Edward E. Dickerson papers,
Dickerson, Edward E., 1831-1914.
Edward E. Dickerson papers, 1861-1991. - 12 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet.
Open to research.
Typewritten transcripts and photocopies of a diary (1863-1864), written as a memoir by Dickerson in 1864 and based on his notes, describing his Civil War service with the 18th and 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; three letters (1862) from him to his wife, Frances; service record (1861-1864); letters (1909) from Dickerson to his granddaughter describing his life before, during, and after the war; and biographical sketch (1991) of Dickerson by a descendant, Wilton H. Dickerson. Includes material on his campaign experiences in Tennessee and with Gen. William T. Sherman in Georgia where he was captured and later escaped from a Confederate prison camp.
Typewritten transcripts and photocopies.
[S.l.].
Union army officer from Wisconsin.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007041
mm 91080845
Dickerson, Frances--Correspondence.
Sherman, William T. 1820-1891.
United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 44th (1864-1865)
Sherman's March to the Sea.
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Personal narratives.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Wisconsin--History--19th century.
Army officers.
Edward E. Dickerson papers, 1861-1991. - 12 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet.
Open to research.
Typewritten transcripts and photocopies of a diary (1863-1864), written as a memoir by Dickerson in 1864 and based on his notes, describing his Civil War service with the 18th and 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; three letters (1862) from him to his wife, Frances; service record (1861-1864); letters (1909) from Dickerson to his granddaughter describing his life before, during, and after the war; and biographical sketch (1991) of Dickerson by a descendant, Wilton H. Dickerson. Includes material on his campaign experiences in Tennessee and with Gen. William T. Sherman in Georgia where he was captured and later escaped from a Confederate prison camp.
Typewritten transcripts and photocopies.
[S.l.].
Union army officer from Wisconsin.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007041
mm 91080845
Dickerson, Frances--Correspondence.
Sherman, William T. 1820-1891.
United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 44th (1864-1865)
Sherman's March to the Sea.
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Personal narratives.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Wisconsin--History--19th century.
Army officers.