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George L. La Forest collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00661

Scope and Content

This civil war collection of George L. La Forest includes letters, a copy of an article about the shooting of President Lincoln, a copy of Lincoln's declaration of war, an image of the locomotive L. H. Tupper, the poem "Break the News Gently", a certificate of indebtedness, an advertisement for Peninsular Stove Company, and a ledger about communications received. The materials mostly refer to the New England region.

The Civil Ware materials have been scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-3C/laforest/.

Dates

  • Creation: 1863 - 1896

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Lyman Vanderburgh enlisted in the 77th New York Infantry regiment on September 26, 1861. He re-enlisted as veteran December 26, 1863. He was mustered out June 27, 1865 at rank of sergeant. (His last name is sometimes spelled Vandenburgh). Seth Alden was a private in Company E, 16th Regiment, Maine Infantry. Hiram Kimbell (sometimes spelled Kimball) was a private with Company F, 10th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery.

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by date.

Custodial History

A gift of Michele La Forest Halloran.

Legal Status

Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Property Rights: Michigan State University

Related Names

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
George L. La Forest Collection
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
E. Busch
Date
July 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

http://archives.msu.edu/
Contact:
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East Lansing MI 48824 US
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