Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Brown, John Mason, 1837-1890. Misc. papers, 1862-1964. 27 items.
Call No.
Mss. C Ba
Content
Collection consists of miscellaneous letters, reports, and general orders related to companies, regiments, and brigades to which Brown was attached while serving the Union as a colonel of the 45th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry, during the Civil War. Items within the papers record the effective strength of various companies and regiments as well as the status of ordnance and men (furloughs, transfers, etc.). A letter dated 17 Feb. 1864 concerns guerilla Jacob Edward and requests information pertaining to the charges against him. Papers also include one personal letter.