WAYNE D. JORGENSON:

An Inventory of His Collected Civil War Materials at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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	Creator:	Jorgenson, Wayne D., compiler.
	Title:	Wayne D. Jorgenson collected Civil War materials.
	Dates:	1861-1921 (bulk 1861-1865).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	A random assortment of Civil War-era records and papers relating to individuals who served in various Minnesota units, collected by an Eden Prairie, Minnesota author. Includes diaries, discharge certificates, appointment certificates, a draft notice, some photographs, some correspondence, a certificate appointing Alfred Sully colonel of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and a muster roll for Company A of the First Minnesota.
	Quantity:	0.4 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder, unboxed).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Wayne D. Jorgenson Collected Civil War Materials. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,698

Processing Information:

Processed by: David B. Peterson, February 2022.

Catalog ID number: 9989810839904294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
142.K.7.1B	1	First Minnesota Regiment:
			St. Paul Association of the First Minnesota Infantry minute book, November 1902-December 1903. 1 volume.
				Includes minutes, photographs, list of auxiliary members, and a list of members.
			Loose materials removed from Association minute book, 1898-1913.
				Includes photograph of James V. H. Benton; three unidentified photographs, an In Memoriam post card (1913), announcement of 43rd annual reunion (1909), newspaper photograph of a group of GAR veterans (undated), and a printed program for a Military Order of the Loyal Legion commemoration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln at the Ryan Hotel, St. Paul (February 12, 1898).
Location	Folder
+356	1		Alfred Sully: Appointment certificate as Colonel of First Regiment, 1862.
				Signed by Governor Alexander Ramsey and Adjutant General Oscar Malmros.
			Company A:
				Muster roll of Captain Henry Coates' Company A, October 1861.
Location	Box
142.K.71.B	1			Edward C. Agnew v. Anna E. Agnew: Divorce proceedings, undated.
Location	Folder
+356	1			Charles Eichler: Descriptive list and amount of pay and clothing, 1862.
Location	Box
142.K.7.1B	1		Company B:
				Edrick J. Frary: Discharge certificate, 1865.
			Company D:
				Elihu C. Cole: Discharge certificate, 1865.
				Cyrus M. Hatch: Discharge certificate, 1862.
			Company E:
				James Breakey: Notice of disallowance of claim, 1909.
			Company G:
				James Langdon: Discharge certificate, 1865.
			Company H:
				James T. Ghostley: Diaries and sketch of hospital, 1861-1862, 1864.
					Diary (June 5-December 31, 1862); diary (January 1-April 19, 1864 with additional notes from May-October 1864); and a pencil sketch of the front elevation of a prison hospital where he was stationed (approximately 1861).


Location	Folder
+356	1	Second Minnesota Regiment:
			William W. Wilson: Appointment as captain, 1864.
				Signed by Governor Stephen Miller and Oscar Malmros.
Location	Box
142.K.7.1B	1		William S. Grow: Signed receipt for supplies, 1861.
			David B. Loomis: Signed receipt for hay and corn, 1862.
			Company G:
				Peter Runger: Certificate of medical discharge, 1862.


Third Minnesota Regiment:
	Company I:
		Samuel M. Bruce: Letters to Sarah E. Layman (Minneapolis), 1861-1862.
			Three envelopes (without letters) and two letters (without envelopes). Includes transcriptions and notes.


Sixth Minnesota Regiment:
	Company D:
		Dean R. Richardson: Discharge certificate and Grand Army of the Republic post transfer card, 1865, 1892.


Eighth Minnesota Regiment:
	Company H:
		Benjamin Rawalt: Printed poem by Laura W. Rawalt, 1863.
			"To My Husband."


Minnesota Light Artillery:
	Second Battery:
		James H. Longworth: Discharge certificate, 1865.


Minnesota Soldiers Home:
	William T. Barton: File no. 831, 1894-1921.
		Includes applications for admission, declaratory statement, medical data, and correspondence.
	Henry Countryman: Letter of support to enter, 1887.
	Halvor Halvorson: File No. 1182, 1897-1898, 1911.
		Includes application for admission, correspondence, and pension certification.


		Thomas Finton: Draft notice, 1864.
			Addressed to Finton at New Hartford, Connecticut.


		Simeon P. Whiting: Volunteer enlistment and certificate of exemption, 1864.
			Addressed to Whiting at Mantorville, Minnesota.

RELATED MATERIALS

A large collection of Civil War muster rolls is in the Adjutant General's Office records in the Minnesota State Archives.

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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:: Soldiers--Minnesota.

Persons:: Ghostley, James T. (James Tucker), 1839-1866, author.; Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879.

Organizations:: United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), author.; United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865), author.; Minnesota Soldiers Home (Minneapolis, Minn.).; United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865).; United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865).; United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 6th (1862-1865).; United States. Army. Minnesota Light Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1865).

Places:: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865-- Registers.

Document Types:: Diaries.; Muster rolls.; Photographs.

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WAYNE D. JORGENSON:

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

RELATED MATERIALS

CATALOG HEADINGS