United States Army 5th Calvary correspondence and orders
Scope and Contents
Handwritten correspondence, handwritten and printed orders, and a handwritten campaign map. Also included are photocopies of handwritten correspondence apparently taken from a microfilm collection. The bulk of the materials were written in the summer and fall of 1876 during the campaigns against the Dakota and Cheyenne Indians. They document the activitiesand condition of the 5th Cavalry during these campaigns. Some letters also document that unit's activities in campaigning against the Ute Indians of Colorado in 1879. Many of the items are either to or from the 5th's commander, Wesley Merritt (1836-1910).
Dates
- 1864-1881
Creator
- Meritt, Wesley, 1836-1910 (author, Person)
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th (author, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from United States Army 5th Calvary correspondence and orders must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Cavalry unit in the United States Army that participated in the campaigns against the Indians of the American West.
Extent
1 box (104 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts
- Title
- Register of United States Army 5th Calvary correspondence and orders
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alex Christman
- Date
- 2013 February 27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States