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Terri and Dave Mabon shared their Civil War remembrance documents (a commemorative record of the Army of the Cumberland and the mailing package for it), and UNL History Harvest assistant Leslie Working discussed the veterans' relationships and…

Terri and Dave Mabon share the story and photographs of their great-grandfather's second wife Charlotte and her family (pictures of Charlotte's family and the Littlefield's family reunion; letters exchanged between Charlotte and her sister) with the…

This is the photograph of Clarence Mabon (standing third from the left in the third row in light clothes), a participant in the Aurora High School presentation. Born in 1896 in Pennsylvania, Clarence went to high school in Aurora, Nebraska and later…

This is the photograph of Josephine Littlefield (standing third from the right), a participant in the Aurora High School presentation. Born in 1896, Josephine was a child of Joseph and Charlotte Littlefield, a family of homesteaders in Sherman…

This is a letter to Charlotte Littlefield from her sister Anna and her husband Theodore. Anna probably wrote this letter in the late 1930s or early 1940s, since this is the time the interest in family historyrekindles. Charlotte (Lotta) Littlefield…

This is a letter to Charlotte Littlefield from her sister Anna and her husband Theodore. Anna probably wrote this letter in the late 1930s or early 1940s, since this is the time the interest in family history rekindles. Charlotte (Lotta) Littlefield…

This is a long letter Charlotte Littlefield wrote to her Daughter Josephine (?) from the Pershing Hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska telling her about the family history and the Pioneer days in 1864 when her family came to Nebraska from Illinois to…

This is an envelope Charlotte Littlefield used to send here daughter (?) a letter from the Pershing hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska. Charlotte (Lotta, Lottie) Littlefield (nee Roberts) was Joseph Littlefield's second wife, whom he married in 1887…

Joseph Littlefield filled out this Oath of Identity blank form probably in preparation to certify his Civil War record documents with the notary while applying for a pension. When filled the document would testify that the person appearing before the…

This is an envelope that the United States Pension Agency probably used to send the pension certificate to Joseph Littlefield. Born in Peoria County, Illinois in 1840 Joseph Littlefield served almost three years in the Civil War as a private in…