WILLIAM RAINEY MARSHALL:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Marshall, William Rainey, 1825-1896, creator. | |
| Title: | William Rainey Marshall papers. | |
| Dates: | 1849-1921 (bulk 1853-1894). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, newspaper clippings, a diary, muster rolls and certificates of appointment, and other papers of a Civil War general from Minnesota who also saw service in the U.S.-Dakota War and who later served as governor of Minnesota. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 items in Reserve). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
William Rainey Marshall was born October 17, 1825 near Columbia, Missouri, the son of Joseph and Abigail Black (Shaw) Marshall. In 1849 he moved to St. Anthony, Minnesota Territory where he opened a hardware store and served (1849-1850) in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives. Two years later he removed to St. Paul, where he engaged in the hardware and newspaper businesses. In 1854, Marshall married Abigail Elliott Langford (1826-1893), daughter of George and Chloe (Sweeting) Langford and a brother of Nathaniel Pitt Langford (1832-1911). He enlisted as a private in the Union Army and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the 7th Regiment. He served as the regiment's colonel between 1863 and 1865, seeing service in the U.S.-Dakota War and in the battles of Nashville, Mobile, and Fort Blakely. He was brevetted brigadier general in March 1865 and served as Minnesota's governor from 1866 to 1870. Later, he was a railroad and warehouse commissioner (1874-1886) and served as president (1868) and secretary (1893-1895) of the Minnesota Historical Society. Marshall died in Pasadena, California on January 8, 1896, and is buried in Oakland Cemetery (St. Paul).
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The collection includes drafts of a narrative of the Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry by James T. Ramer; letters concerning its members (1888-1890); muster rolls and official papers of Marshall as colonel of the regiment; Marshall's journal of Henry H. Sibley's punitive expedition against the Dakota Indians in 1863; his diary for 1864; a bill book of Marshall and Company (1858-1893); railroad passes (1877-1879); correspondence, deeds, and tax receipts resulting from his real-estate interests in Bird Island (Renville County, Minn.); and a facsimile of a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Henry H. Sibley listing the names of Dakota Indians to be executed following the U.S.-Dakota War.
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers include reminiscences of the U.S.-Dakota and Civil wars, military papers, and business records (especially land deeds and related materials). Specific items of note include a typescript narrative of First Sergeant D.A. Canedy of Company C, 7th Regiment and a brief statement regarding the organization of Company C by Captain W.H. Thomas, a letter to Dr. Samuel D. Flagg relating to the hospital for the insane at St. Peter (March 8, 1866), a letter from William H. Claggett regarding the establishment of Yellowstone National Park (July 14, 1894), and a letter from Thomas J. Galbraith regarding the U.S.-Dakota War (September 4, 1894). A series of reminiscences of the U.S.-Dakota War include narratives by T.J. Ramer and A.J. Edgerton (1888-1889).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. William Rainey Marshall Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2798; 3071; 3108; 3731; 6643; 10,195; 10,666; 16,957
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, February 2015
Catalog ID number: 990017333460104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2978 | 1 | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1853-1894. 6 folders. | |||||||||
| Clippings, 1864-1894. | |||||||||||
| Relate especially to the personalities and actions of the 7th Regiment. | |||||||||||
| Railroad passes, 1877-1879. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2978 | 2 | Narratives relating to the 7th Regiment, circa 1890. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| Includes drafts and notes, many compiled by James T. Ramer (1839-1892) that were later published in Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars (Volume 1, pages 346-369). | |||||||||||
| Journal of military expedition against Sioux Indians from Camp Pope…in summer of 1863, undated and 1920. 1 volume and 1 typed transcript. | |||||||||||
| Original journal by Marshall and a typescript prepared by Becky Goldberg of the Minnesota Historical Society (October 1920). Printed serially in North Dakota History volumes 1-2 (1927-1928). | |||||||||||
| Diary, January 13-December 31, 1864. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Includes memoranda and accounts. Pages covering period before January 13 have been partially torn out. | |||||||||||
| Marshall & Co. bill book, October 1857-December 1893. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Includes notes and bills receivable and payable. | |||||||||||
| Agreement between Marshall, John Rollins and Calvin A. Tuttle on behalf of subscribers to a fund for the erection of a schoolhouse at the Falls of St. Anthony, party of the first part, and Sherburne Huse, party of the second part, concerning the erection of the schoolhouse, July 11, 1849. | |||||||||||
| Genealogical information: | |||||||||||
| Wilhelmina Carothers' notes and clippings on the Marshall, Cathcart, and allied families, undated and 1921. | |||||||||||
| William R. Marshall letter to relatives in Pennsylvania containing genealogical data on his ancestors, 1865. | |||||||||||
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| Folder | |||||||||||
| +345 | 1 | Appointment certificates, muster rolls, financial and real estate documents: | |||||||||
| Appointment certificate as lieutenant colonel of the 7th Regiment, August 28, 1862. | |||||||||||
| Signed by Governor Alexander Ramsey. | |||||||||||
| Appointment certificate as colonel of the 7th Regiment, November 30, 1863. | |||||||||||
| Signed by Governor Henry A. Swift. | |||||||||||
| Muster-out roll as lieutenant colonel of 7th Regiment, March 30, 1864. | |||||||||||
| Muster-in roll as colonel of 7th Regiment, March 30, 1864. | |||||||||||
| Appointment certificate as brigadier general, April 9, 1866. | |||||||||||
| Signed by President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. | |||||||||||
| Member certificate in the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, November 15, 1870. | |||||||||||
| Signed by W.T. Sherman and L.M. Dayton. A note with this document indicates that it was partially burned in the State Capitol fire of March 1, 1881. | |||||||||||
| Bond for deed of Marshall and LaFayette Shaw to Herman Koke for land in Bird Island, Renville County, Minnesota, May 4, 1886. | |||||||||||
| Indenture, Mankato Manufacturing Co. and Lemuel D. Saylor, for land in Bird Island, April 11, 1888. | |||||||||||
| Real estate mortgage coupon bond, Oscar G. Boe to Holm Gunderson, for $500, February 5, 1889. | |||||||||||
| Mortgage note, Chas. Malmo to William C. Blackmore, May 10, 1889. | |||||||||||
| Abstract of title to land in Bird Island, May 16, 1889. 2 items. | |||||||||||
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| Reserve 159 | 2 | Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Henry Hastings Sibley, listing names of the Dakota to be executed following the U.S.-Dakota War, December 6, 1862. | |||||||||
| 3-page facsimile bound with printed cover, published by Heliotype Printing Co. (Boston); accompanied by a note about the provenance of this item. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.
- Railroad passes.
- Real estate business -- Minnesota -- Renville County.
- Schools--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
- Sibley Expedition, 1863.
- Persons:
- Clagett, William H., author.
- Huse, Sherburne, author.
- Langford, Nathaniel Pitt, 1832-1911.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, author.
- Ramer, James T., author.
- Rollins, John, 1806-1883, author.
- Tuttle, Calvin Austin, 1811-1900, author.
- Organizations:
- D. Marshall and Company, author.
- St. Peter State Hospital.
- United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865).
- Places:
- Minnesota -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Yellowstone National Park.
- Document Types:
- Diaries.
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