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A Guide to the Truair Family Papers, 1836-1898
Biographical NoteJohn G. K. Truair (1817 - 1889), was partnered in J. G. K. Truair & Company and the Daily Journal Office in Syracuse, New York. George G. Truair (1842 - 1888), was the son of John G. K. Truair, and served as a member of two regiments during the Civil War, the 137th and the 149th New York Volunteers. He was mustered from central New York and saw action at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chickmauga. Her served during the Chattanooga Campaign, Battle of Lookout Mountain, the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to the sea. John G. Truair (1872 - 1926), was the son of George G. Truair, and was a minister in Franklin, New York. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe papers consist of letters to John G. K. Truair regarding business matters with the J. G. K. Truair & Company and the Daily Journal Office in Syracuse, New York before and after the Civil War. The majority of the papers are letters between John G. K. Truair and George G. Truair while George G. Truair served in the Civil War as a New York Volunteer with the 137th and the 149th regiments. Numerous letters are to George G. Truair from Nellie his sweetheart. Included within the letters are muster rolls, promotion paperwork, discharge certificates, photographs, diaries, a Bible and a transcript depicting the events experienced by George G. Truair. There is a letter addressed to frank from Grace Eager, granddaughter to George G. Truair Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationTruair Family Papers, 1836-1898, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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