Collection Title: Bennett (Stewart L.) Civil War Collection

Accession Number: AM 97-7

Inclusive Dates: 1862-1890s

Volume: .20 cu.ft.

Given By: Donated by Mr. Stewart L. Bennett.

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Form of Material:

Photocopies of original Civil War documents collected by Mr. Stewart Bennett while researching the activities of Union soldier Charles Dana Miller, who was at the Battle of Corinth in Mississippi.

The collection includes:

1. Certificates of enlistment and discharge.
2. Receipts for supplies.
3. Muster roll of the 5th U.S. Cavalry.
4. Measurements for uniforms.
5. Application for pension.
6. Pay voucher.
7. Correspondence.
8. Confederate currency.
9. Christian tracts.
10. Requisition for ordnance stores.
11. Diary of Union Captain R.S. Chamberlain.
12. Other miscellaneous items.

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