Papers and photographs, 1838-1885.

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Skeels, James W., 1838-1865. Papers and photographs, 1838-1885.

Papers and photographs, 1838-1885.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56958681

Papers and photographs of James W. Skeels, a corporal in Company B, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War. The majority of the collection consists of letters written by Skeels during his service with the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry to his parents and sister in Rosendale, Wisconsin. They encompass his service from training at Camp Harvey though his time as a prisoner of war, describing conditions at camp, troop movements, and the well-being of other soldiers from his hometown. The last letter received from Skeels, written from the Confederate prison in Florence, South Carolina, asks for food and clothes. Other correspondence documents the family's unsuccessful search for Skeels after the war, leading to his classification as missing in action. Also included in the collection is a journal kept by Skeels in 1862 that describes weather and movements in brief statements. Photographs include two tintypes of Skeels in uniform and other shots of his family.

Papers : 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized folder) and.Photographs : 0.1 linear ft. (5 folders and 9 tintype folders)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center