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Stevens Family Correspondence

1831 to 1875
1862 to 1875
MS 010
Collection Guide
Muster Roll of Company II, undated

The Stevens family were residents of Rockton, IL. Calvin Stevens’ three sons, Albion, George, and Herman, served in the U.S. Army as volunteers during the Civil War.

The collection includes correspondence between members of the Stevens family, mainly sons Albion (1862-1863), George (1862-1863), and Herman, while serving in the Civil War. Later correspondence from Herman relates mining and railroad activities in California, the Northwest, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Military
Mining
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

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