Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents
Scope and Content
This collection consists of four documents pertaining to Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry, all signed by Captain W. S. Bostwick in November of 1865. 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
- Creation: 1865 - 1865
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
The 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, TN; Middleburg, TN; Little Rock, AR; Iuka, MS; Mechanicsville, MS; Clarendon, AR; Metamora, TN; Vicksburg, MS, and Gregory's Landing, AR. By the end of the Civil War, the total number of casualties was 316, the vast majority of those occurring from disease.
Harvey, Don, and Alice Harvey. "12th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry." Michigan in the Civil War. National Military Cemetery Webring. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/12thinf.htm.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three documents from Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry, written in the fourth quarter (November-December) of 1965. 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.
Acquisition Information
The Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents were acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.
General Physical Description note
1 Folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents were commenced and completed in March, 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Company E, 12th Regiment Michigan Infantry Documents, 1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Julia Viets
- Date
- © 2010 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu