Earl W. DeLano collection.

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Earl W. DeLano collection.

This collection consists of letters dating from Sept. 16, 1861-Sept. 24, 1862, written by Stephen B. DeLano, C.H. Goodrich (his cousin), and Capt. Theodore Reese, all of Company F, 3rd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry Volunteers. The letters were written to family members in Cooper, Mich. commenting on general topics such as farming, weather, the war, and life in military camps. Also in the collection is a diary dating Dec. 17, 1861(?)-June 3, 1862, which the donor assumes was kept by DeLano; 4 pages from Jayne's medical almanac (1861); DeLano's certificate of health and certificate of enlistment; a military pass; tuition receipts; copy of Detroit free press (Sept. 5, 1862); and an extract of his military service record.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7436165

State Archive of Michigan

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United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1866). Company F

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DeLano, Earl W.

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Goodrich, C. H.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Reese, Theodore

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Delano, Stephen, 1748-1822

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