Broadside: Shiloh Battlefield Association, 1893
Scope and Contents note
The miscellaneous material consists of some printed items such as the by-laws and membership of the Ohio Society of New York, the Sixth Annual Report of the St. Louis Southern Railroad Company, 1893, the roster of the Shiloh Battlefield Association, 1893, a copy of the 1877 supplement to the newspaper Observer, and a copy of the Abolitionist paper, The Christian Press, October, 1856. Also, a broadside calling for a miners’ strike and a few pieces of railroad material. Miscellaneous military items include Ephraim Dawes’s muster-in and muster-out documents, and official appointment as Lieutenant-Colonel, as well as a collection of items concerning his war wound in 1864. Also, an undated carte de visite of Dawes and a group of condolence letters and memorials following his death in 1895.
Dates
- Creation: 1893
Creator
- From the Collection: Dawes, E. C. (Ephraim Cutler), 1840-1895 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Ephraim C. Dawes papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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