Box 4141.001
Container
Contains 22 Collections and/or Records:
Diary - August 26, 1862 - August 24, 1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Diary - August 25 - October 17, 1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Diary - August 25, 1863 - August 24, 1864
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, 1860-1862
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, January - March 1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, April - June 1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, July - December 1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, January - May 1864
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, June - September 1864
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, October - December 1864
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, 1865
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Outgoing, undated
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Correspondence - Incoming, 1860-1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
John D. Risley - Correspondence - Outgoing, 1864
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
John D. Risley - Correspondence - Incoming, 1863
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Miscellaneous naval correspondence
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1837-1909 and undated
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Risley family reunion booklets and genealogies
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Photograph of Samuel D. Risley
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
The Freeman's Champion - June 26, 1865
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Miscellaneous documents
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865
Miscellaneous newspaper clipping
File — Box: 4141.001, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains papers documenting the military service of Samuel D. Risley and his brother John Risley in the 20th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. There are approximately 181 Civil War letters, primarily from Samuel D. Risley and, intermittently, his brother John, as well as other miscellaneous letters and manuscripts. In addition there are three diaries Samuel kept during the war offering more details of his service, plus a number of very interesting pieces of ephemera,...
Dates:
1822-1909; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1865