Fort Atkinson, Iowa Military Records
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Scope and Contents
All of the records in this collection are in typed carbon copy form. Knowledge as to the existence of the original documents was not supplied by the donor with the gift.
The records are in very good condition and have been well-preserved. In the absence of access to the original documents, these copies could be of significant importance to researchers and scholars interested in nineteenth century Iowa military history.
Dates
- Creation: 1839 December 31-1849 February 24
Creator
- Fort Atkinson, Iowa (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/.
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Muster rolls, post returns, and biographical sketches in typed carbon copy form.
Method of Acquisition
This collection of records of the military units stationed at Fort Atkinson, Iowa, 1839 -- 1849 was secured from Congressman Henry Oscar Talle of Decorah, Iowa, for the University Library as a direct result of the interest and correspondence initiated by Mr. George M. Sheets, 1958 -- 1959. Kathie Bordelon contributed two photocopied letters in 2005.
- Author
- Ronald L. Fingerson, August 1964
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu