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[Identification of item], in the Andrew Lucas Hunt Papers, #3225, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Mrs. Douglas Hunt of Birmingham, Ala., June 1956.

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A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

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• Chicago (Ill.)--Economic conditions.
• Family--Illinois--Social life and customs.
• Hardware--Illinois--Marketing--History.
• Hunt, Andrew Lucas, 1843-1905.
• Hunt, Edwin.
• Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--War work.
• Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Paine, E. A. (Eleazar A.), 1815-1882.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--War work.
• United States. Army--Military life--History.
• United States. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
• United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 134th (1861-1865)

Andrew Lucas Hunt (1843-1905) of Chicago, Ill., was an officer with the 134th Illinois Regiment, United States Army, during the Civil War. Hunt was the son of Edwin Hunt, pioneer hardware merchant in Chicago, and Sophia Hunt. He had a number of siblings, among them Edwin Hamilton, William, Clem, Clara, and Amy Hunt.

Early in the Civil War, Hunt fought with Ellsworth's Zouaves. He was commissioned in May 1864 as first lieutenant in the 134th Illinois Infantry Regiment, one of 15 Illinois regiments composed entirely of veterans volunteering for 100 days of service.

After the war, Hunt was engaged in the hardware business of his father and brothers.

The collection consists largely of the family correspondence, chiefly June-October 1864, of Andrew Lucas Hunt while he was a lieutenant of the 134th Illinois Regiment, United States Army. Hunt's letters, from various Kentucky camps, give detailed accounts of army life. His regiment was manning fortifications, picketing surrounding territory, and attending the headquarters of Brigadier General Eleazer A. Paine. Letters from his family in Chicago, Ill., concern the hardware business of his father, Edwin Hunt; civilian war activities; trade with Camp Douglas and other military installations; war news from other sectors; activities at "Soldiers Rest," a depot for wouned soldiers in Chicago; and family news. Postwar letters from Chicago contain business news about the hardware trade, building and expansion in the city, and rising prices and speculation in hardware.