Papers, 1835,1917.

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Papers, 1835,1917.

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Papers, 1835-1917 and undated. About half of the collection consists of correspondence to and from Parker and friends during the Civil War. Most of these men were enlisted in Michigan infantry units. The rest of the collection includes post-war business correspondence, 1866-1917; Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) correspondence, 1888-1896; state laws concerning disabled veterans, 1883-1887; and the papers and a photograph of Flemon Drake, M.D., 1835-1860, Parker's father-in-law. The oversized folder includes a list of the Michigan Boys in Blue (Co. C, 1st Regiment, 5th District), 1866, a veterans group that was a predecessor of the G.A.R.

ca. 1 cubic ft. (in 1 box and 1 oversized folder) : ill.

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Drake, Flemon, d. 1866.

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United States. Army. Michigan Infantry, 24th Regiment (1861-1865)

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Hopkins, George M. (George Milton), 1842-1902

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Detroit, Michigan, attorney. From the description of George H. Hopkins letterbooks, 1902-1913. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419922 ...

Hopkins, Charles C., 1839-

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In 1861 at age 22 Hopkins enlisted in the Michigan Infantry Regiment, 2nd, Company H. He reenlisted in 1863 and was discharged in Detroit in 1864. He survived numerous battles. (For further information see the History of the Michigan Infantry 2nd Regiment. The Clarke also has a memorial for James V. Campbell Supreme Court of Michigan in 1890, written by a Charles Clark Hopkins, perhaps the same Hopkins.). From the description of Correspondence, 1861. (Clarke Historical Library). Worl...

Castle, Oscar N.

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Parker, Ralzemond A., 1843-1925.

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Parker was born in 1843, the son of Asher Bull Parker and Harriet Castle. He enlisted in the Michigan Infantry, 17th Regiment, Co. E in Ypsilanti, in Aug. 1862. Parker was discharged for disability in Baltimore (Md.) in Feb. 1863. He attended Michigan State Normal College, now Michigan State University, and taught school in Royal Oak School District No. 6. He also apparently sold saws. In 1872, Parker graduated from the University of Michigan Law School. He worked as a lawyer at the office of Pa...

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry, 29th Regiment (1861-1865)

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Union Veterans' Patriotic League

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Smith, Charles Sydney, 1828-1907

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Farrand, Chester, 1839-1863.

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Trowbridge, R. E.

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Parker and Beardlee.

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry, 17th Regiment. Company E (1861-1865)

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