United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Barland Family Papers, 1825-2008
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss AG-Eau Claire Micro 35-Eau Claire Micro 19
Summary
Personal and business papers of three generations of the Barlands, a family with strong ties to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, together with papers of several related families, the Newlands, the Reads, the Schlegelmilchs, and the Wilsons. Included are personal letters, diaries, photographs, financial records, and genealogical materials. The papers document the life of Thomas Barland, a minister and inventor who emigrated from Scotland to Illinois and then to Eau Claire (1853). Barland's...
Dates:
1825-2008
Eau Claire Rangers Records, 1861-1864
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss AJ
Summary
Civil War records of the Eau Claire Rangers, Company L of the Wisconsin 2nd Cavalry Regiment, consisting of a regimental order book, two company muster rolls, and one morning report.
Dates:
1861-1864
McKernan Family Papers, 1863-1897
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 185
Summary
The bulk of this collection is comprised of correspondence from 1863-1897 between various members of the McKernan family and their relatives, friends, and acquaintances. The McKernan family began to emigrate from Ireland to the United States c. 1847. In 1856, some members of the family arrived in the Eau Claire area, while others dwelt in Iowa and other parts of Wisconsin. Later on, Thomas (Jr.) and Felix McKernan left Wisconsin to explore the West, before ultimately settling in Eau Claire...
Dates:
1863-1897