Henry Walker Correspondence (Library of Congress)

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Henry Walker

A Register of His Correspondence in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Laura J. Kells

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2008

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2008

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008021

Title: Henry Walker Correspondence
Span Dates: 1861-1864
ID No.: MSS81351
Creator: Walker, Henry, d.1864
Extent: 75 items; 1 container; .2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Union soldier. Chiefly correspondence between Henry Walker, a Union soldier who served in the 177th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, during the Civil War, and his family in Forest Port, Oneida County, New York.

Selected Search Terms

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
Walker, Henry, d. 1864.

Organizations
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 177th (1862-1863)

Subjects
Bounties, Military--United States.
Shoes.

Locations
Forestport (N.Y.)--History.
New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Oneida County (N.Y.)--History.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Occupations
Soldiers.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The correspondence of Henry Walker, Union soldier, was donated to the Library of Congress by Richard Deakin in 1991.

Processing History:

The Henry Walker correspondence was arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2008.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Henry Walker is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).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, Henry Walker Correspondence, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Henry Walker (d. 1864) span the years 1861-1864 and consist primarily of correspondence between Henry Walker, a Union soldier who served in the 177th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, during the Civil War, and his family in Forest Port, Oneida County, New York. Walker's letters begin with his travels from New York to Washington, D.C., in August 1862 and continue until June 1864 when he wrote from a convalescent camp. The final letter, dated July 1864, is from an army chaplain notifying the family of Walker's death from illness. The subject matter covered in Walker's letters relates to family finances and includes discussions of enlistment bounties and his mending shoes for extra money. The earliest letters, dated 1861, are to Walker from his son, Albert, who was serving in the Union army in Washington, D.C.