Wisconsin Adjutant General's Office Descriptive Cards
1898-1899
- Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, Wisconsin Adjutant General's Office
WVM Mss 35
1.8 linear ft. (5 card boxes and 1 folder).
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
(Map)
Cards compiled circa 1899 describing the men who served in Wisconsin regiments during the Spanish-American War. The cards list each soldier's name, rank and unit, enlistment and muster in dates and places, birthplace, physical description, occupation, and residence. In addition, the backs of the cards contain comments relating to each soldier's service during the war. These comments include illnesses and injuries suffered while in service, date and place of death (if applicable), disciplinary actions taken against the soldiers, promotions, transfers to different units, and muster out date and place. In addition to the muster and descriptive information, additional cards define abbreviations and give brief unit histories. A small number of additional papers, formerly stapled to the cards, date from the years after the war and generally relate to pension claims made by soldiers or their widows.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.wvm-mss00035 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
