Marcellus Crocker Civil War papers, 1859-1864?

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Marcellus Crocker Civil War papers, 1859-1864?

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226395300

This collection consists of correspondence (1861-1863); military orders, assignments and leaves of absence; a casualties report (May 16, 1863); telegraph messages; resignations; a hand-drawn map of Fort Beaureguard in Harrisburg; a map plotting brigade placement; a District Court motion (1859), and a copy of a newspaper clipping about Crocker.

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7080193

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Crocker, Marcellus Monroe, 1830-1865

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Crocker was born in Franklin, Indiana. He entered the United States Military Academy in 1847, but left at the end of his second year. He subsequently studied law and practiced in Des Moines, Iowa. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the army as the captain of the 2nd Iowa Infantry in May 1861. He was promoted to colonel of the 13th Iowa Infantry on December 30, 1861. Crocker fought with distinction in the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, where he assumed command of a brigade during ...