Miles Wayne Bullock Family Papers, 1799-1914, and undated

Summary

Creator:

Bullock, Miles Wayne, 1844-1914.

Abstract:

The papers include family correspondence about life in Sherburne, New York, and Marion, Michigan. Civil War correspondence of the New York Infantry 61st Regiment Company G reveals feelings of soldiers and civilians about the war and various battles. Also included are family photographs, obituaries, an autobiographical sketch, and an account book.

Extent:

.5 cubic feet (in 1 box, 1 Oversized volume)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by D. Strom, Marian Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection includes family correspondence relating to farming and life in New York and Michigan, and the correspondence of Bullock and his comrades of the New York State Infantry 61st Regiment Co. G, revealing feelings of soldiers and civilians on the war, superior officers, the armistice, with descriptions of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry West Virginia, and Sharpsburg, Maryland. Also included are family obituaries, photographs, autobiographical sketch of Bullock, and an account book, 1813-1820, of a carding mill, possibly owned by S. Bullock at New Hartford, Connecticut.

Biographical / Historical:

Biography:

Miles Wayne Bullock (1844-1914) was one of seven children born to Wayne and Cornelia (nee Skinner) Bullock. Miles was a Civil War soldier and resident of Sherburne, New York. He married Cordelia Sexton in July 1866 and moved to Marion, Michigan. They had two children Miles Wallace, Jr. and D. Edith. Miles Wayne Bullock died on September 12, 1914 of typhoid in Sherburne.

Acquisition Information:

no Acc#

Arrangement:

Arrangement is alphabetical and then chronological.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.

Names:

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 61st Company G.
Bullock family.
Bullock, Miles Wayne, 1844-1914.

Places:

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
Marion (Mich.)--History.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.