Lincoln History Exhibit includes a little bit of JCPL

This month the Frankfort Community Public Library in central Indiana is hosting a national touring exhibit of the history of President Abraham Lincoln. Included among the many items of Civil War memorabilia and history are several contributions from the Robert H. Milroy collection, housed at the Rensselaer Public Library.

Milroy, a Rensselaer resident, served as a Union General under Lincoln. His family bequeathed several of his war-time letters and documents to the library, including items from Lincoln. Other JCPL contributions to the display include Milroy's military uniform and a fife, as well as a hand-drawn "Valentine" card to Milroy from a southern rebel sympathizer.

Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, a Man for All Times is from the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. The exhibition will be in the Anna & Harlan Hubbard Gallery at the Frankfort Community Public Library through August 28.