Archive Record
Metadata
Creator |
Wheeler, Marcus, 1837-1928 |
Title |
Wheeler Family papers. |
Object Name |
Papers |
Catalog ID Number |
M1971.002.0001 |
Dates of Creation |
1863-1919. |
Language of Material |
English |
Scope & Content |
The Marcus Wheeler Papers contain three Civil War pocket diaries of Wheeler while sergeant of Co. G, 29th Wisconsin Infantry, detailing regimental movements from the siege of Vicksburg through Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas. The diaries also document the many facets of everyday life as a soldier, including medical ailments, weather conditions, available food, relationships with fellow soldiers, and correspondence with friends and family in Wisconsin. Also included is an essay titled "Ella Wheeler Wilcox -- The Woman," written by her personal secretary after her death in 1919, and an undated letter from Louis Karberg of Sauk City, Wis. on religious faith. |
Archival History |
Presented by Glen W. Wheeler, Windsor, Wisconsin, Sept. 14, 1971. M71.002 |
People |
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 1850-1919 Wheeler, Sarah Pratt, 1814-1906 Bond, Sarah Wheeler, 1842- Wheeler, Marcus H., 1808-1899. Wheeler, Edward, 1846-1926 Wheeler, Marcus Pratt, 1837-1928 |
Subjects |
Religion Reminiscing Civil wars |
Call Number |
ARM 71-02 |
Places 1 |
Westport (Dane County, Wis. : Town) |
Places 2 |
Windsor (Dane County, Wis. : Town) |