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Series 4: Military Documents, 1866-1889

 Series

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Includes journals, orders, reports and miscellaneous military documents. Material includes journals and diaries of expeditions in western territories (1868, 1878, 1879). Also, manuscript and printed field, general, and special orders (1868-1888) and both manuscript and printed reports (1866-1889). Also miscellaneous military documents, such as endorsements, Heliograph Department Reports, published reports on military careers and services of Grierson and adjutant Samuel L. Woodward, and rosters for the Department of Arizona.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866-1889

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Benjamin Henry Grierson papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically and by type of material.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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