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Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-015

Scope and Content

This collection consists of four documents pertaining to Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry of the United States Army, all signed by Captain W. S. Bostwick in November of 1865 after the end of the American Civil War. The documents are a Statement of Charges on Muster and Pay Rolls; a Quarterly Return of Ordinance and Ordnance Stores Received, Issued, and Remaining on Hand; an Abstract of Expenditures; and an Invoice of Stores Turned Over.

Dates

  • 1865

Creator

Language of Materials

The material in the collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

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Administrative History

The United States's 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry was originally comprised of 2,357 volunteers organized at Niles, Dowagiac, and Buchanan, Michigan from December 9, 1861 to March 5, 1862. The regiment's term of serviced lasted until March 6, 1866, and it engaged Confederate troops at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee; Middleburg, TN; Little Rock, Arkansas; Iuka, Mississippi; Mechanicsville, MS; Clarendon, AR; Metamora, TN; Vicksburg, MS; and Gregory's Landing, AR. By the end of the American Civil War, the total number of casualties was 316, the vast majority of those occurring from disease.

External Source: Harvey, Don, and Alice Harvey. "12th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry." Michigan in the Civil War. National Military Cemetery Webring. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20100805212331/www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/12thinf.htm on April 24, 2023.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder)

Abstract

The collection contains three documents from Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry of the United States Army, written in the fourth quarter (November-December) of 1865, following the end of the American Civil War. The collection includes a Statement of Charges on Muster and Pay Rolls; a Quarterly Return of Ordinance and Ordnance Stores Received, Issued, and Remaining on Hand; an Abstract of Expenditures; and an Invoice of Stores Turned Over.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material type.

Source of Acquisition

The Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents were acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.

Related Archival Materials

See in the Rare Book Collection: Reminiscences, Incidents, Battles, Marches and Camp Life of the Old 4th Michigan Infantry in War of Rebellion, 1861 to 1864, by O.S. Barrett. Detroit, Mich. : W.S. Ostler, 1888. Call number E514.5 4th .B3 1888 Spec Civil War.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents were commenced and completed in March 2010.

Title
Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents, 1865
Status
Completed
Author
Julia Viets, Student Assistant
Date
2010 (CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308