The John Oscar Culver papers, 1860-1901 (bulk 1860-1865).

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The John Oscar Culver papers, 1860-1901 (bulk 1860-1865).

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Personal correspondence (1860-65) including letters from various military friends recounting field service experiences including the battle of Chancellorsville. Official correspondence and documents (1861-66) including muster rolls, pay vouchers, transportation records from volunteer units of Wisconsin (including the 1st Wis. Artillery, 1st Wis. Cavalry and the 5th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 32nd, 35th and 36th Wis. Volunteer Infantry (1863-65)) and Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Colorado units. Listing by unit and soldier of the military records within the collection (n.d.). Draft essay (n.d.) by Mrs. Culver entitled: "My brief acquaintance with Jane Swisshelm". Captured Confederate documents (1861-64).

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United States. Army

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Culver, J. O. (John Oscar)

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Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon, 1815-1884

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