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Lyman family papers

Collection

Identifier: 00128

Scope and Contents The Lyman family papers include correspondence, diaries, property deeds, newspapers, photographs, and other materials for the family of Liberty Lyman and Lucinda Sikes Lyman covering the years 1812-1910.The bulk of the family correspondence consists of letters to Lucinda Lyman from her sons and daughters, as well as letters from friends and relatives in Massachusetts. Especially interesting are the letters of the Lyman sons in California. Many vivid details are given on life in California...

Dates: 1812 - 1910

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Mallison family collection

Collection

Identifier: c-00675

Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials from the Mallison family including the Civil War letters of Simeon Mallison and George Hewes, an article (1928) about Bertha Mallison and her chicken dinners, a Mallison Farm Chicken Dinners card, a photo postcard of the Hesperian House where Bertha Mallison cooked, a photograph of Mallison family exhibit, a photograph of farm house, a photograph of Todd Mallison (great great nephew of Simeon Mallison) with Post 294 GAR flag, a Homestead Certificate from...

Dates: 1861-1873, 1928, 1958, 2013, undated

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Manuel McCormick diary

Collection

Identifier: c-00489

Scope and Contents

The collection includes the diary of Manuel McCormick of Lenawee County, Michigan. The entries describe his experiences, troop movements, and battles through the southern United States, particularly Tennessee, while a soldier during the American Civil War, from January 1863 through July 1864.

Dates: 1836 - 1886

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Marsh family papers

Collection

Identifier: c-00047

Scope and Contents The Marsh family papers consist of original and typed transcripts of Civil War letters, the bulk of which were written by Benjamin F. Marsh to his family in Fentonville, Michigan, while serving in the 8th Michigan Infantry. There are also letters from other family members, including A. B. Fay, Ed Francis Holmes, Gordon K. Fay, Lucy A. Bacon, and Augustus Holmes.The letters describe Marsh's army experiences on the march, in camp, in battle, on provost duty, and in army hospitals as...

Dates: 1833-1887, undated

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Mary Taylor Hale correspondence

Collection

Identifier: c-00330

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the correspondence was written by friends and relatives in Michigan and California in the period 1864-1880 to Mary Taylor, later Mrs. Richard Hale, a school teacher residing in Milford, Michigan

In addition to education and the problems of teaching, such topics as the Civil War, the draft, election politics, and farming activities are discussed.

Also included are the courtship letters (1842) of John Taylor of Milford and Jane Wark of New York City.

Dates: 1835 - 1880

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Mayo family papers

Collection

Identifier: UA-28.1

Scope and Contents Over fifty Civil War letters of Perry Mayo, written to his family in Calhoun County, Michigan, from June 1861 to May 1864, constitute the bulk of this collection. They include vivid descriptions of battles, marches, military personnel and camp life, together with observations on the conduct of the war. Also in this collection are numerous and fragmentary attempts at genealogy, with related correspondence which, in addition to Mayo, include such family names as Angell, Bryant,...

Dates: 1861 - 1966

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Michigan Infantry, 5th Regiment, Company G records

Collection

Identifier: c-00411

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a photocopy of a Civil War muster roll of Company G, 5th Regiment, Michigan Volunteers.

Dates: undated

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Michigan Infantry, 6th Regiment, Company K muster roll

Collection

Identifier: c-00007

Scope and Contents

Company K's muster roll, dated October 27, 1863, lists the names and ranks of its members, as well as where and when they were wounded, died or were discharged. This has been transcribed and scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-21/6th/.

Dates: 1863

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Michigan Infantry, 7th Regiment, Company F records

Collection

Identifier: c-00309

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one volume of records of Company F of the 7th Michigan Infantry, mustered in Monroe in 1861. The regiment fought in the eastern theater and took part in the battles of the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Appomattox Court House. The company records include lists of officers and enlisted men, recording enlistment's, desertions, transfers, discharges and deaths. This voume has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at ...

Dates: 1861 - 1864

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Monroe family papers

Collection

Identifier: c-00705

Content Description

This collection consists of photocopies of Monroe family military documents including Norton M. Monroe's discharge papers (December 1863), a pension form for Norton M. Monroe from November 1918, a claim for settlement of unused leave form for Maurice F. Monroe, circa 1946. There is also a copy of a handwritten land tax form for Hiram Hardy from 1867.

Dates: 1863, 1868, 1918, 1920, 1924, circa 1946

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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Lyman family papers

Mallison family collection

Manuel McCormick diary

Marsh family papers

Mary Taylor Hale correspondence

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Michigan Infantry, 5th Regiment, Company G records

Michigan Infantry, 6th Regiment, Company K muster roll

Michigan Infantry, 7th Regiment, Company F records

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