Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, court-martial papers, newspaper clippings, printed congressional speeches, photographs, military documents, bound manuscripts, and other miscellaneous documents from the Civil War era. The topics covered in this collection include the court martial of Major General Fitz-John Porter, discussions of army life, camp conditions, and battles in the American South. Also includes forms and documents related to the Dakota Territory and infantry there.

Scope and Contents Collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts,and journals. Correspondence span 1861-1865 and deal with Edward V. Wratislaw's experiences during the Civil War as a rifleman for the Union Army. Other personal papers include lists, logs, ledgers, and short manuscripts related to his years spent in the United States during the Civil War and after. Journals span the 1830s through the Revolution of 1848, as well as the U.S. Civil War, and the post-war period through 1880....