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•American Missionary Association. (1)
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•Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. (1)
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•Swaim, David G., d. 1897. (1)
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1Title:  R. F. Humiston Scrapbook     
 Creator:  Humiston, R. F. 
 Dates:  1866-1868 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other accounts of the post-Civil War South, the American Missionary Association, and the Freedmen's Bureau. 
 Call #:  MS 3426 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Humiston, R. F. | American Missionary Association. | United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) | Southern States -- History -- 1865-1877.
 
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2Title:  David G. Swaim Letters     
 Creator:  Swaim, David G. 
 Dates:  1861-1874 
 Abstract:  David G. Swaim (d. 1897) was a captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving as assistant adjutant general and chief of the secret service during the Chickamauga Campaign under Brigadier General James A. Garfield. He reentered the army in 1867 as a second lieutenant, serving as acting judge advocate for the fourth military district in Vicksburg, Miss. From 1868-1869, he supervised the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. As a Major, he presided as judge advocate at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was appointed Judge Advocate General of the United States Army in 1880, holding this position until 1895. Swaim maintained a close personal friendship with Garfield and was at his side in 1881 at the President's death. The collection consists of two bound letterbooks, the first 1861-1874, and the second 1865-1870. 
 Call #:  MS 3263 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Swaim, David G., d. 1897. | Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. | United States. Army. Judge Advocate General's Dept. | United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. | Credit Mobilier of America. | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States. | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877). | Salish Indians. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
 
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