Papers, 1861-1868, 1884.

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Papers, 1861-1868, 1884.

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Papers of Samuel G. Swain of Sauk County, Wisconsin, who served in the 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, Company E, and later with the 58th Regiment United States Colored Infantry, consisting of personal and official correspondence, a diary (1865), maps, and military orders and papers. Some documents pertain to his positions as Assistant Engineer at Camp McPherson at Natchez, and as Sub-Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands for Warren County, Mississippi. Also included are papers of Swain's brothers, William and James, who served with New York State units, consisting of family letters and commission papers.

0.4 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and.1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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