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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Biography of Henry Patterson and James Patterson
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Inventory of the Henry Patterson and James Patterson Papers, 1862-1863
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Marisa Bell-Metereau, 2009. ©2009. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Patterson, Henry, b. 1843 |
| Title | Henry Patterson and James Patterson Papers |
| Dates | 1862-1863 |
| Extent | 0.2 linear feet (1 box) |
| Abstract | Correspondence of brothers Henry Patterson and James Patterson, both privates in the 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I, during the Civil War. Also includes muster rolls for Henry and his brother James as well as James’ death certificate. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Vault Case MS 10025 (formerly Case MS 5071) |
| Collection Stack Location | Vault 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Henry Patterson and James Patterson Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Purchase, Charles Apfelbaum, 1994.
Processed by
Marisa Bell-Metereau, 2009.
Access
The Henry Patterson and James Patterson Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum, and items in each folder will be counted before and after delivery to the patron (Priority I).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Henry Patterson and James Patterson Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Henry Patterson and James Patterson
Civil War soldiers in the 19th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Company I.
Henry, aged 19, and James, aged 21, were born in Adams, Pennsylvania and were living and farming in Bonaparte, Iowa, when they were mustered in to the army at Keokuk, Iowa on Sept. 2, 1862. The Pattersons began their careers at Camp Siegle near Rolla, Missouri. They moved with their regiment to Springfield, Missouri and into Arkansas, to Cross Hollows and Ozark. Around the middle of November, Henry became ill, and ultimately was sent back to the hospital in Springfield where he remained during a long convalescence. James remained at a camp on the James River and moved to Camp Curtis, Wilson’s Creek, Arkansas. He was killed on Dec. 7, 1862 during the Battle of Prairie Grove. Henry was later discharged for disability on February 6, 1863 and was mustered out on July 10, 1865.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Henry Patterson’s Civil War correspondence from 1862-1863 and his brother, James Patterson’s Civil War correspondence from 1862. Also included are photocopies of military documents, maps, and photographs.
Many of the letters are on stationary decorated with woodcut patriotic emblems--shields, stars, eagles, flags--in red or blue. Illustrations on the other letters include lithographs by A.M. McLean of Camp Benton, St. Louis, and the St. Louis Fair Grounds.
The letters describe camp life, encounters with rebels, marches, the weather, life in camp, requests for mail, the cost of stamps, foraging in the Arkansas countryside, Arkansas inhabitants, James' December death in the battle of Prairie Grove, and Henry's tenure in the hospital in Springfield. In particular, the early letters--many with their post-marked envelopes, addressed to their mother, Eleanor Patterson, and sisters Sarah and Sue--describe army life at Camp Siegle near Rolla, Missouri, the marches and encampments, food, past-times, state of health, weather, and the surrounding countryside. Henry writes to his mother and sisters on Dec. 20, 1862 from the hospital, having just received notice of James’ death.
Accompanying the letters are ten unbound leaves containing photocopies of military documents pertaining to the Pattersons, including Henry’s muster-in rolls for the company and the hospital; James’ muster-in roll, casualty sheet, official certification of death in action, and inventory of his personal effects; photocopies of photographs of Union and Confederate officers who fought at Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove; photocopied maps of the movements of the 19th Regiment and of the Battle of Prairie Grove.
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Arrangement
The letters are arranged chronologically, followed by accompanying material.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Patterson family
- Patterson, Henry, b. 1843 -- Correspondence
- Patterson, James, 1841-1862 -- Correspondence
- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
Subjects
- Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Bonaparte (Iowa) -- Genealogy
- Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence
- Correspondence -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1862-1863
- Correspondence -- Arkansas --1862-1863
- Correspondence -- Missouri -- 1862-1863
- Manuscripts, American
- Military Hospitals, American -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Parent and adult child -- Correspondence
- Pea Ridge, Battle of, Ark., 1862
- Pictorial lettersheets
- Prairie Grove, Battle of, Ark., 1862
- Soldiers -- Arkansas -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Missouri -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Virginia -- Correspondence
- Soldiers writings, American
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Van Buren County (Iowa) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Wilson’s Creek, Battle of, Mo., 1861
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Other Finding Aids
See also catalog cards for individual authors, filed in the Newberry Library Manuscript Card Catalog.
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Container List |
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear loved ones at home” (soldier’s life, plans for after the war), Springfield, MO, ca. 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Letter, Patterson, James and Patterson, Henry. To mother and sisters (travel, location, food), Camp Lincoln, Sept. 3, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “the loved ones at home” (march to St. Louis, bulletproof vest, lodging conditions), Benton Barracks, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 6 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Letter, Patterson, James. To mother and sisters (mail, health, camp location and conditions, sabbath), Siegle Springs, MO, Sept. 14, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To mother and sisters (food, weather, camp conditions), Camp Siegel near Bolla, MO, Sept. 14, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Letter, Patterson, James and Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (acquaintances in the army, a march, stealing and morals), Springfield, MO, Sept. 25, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Letter, Patterson, James. To “one and all” (weather, food, camp conditions, home), Springfield, MO, Sept. 28, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To sisters and mother (acquaintances in battle, girlfriends, weather, mail, money), Springfield, MO, Sept. 28, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (mail, weather, fire in tent, health, love letters), Springfield, MO, Oct. 10, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Letter, Patterson, James. To “the loved ones at home” (illness, weather, mail, money), Springfield, MO, Oct. 10, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (long march, rations, terrain, health, weather), Cross Hollows, AR, Oct. 24, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Letter, Patterson, James. To “dear ones at home” (weather, terrain, recent rebel skirmishes, march), Cross Hollows, AR, Oct. 26, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (weather, news from home, anecdote of a prank, stamps), Cross Hollows, AR, Nov. 3, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Unsigned letter. To “one and all” (march, casualties, conditions in camp, request for letters, furlough), Ozark, AR, Nov. 12, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (new post in Springfield, illness, money theft, weather), Springfield, MO, Dec. 1, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Letter, Patterson, James. To “dearest ones at home” (brother Harry’s illness, moving camp, request for stamps and paper), Camp on James River, AR, Nov. 20, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Letter, Patterson, James. To “dear ones at home” (health, description of Wilcon Creek battleground, request for money and stamps), Camp Curtis, AR, Nov. 27, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (news of brothers’ death, General Banks’ possession of Richmond), Springfield, MO, Dec. 20, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To mother and sisters (brothers’ death, money, Christmas), Springfield, MO, Dec. 25, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Letter fragement, Patterson, Henry to unnamed, ca 1863 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “dear ones at home” (recent Rebel attack and subsequent surrender, list of casualties and injured, physical description of rebel soldiers), Springfield, MO, Jan. 11, 1863 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To mother and sisters (description of battle, General Meredith’s visit, deceased brother, money, weather), Springfield, MO, Jan. 20, 1863 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To “loved ones at home” (deceased brother, Captain Paine visit soldiers in the hospital, grim mood), Springfield, MO, Feb. 8, 1863 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Letter, Patterson, Henry. To sister (health, a recent battle and death, desire to stay enlisted, money), Springfield, MO, Dec. 5, 1863 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Company muster roll, Patterson, James Sept. 2, 1862-Dec. 7, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Company muster roll, Patterson, Henry Sept. 1862-Feb. 1863 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Casualty sheet and death certificate, Patterson, James Dec. 7, 1862 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Map, photocopied picture of Brigadier General James F. Fagan and photocopied picture of Brigadier General George H. Thomas | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Photocopied picture of Brigadier General William Y. Slack and photocopied picture of confederate Commander John Sappington Marmaduke | |||||||||