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R Wheelock, Edwin D., 1847-1926.

654 Papers, 1862-1901.

One folder, photocopies.

These are the Civil War letters of Edwin D. Wheelock, Co. G, 17^th Illinois Cavalry, written from camps at Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Rolla, and Pilot Knob, Missouri; and Fort Scott, Kansas. There is also a letter from Boonville, Missouri, from a friend in the 37^th Illinois Infantry, a copy photographic print of Wheelock in uniform, postwar information on veterans of the unit printed by the Nunda (Ill.) Herald, and a brief family record.

03 Jan 1862 E. F. Farnsworth, 37^th Illinois Infantry, Boonville, Mo.,

to Mrs. Wheelock

07 Jul 1864 Edwin Wheelock, Alton, Ill., to mother

28 Nov 1864 Edwin Wheelock, Rolla, Mo., to father and mother

18 Jan 1865 Edwin Wheelock, Pilot Knob, Mo., to father and mother

24 Jan 1865 Edwin Wheelock, Pilot Knob, Mo., to mother

09[?] Feb 1865 Edwin Wheelock, Pilot Knob, Mo., to sister

22 Feb 1865 Edwin Wheelock, Pilot Knob, Mo., to mother

05 Mar 1865 Edwin Wheelock, Pilot Knob, Mo., to mother

19 Aug 1865 Edwin Wheelock, Fort Scott, Kans., to mother

ca. 1888 Supplement to the Nunda (Ill.) Herald concerning Civil war veterans,

with a poem regarding the 17^th Illinois Cavalry by “Jerk”

n.d. Copy print of a photograph of Edwin Wheelock in uniform

n.d. Typed “Family Record” of Edwin D. Wheelock and Eliza McClelland

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