Letter signed S.C. Clark to Meriwether Lewis Clark, November 5, 1861
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Identifier: A0289-01097
- Clark Family Collection | <emph render="bold">Meriwether Lewis Clark Series</emph> | Samuel Churchill Clark and John O’Fallon Clark | Letter signed S.C. Clark to Meriwether Lewis Clark. Promoted to captain and involved in a battle in Lexington, Missouri. [This was Samuel’s last letter to his father before he was killed at the Battle of Elkhorn, Arkansas (also known as Pea Ridge), on March 8, 1862, at the age of 19. Verso of letter contains a detailed biography and two notes.] [accession number 59-0089], 1861 Nov 5
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