James M. Bowler and family papers, 1827-1976.

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James M. Bowler and family papers, 1827-1976.

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Correspondence, clippings, family history and genealogy (1976), reminiscences and eulogies, and family memorabilia of Bowler, a native of Maine who settled in St. Anthony (Minneapolis) in 1858, taught school in Nininger (1861), served in the Third Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War and with the 113th United States Colored Infantry Regiment during Reconstruction, and was a member of the Minnesota legislature (1878). Many of the materials relate to his Civil War service with the first and third Minnesota infantry regiments at Fort Snelling (1861) and in the western theater (1861-1865); with the Sibley expedition against the Dakota Indians (1863), and as major of the 113th U.S. Colored Infantry during Reconstruction in Arkansas (1865-1866). His letters to his wife Elizabeth describe army life, battles, wartime civilian life, and his attitudes toward the war. Correspondence with relatives in Maine (1850s-1860s) discusses family activities, schoolteaching, Maine politics, opinions on the war, and his brother Joseph's service in Maine regiments. A few letters refer to Nininger, Minn. (1856), Bowlers St. Anthony planing mill (1866), and his work on construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad (1866-1867). Other correspondence and papers document the lives and activities of the Bowlers and their children and grandchildren, and of related families and friends in Maine, in New Brunswick, Canada, and elsewhere. Much is addressed to Bowlers daughter Edna. Also present are genealogical data and family memorabilia.

2.0 cu. ft. (4 boxes, 1 partial box, and 1 oversize folder).

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