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.