Box 4141.001

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,...