day battle at Chattanooga, etc. |
| Sub-collection Information | A Sachem and Civil War adjutant to Ulysses Grant, Ely Samuel Parker was an important figure in the Seneca Indian nation during the first half of the nineteenth century. Trained as an engineer, Parker was deeply involved in the Senecas' land disputes with the Ogden Land Company and he played an important role in interpreting Seneca culture for a white audience, most notably as a consultant for Lewis Henry Morgan. Collected by Arthur C. Parker, the Ely Samuel Parker Papers include correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials relating primarily to Seneca affairs, history, language, and culture, as well as politics, education, engineering, and the Civil War. Among Parker's correspondents were Henry Clay, Millard Fillmore, Henry M. Flagler, Lewis Henry Morgan, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Daniel Webster, and Asher Wright. Several letters relate to Parker's service as engineer of public buildings in Galena, Illinois, and to his Masonic activities. Among the noteworthy items in the collection are several essays on Seneca history and culture, a fragment of Parker's diary, 1847, and a significant quantity of material on the Seneca language assembled by Asher Wright. |
| Region | American East American Midwest |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Children and Family Military History American Civil War Indigenous Peoples American Indians Seneca People |
| Places | Nashville; Chattanooga; Tennessee |
| People | Parker, Ely Samuel (Hasanoanda) (1828-1895) Parker, Nicholson H. Smith, J.E. |
| Themes | Warfare & Military History; Indigenous Peoples |
| Library | American Philosophical Society |
| Copyright | American Philosophical Society |