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Post Company with Atkinson listed as secretary.
Cite as: Chilton Atkinson Correspondence, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0064
Atkinson, Henry.
Papers, 1825-1866. 3 folders; 1 volume
The United States government sent a military expedition up the Missouri River from St.
Louis to the mouth of the Yellowstone River in 1825. The purpose of the expedition was to make
treaties with all adjacent tribes, with the goal of protecting and stimulating the fur trade of the
northwest. General Henry Atkinson, representing the military, and Major Benjamin O'Fallon the
Indian Department, were appointed the commissioners by the president to carry out the treatymaking
program. The journey up the Missouri River was completed without serious accident. On
August 17 they arrived at the mouth of the Yellowstone where they established a temporary post
called Camp Barbour. The expedition had been successfully carried out without the loss of men
or boat. Treaties were completed with all the Indian tribes with whom they came in contact and
the purposes of the expedition were achieved.
Papers include the original journal, a photocopy of the original journal, and correspondence
relating to the journal. The authorship of the journal is a matter of conjecture. That Atkinson or
O'Fallon did not write it is indicated by the fact that it refers to them by name, and the author of
the journal refers to himself in the first person, and, while writing a formal journal, occasionally
adds a few words giving his personal opinion of the events related. The journal is very carefully
done and the details of the movement of the troops, mileage, and other data are given.
Cite as: Henry Atkinson Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0065
Atwood, Eliza L. Cowan (1835-1895).
Diaries, 1862-1863; [1954]. 4 folders
Eliza L. Cowan was born April 7, 1835, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to John Wilson Cowan
and Jane Eakin. On February 21, 1860, she married Legrand Atwood, who served in the Civil
War as captain and surgeon in the 1st Regiment of Rifles, Missouri State Guard. They had six
children. Later in life, Eliza Cowan Atwood moved to St. Louis, where she died January 11,
1895.
The collection consists primarily of three diaries (259 pages) by Eliza Cowan Atwood dated
January 1, 1862, to January 31, 1863. Written in Shelbyville from the perspective of a
Confederate sympathizer, the diaries describe her everyday life, her hobbies of sewing, reading
aloud to friends and family, teaching music, and visiting friends. They also describe civilian life
during the Civil War in Tennessee, including news received of battles and the progression of the
war; and accounts of soldiers passing through or occupying Shelbyville en route to and from
Nashville, many of whom stopped at the Atwood house to be fed or housed. Of particular note is
a description of General William J. Hardee who stopped at Atwood's home in March 1862, and a
physical description of General Adam R. Johnson. Atwood's diaries contain little information on
her husband and no mention of her children. The collection also contains a genealogical chart
made by George B. Atwood in 1954, and an undated volume (approximately 165 pages) of
genealogical notes on the Atwood and allied families by Helen S. Atwood.
Cite as: Eliza L. Cowan Atwood Diaries, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1924
Aubuchon-Creely-Tebeau Family.