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Formal title:: Emmons Dexter Guild papers
Extent:: 100 item(s)
Date range:: 1861-1906 (bulk 1861-1865)
Abstract:: The Emmons Dexter Guild papers comprise some 100 items, the bulk of which are letters he wrote to his family in the course of his service in the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry during the Civil War. The collection includes financial papers of the Improved Order of Red Men, Pokanoket Tribe No. 38, a fraternal organization to which Guild belonged, along with items that relate to Guild's role as Aide-de-Camp in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 78.20

Formal title:: William E. Walsh Civil War Diary
Extent:: 1 box(es)
Date range:: 1861-1865
Abstract:: The William E. Walsh Civil War Diary contains an account of his experiences as a trooper in the 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. The account comments on the conditions of daily army life and the tragedy of the Civil War. In addition, a copy of Walsh's enlistment papers and a statement of his military service is included in the collection.
Repository:: Phillips Memorial Library
Collection call no:: rppc_walsh

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