James F. Jaquess : scholar, soldier and private agent for President Lincoln / Patricia B. Burnette.

Author
Burnette, Patricia B., 1937- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Description
vii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    "James Jaquess was a preacher, a college president and colonel of an Illinois regiment. Lincoln invited Jaquess to serve as one of his personal agents. After the Civil War, he was tried for murder, failed as a carpetbagger and convinced family and friends to invest in a bonds venture that ended in his poverty and British prison sentence"--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Prologue
    • The Early Years, 1819-1848
    • Jacksonville, Illinois
    • Quincy, Illinois
    • Chaplain, 6th Illinois Cavalry
    • Colonel, 73rd Illinois Infantry
    • Private Agent for President Lincoln
    • Trial for Murder by Abortion
    • Carpetbagger in Arkansas and Mississippi
    • Townley Fortune in England
    • Trials in London and Time in Pentonville Prison
    • Return to America for His Last Years
    • Epilogue: A Review of James F. Jaquess' Life.
    ISBN
    • 9780786473588 ((softcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 0786473584 ((softcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 147660200X ((electronic bk.))
    • 9781476602004 ((electronic bk.))
    LCCN
    2013004732
    OCLC
    817595612
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