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Captain Joseph A. Davison Papers, Date acquired: 08/16/1965, bulk 1863

 

Summary

Creator:
Davison, Joseph A.
Abstract:
A collection of Civil War documents which are examples of efficiently organized military records. The papers contain many names of officers, non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates, Captain J. A. Davison Papers - Civil War 1863
Extent:
89.00 items
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is a sample of Civil War documents which illustrate efficiently organized military records. It contains examples of Invoices, receipts, forms, correspondence and other related papers. These documents contain many names of officers, non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians and privates. The letters are from Fairfax, Virginia, dated 1863. Subjects and persons discussed in the collection include: military supplies, Gettysburg, William Harding, Charles, Allen, A. B. Madison, William Burgess, Peter States, B. F. Ashenfelder, William D. Dixon, J. A. Waggoner, and A. B. Jamison.

Biographical / historical:

Captain J. A. Davison, Pennsylvania and Fairfax, Virginia. Quartermaster during Civil War. Officer in charge. U.S.A. Quartermaster, 6th Pa. Rgt. during the Civil War. 1863.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Taber Hamilton
Processing information:

Processed September, 1965.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA