Summary Information

Title: William H. and Edmund H. Downs Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1861-1864

Creators:

• Downs, William Harrison, 1819-1877
• Downs, Edmund H., 1844-1862

Call Number: Micro 58

Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Civil War correspondence of William Harrison Downs, quartermaster of the 25th Wisconsin Infantry, and of his son Edmund, a drummer in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry. Included are descriptions of the 25th Regiment's service in Minnesota following the Sioux uprising of 1862, the Vicksburg siege, the fortifications and destruction at Decatur, Georgia, Sherman's march to the sea, and comments on supplies, illness, and hardships of the 5th Regiment in Virginia. A few letters from Barbara Harper Downs (wife of William) and one from D. D. Downs (brother of William) are also present.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-micr0058

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