Matthew C. Brown and John C. Brown
A Register of Their Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Donna Ellis
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2002
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008044
Title: Matthew C. Brown and John
C. Brown Papers
Span Dates: 1862-1901
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1862-1865)
ID No.: MSS84731
Creator:
Brown, Matthew
C.
Creator:
Brown, John C., d.
1863
Extent: 200 items;
1 container plus 1 oversize
container;
.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Officers in the 23rd
Iowa Infantry Regiment. Correspondence and military records pertaining to the
Browns' service during the Civil War.
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.
Personal Names
Brown
family--Correspondence.
Brown,
Matthew C.
Organizations
United
States. Army.
Iowa Infantry Regiment, 23rd
(1862-1865)
Locations
United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Related Names
Brown, Charles Matthew.
History of the 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry (undated)
Brown, John C., d. 1863.
Papers of Matthew C. Brown and John C. Brown (1862-1865)
Occupations
Army
officers.
Provenance:The papers of Matthew C. Brown and John C. Brown, officers in the 23rd
Iowa Infantry Regiment, were given to the Library of Congress by Therese Brown
in 2000.
Copyright Status:Copyright in the unpublished writings of Matthew C. and John C. Brown
in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the
Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Matthew C. Brown and John C. Brown
Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Matthew C. Brown and John C. Brown (d. 1863) span the
years 1862-1901, with the bulk of the material dating from 1862 to 1865. The
papers consist of correspondence and military records. Matthew and John were
two of four sons in the Brown family serving in the Union Army during the Civil
War. Before entering the war, Matthew had been a carpenter in Des Moines, Iowa,
and John a newspaper editor in Lewis, Iowa. Their correspondence contains
primarily letters to their parents who lived in Oswego, New York. John C. Brown
was killed at the Battle of Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana. As a lieutenant in
Company B of the 23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment, Matthew C. Brown kept records
regarding clothing, camp equipment, and weapons. The collection includes a
history of the regiment by Charles Matthew Brown, Jr., and transcripts of the
correspondence.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
| Container |
Contents |
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Charges and specifications against
Pvt. William Covy,
1865
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Clothing, camp, and garrison
equipage
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| BOX 1
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Inventory and inspection reports,
1864-1865
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| BOX 1
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Invoices for transfers,
1863-1865
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| BOX 1
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Monthly returns,
1864-1865
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 1
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Quarterly returns,
1863-1864
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| BOX 1
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Correspondence,
1862-1865, n.d.
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(4
folders)
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| BOX 1
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General orders,
1865
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| BOX 1
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History of the 23rd Iowa Volunteer
Infantry,
n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Miscellany,
1865, 1901, n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Muster-in rolls,
1862-1865, n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Ordnance and ordnance
stores
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| BOX 1
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Abstract of expenditures,
1864-1865
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| BOX `1
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Inventory and inspection reports,
1864-1865
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| BOX 1
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Invoices for transfers,
1864-1865
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| BOX 1
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Quarterly returns,
1864-1866
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| BOX 1
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Receipts for issues,
1864-1865
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| BOX 1
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Proceedings of a board of survey,
1864
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| BOX 1
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Receipts for clothing allowance,
1863-1865
See also Oversize |
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Transcripts of correspondence,
1862-1865
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| BOX OV 1
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Receipts for clothing
allowance,
1864-1865 (Container 1)
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