Typescript memoirs of Aurelius Bartlett, which describe the affairs of the 33rd Missouri Infantry in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri. Memoirs include detailed descriptions of regimental casualties and of medical care provided at field hospitals during the following battles and campaigns: attack on Helena, Ark.; Red River campaign; engagement at Old River Lake, Ark.; Tupelo and Oxford, Miss., expeditions; pursuit of General Sterling Price through Arkansas and Missouri; Battle of Nashville; pursuit of General Hood through Tennessee; and the Mobile campaign, including the Siege of Spanish Fort. Also includes information on camp life, marches, depredations (pp. 35 and 37), and transportation of troops on steamboats; and descriptions of Helena, and Montgomery and Selma, Ala. (68 pages), 1890 Mar 20
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains an 1860 diary to the Pikes Peak gold rush region; memoirs of Aurelius T. Bartlett, dated March 20, 1890, describing his Civil War service; official papers relating to Bartlett’s Civil War service; and other Bartlett family papers.
Dates
- 1890 Mar 20
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet ( (8 folders, 1 oversize item))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bartlett, Aurelius T., 1831-1918 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Bartlett family (Creator, Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository