James Wilson Jessee

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image

Title

James Wilson Jessee

Coverage / Year

1870

Description

A veteran of the Civil War, James Wilson Jessee worked as a farmhand after the war.

Interpretation

James Wilson Jessee kept a detailed diary of his work in the fields as a farmhand after the Civil War. He did not have ambition to get work after the war ended.

Inscription

James Wilson Jessee. When he returned from the Civil War, Jessee worked for a number of McLean County farmers and still found time for church, courting, brawling, and poltics. (W. LaBoutny)

Lesson Plans / Themes

Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History
Communities and Geography
How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social systems
16 History
15 Economics

Author or Creator

McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.

Other Contributors

Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-

Source

ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.

Subject / Keywords

Farming
Farmers
Soldiers
Civil War
McLean County, Illinois

Collection Publisher

McLean County Museum of History

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:10, p. 35
mch0250

Date Created

7-18-00

Resource Type	image
Title	James Wilson Jessee
Coverage / Year	1870
Description	A veteran of the Civil War, James Wilson Jessee worked as a farmhand after the war.
Interpretation	James Wilson Jessee kept a detailed diary of his work in the fields as a farmhand after the Civil War. He did not have ambition to get work after the war ended.
Inscription	James Wilson Jessee. When he returned from the Civil War, Jessee worked for a number of McLean County farmers and still found time for church, courting, brawling, and poltics. (W. LaBoutny)
Lesson Plans / Themes	Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History Communities and Geography How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social systems 16 History 15 Economics
Author or Creator	McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
Other Contributors	Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
Source	ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
Subject / Keywords	Farming Farmers Soldiers Civil War McLean County, Illinois
Collection Publisher	McLean County Museum of History
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 3:10, p. 35 mch0250
Date Created	7-18-00

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