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Bernard John Dowling Irwin letter and diary
Bernard John Dowling Irwin letter and diary
Dates: 1855-1856
Handwritten and signed letter and diary. The letter is addressed to Captain Edward L. Hartz and is dated April 17, 1856. It discusses a military march through the Rio Grande Valley and life in and around Fort Union, New Mexico. The diary, kept from 1855-1856, records Irwin's journey from New York to Corpus Christi, Texas aboard the steamship Prometheus and his overland march to Fort Filmore via a number of military forts.
- Extent: 2 items (19 p.)
- Creator: Irwin, Bernard John Dowling, 1830-1917
- Call Number: MSS SC 1159
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
- Materials are in English.
- Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Bernard John Dowling Irwin letter and diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS SC 1159; Bernard John Dowling Irwin letter and diary; 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS SC 1159, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Donated.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated.
- Subject Terms
- Irwin, Bernard John Dowling, 1830-1917--Diaries; United States. Army--History--Sources; Military; Military camps--Texas--History--Sources; New Mexico--History--Sources; Politics, Government, and Law; Soldiers--United States--History--Sources; Texas--History--1846-1950--Sources
- Genre / Form
- Diaries; Letters
- Appraisal Information
- Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSSSC1159
- Finding Aid Title
- Irwin (Bernard John Dowling) letter and diary
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elisa Visick
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-04T16:42-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
Bernard John Dowling Irwin (1830-1917) was a surgeon in the United States Army. He is best known for beginning the first military hospitals in the field of combat.
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