Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Dudley Family Papers, 1861-1971.
Call No.
Mss. A D847 1,2,5,9,15
Content
Letters dated 1862 and 1864 relate experiences of Joseph Dudley in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia during the Civil War and his death from a fallen tree. Letters describe, among other things, a three-week campaign- and concern family matters at home in Flemingsburg, Ky. An historical memoir dated 1914 mentions activities in Flemingsburg during the war; a record book for the Grand Army of the Republic lists names of and information on soldiers; and an oversize folder contains muster rolls and other army records dated 1862 & 1863. (Folder 15 ovsz.)