Newspaper article discussing the details of the marriage between Carrie Plant and James Wesley Sampson. Published in Milwaukee Sentinel, November 15, 1880.
Soldiers; War; Patriotic envelopes; Civil service reform; Civil wars;
Having been detached from his company to the Navy in Mississippi, Meeker describes his new surroundings. He is concerned that he is yet to receive his boots or box of provisions that he had previously asked for. He is worried about his father's...
In a letter to his friend, Meeker describes life on a Civil War gunboat and the ongoing battle against the Rebel forces. He also talks about his position as messenger boy and powder boy on the gunboat and his salary of 18 dollars a month.
Carroll Scott Waldron at Work
A great deal of mystery and legend surrounds the life of Carroll Scott Waldron (1837-1921). His self-styled biography, for example, announces that he was born in a log cabin in Henderson County, Illinois. Carroll...
