Scope and Contents The collection consists of a travel diary, two letters, and two documents recounting Dr. Parker’s Civil War service and Parker’s Battery. The collection dates from 1843 to 1920, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1854 to 1855, and large gaps from 1865 to 1900 and 1907 to from 1920. It is arranged chronologically. The bulk of the diary records Parker’s trip to England, Ireland, Scotland, and France from September 30, 1854, to March 23, 1855. The trip was a combination...