"Fiske is better known to the larger public under his pseudonym, Dunn Browne. Using that name Samuel Fiske provided the Springfield Republican a series of ninety battlefront letters, unique in the literature of the Civil War." [From the appraisal document that accompanied the collection.] Samuel's brother Asa collected these letters and published them in 1866 as Mr. Dunn Browne's Experience in the ArmyIn 1998, noted historian Stephen W. Sears edited the letters and published them as Mr. Dunn Browne's Experiences in the Army: The Civil War Letters of Samuel W. FiskeThis is a series of 13 documents, private communications relating to the Fiske family, ranging in date from 1843-1876, with the majority of them coming during the war years of 1862-1863. There are letters from Samuel to his wife Elizabeth, and letters to Samuel from members of the Fiske family, including his brother Asa and his sisters Rebecca (Wheeler Hart), and Minnie. Also included are letters for Samuel Fiske from Z. C. Montague, S. D. Learned, and a wedding invitation from Pamelia Taylor for her wedding to George L. Lyman, addressed to "Brother Samuel." In 1876, a card is sent from Lancaster County Bank in Lincoln Nebraska, soliciting ex-soldiers to sell their lands awarded to them by an act of Congress. It is unclear whether this is sent to the Fiske family, since it is addressed to a real estate agent in Marion Wright County, Iowa. These are clear-headed, well-written letters as demonstrated by the following excerpt from a letter of September 24, 1862 to his wife: "Possibly he (the chaplain who has gone for their belongings) will be able to send on our baggage also, in which case that old trunk will appear & the luxury of a clean shirt will be mine once more. That is however almost too much to hope for. I am most anxious to know how you have succeeded in reference to a boarding place & whether you are comfortable & brave & happy. I trust greatly in your fortitude & endurance since you separated from me so bravely & helped me so much in every way in getting off. Oh if I could only be with you now for a fortnight. I would go though a thicker fire that that of last Wednes. gladly to accomplish it. But God is over all. He will bring all things around wisely & for the best. And if God so wills, we will value our little quiet home more than even before & not mind the little ills of life so long as we are blessed with peace, sweet peace." Gift of Ruth and Sam Becker.