Original typescript letter from McCarthy Hanger to Cook, regarding his father, James Edward Hanger, being the first amputee of the Civil War, 1936, Box: 42, Folder: 5. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, A&M 1561. West Virginia and Regional History Center.
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Original typescript letter from McCarthy Hanger to Cook, regarding his father, James Edward Hanger, being the first amputee of the Civil War, 1936, Box: 42, Folder: 5. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, A&M 1561. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/53682 Accessed December 05, 2025.