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Summary Information
John Cory Papers
1861-1889, 1919
SC 2855; PH SC 2855
0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 41 photographs
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers and photographs documenting the Civil War service of Lieutenant John Cory, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, Company H. Cory was mustered into service in Milwaukee on October 8, 1861 with the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company G, was promoted to the rank of 1st Sergeant and, on January 25, 1865 was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Company H. He was discharged in June, 1865. Included is a muster roll, his discharge forms, letters indicating his promotion, as well as disciplinary reports regarding an incident between Sergeant Cory and his supervising lieutenant, and other official matters. The only personal correspondence included in the collection concerns Cory's efforts to increase his pension after the war due to a degenerative eye condition. The documents from the 1900s consist of form letters thanking Grace Trestrail, presumably a relative of Cory's, for service as a Selective Service system legal advisor during World War I. Additionally, there are 41 photographs, almost all of which are portraits of members of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Company H, the majority of them identified.
English
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