George G. Barnum, Sr. Civil War letters

Collection — Box: 2

Identifier: S4571

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters from Barnum to his parents, sisters and brothers. Seven of the items are not written by George Barnum, Sr., of those seven, four are letters from George Stowits, one is called "general orders", one is called "general orders #66" and one is a "message to 24th corps from Major General John Gibbon."

Dates

1862 -1865

Creator

Barnum, George G., Sr. , 1843-1936 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

George G. Barnum, Sr. wrote letters home as he served in the Civil war. He was at Appomatox when Lee surrendered. Under order from General Grant, he delivered a wagon train of food to Confederate prisoners at Appomattox, Virginia. Barnum was one of the earliest residents of Duluth arriving in 1867, as a member of the first survey party. His business career involved early railroad and lake transportation followed by involvement in the grain industry; he was an incorporator of the Duluth Board of Trade. He owned the Barnum Grain Company; the town of Barnum, Minnesota was named for him, and his philanthropy was well known. He gave his monthly Civil war pension check to the Children's Home. Barnum was born in Buffalo, New York, October 10, 1843. He enlisted in the 100th Regiment, New York Volunteers from Buffalo. He served three years in the Civil war and retired as captain.

Extent

156.00 Letters

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Subjects

Barnum (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Carlton County (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Servicemen, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Soldiers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Veterans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings