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United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Veterans—Wisconsin

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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

George F. Shepherd Papers, 1857-1901

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Micro 6
Summary

Papers, 1857-1901, of George F. Shepherd, an Eau Claire County, Wisconsin immigrant farmer from Guernsey, England, who served in Co. F of the 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Included are Civil War letters to his wife Martha concerning camp life, his stays in hospitals, and his concerns for his family, farm, and finances; letters from Martha's family in Guernsey, 1858-1866; legal and biographical data, including Martha's obituary; and photographs.

Dates: 1857-1901

Grand Army of the Republic. Eagle Post No. 52 (Eau Claire, Wis.) Records, 1886-1944

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 285
Summary

Membership records, encampment journals and programs, and photographs of the Eau Claire chapter of the nation’s largest Civil War veterans’ organization, The Grand Army of the Republic.

Dates: 1886-1944 (bulk 1920-1944)

National Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic: Capt. John Kelly Fortress No. 11 (Eau Claire, Wis.) Scrapbook, 1934-1936

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 306
Summary

Scrapbook of photographs of members of the National Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) from the Eau Claire post, as well as some newspaper articles.

Dates: 1934-1936

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Michael Griffith Camp No. 35 (Eau Claire, Wis.) Records, 1910-1952

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 286
Summary

Membership and ladies’ auxiliary records of a fraternal and political organization of Union Army veterans’ descendants founded in 1881, The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). The collection includes ladies’ auxiliary meeting minutes and membership records. The bulk of the camp’s records consist of membership records, but fragmentary correspondence and financial records may be found as well.

Dates: 1910-1952