Edward E. Dickerson
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Joseph Sullivan
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
1997
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007041
Title: Papers of Edward E.
Dickerson
Span Dates: 1861-1991 ID No.: MSS80845 Creator:
Dickerson, Edward E.,
1831-1914 Extent: 12 items;
1 container;
0.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C. Abstract: Union army officer
from Wisconsin. Photocopies and transcripts of his Civil War diary, letters,
Civil War service record, and a biographical sketch describing Dickerson's
service with the Eighteenth and Forty-fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
regiments in the Western campaign in Tennessee and with the army of General
William T. Sherman in Georgia.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names: Dickerson, Edward E.,
1831-1914
Dickerson, Frances--Correspondence Sherman,
William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 United
States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1865) United
States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 44th (1864-1865) Dickerson, Wilton H.
Papers of Wilton H. Dickerson
Subjects: Sherman’s March to the
Sea Georgia--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865 Tennessee--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865 United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons Wisconsin--History--19th
century
Occupations: Army
officers
Provenance:The papers of Edward E. Dickerson, Union army officer, were given to
the Library of Congress by Wilton H. Dickerson in 1991.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Edward E.
Dickerson is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Edward E. Dickerson Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Edward E. Dickerson (1831-1914) span the years 1861-1991 and consist
of photocopies and typed transcripts of a Civil War diary, 1863-1864, written
as a memoir in 1864; three letters to his wife Frances, 1862; Dickerson's Civil
War service record, 1861-1864; and a biographical sketch written by Wilton H.
Dickerson in 1991. The papers describe Dickerson's service with the Eighteenth
and Forty-fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry regiments in the Western campaign
in Tennessee in 1862 and with the army of General William T. Sherman in Georgia
in 1864. Dickerson's letters to his wife describe his duties, camp life, and
skirmishes near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee.
His memoir, written from notes in 1864, focuses on his experiences
after being captured by Confederates on 6 October 1864, east of Rome, Georgia,
near Acworth, guarding rail lines supplying Sherman's army. Dickerson escaped
with another officer on 28 October from the Confederate prison camp for Union
officers at Columbia, South Carolina. The account continues beyond 11 December
1864, when the pair crossed into Union-held territory and features their
survival eluding Confederates.
Also in the collection are a typed biographical sketch and typescript
copies of letters from Dickerson to his granddaughter describing his life
before and after the Civil War and his reasons for writing the memoir.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
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BOX 1
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Biographical sketch of E.E.
Dickerson by Wilton H. Dickerson,
1991, including two letters written by
Dickerson to his granddaughter, Ora M. Rowell,
Dec.
8 and 23, 1909
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BOX 1
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Correspondence with Frances
Dickerson (wife),
1862
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BOX 1
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Diary,
1863-1864
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BOX 1
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Military service record,
1861-1864
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