The materials of this collection fall into three major groups: eight miscellaneous colonial and post-revolutionary documents, 1727-1839; papers, records, and a journal covering Dr. Reeve's service in the Civil War, 1861-1865; and some miscellaneous papers of Dr. J. S. Reeve, 1916-1951. The great bulk of the material consists of the Civil War documents. These include journals kept in 1862, while he was attached to the 10th Wisconsin Regiment, a few letters, inventories and invoices of medical supplies received during his service with the 21st Wisconsin Volunteers, medical lists of sick and wounded, and his personal papers and orders. These include his commissions, release as a prisoner of war, and mustering out papers. He expands on his Civil War experiences in two speeches.
One diary is available both in original paper form and on microfilm.
