Clark S. Wortley papers, 1860-1921.

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Clark S. Wortley papers, 1860-1921.

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The collection consists of papers of Clark S. Wortley from 1860-1921. The papers include wartime letters generally of a personal nature written to Wortley by his sister and members of his regiment; official Army papers (including many of Wortley's records as quartermaster of the 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment); and miscellaneous materials (clippings, photographs, printed matter, and a collection of ribbons and rosters associated with veteran's activities of the 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment). Also filed with miscellaneous materials is Wortley's diary (April 1, 1864- March 25, 1865), which includes brief descriptions of his regiment's participation in the Petersburg, Cold Harbor, and Spotsylvania campaigns.

2 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8283752

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Wortley, Clark S., 1841-

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Soldier, of Ypsilanti, Mich. From the description of Papers, 1860-1921. (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 28419048 Clark S. Wortley (b. 1841) was born in England. The Wortley family lived in Ypsilanti, Michigan at the time of the Civil War. Clark Wortley entered the Union Army on August 4, 1862, and was assigned to Company K of the 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment. He served first as sergeant major, and later as second and first lieutenant of his company. He was commiss...

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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...

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865)

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