University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Butterfield, Miles, b. 1837.

Papers, 1864-1865.

UWM Manuscript Collection 77

.1 cubic ft. (1 folder)

ABSTRACT: Letters written to and by Miles Butterfield while he was captain of Company F (1864) and later Company C (1865) of the 5th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry. The correspondence covers his repeated attempts to resign from the army, none of which were approved. There are also requests for leaves of absence and official orders describing his next assignments. There is also a detailed letter describing a dream he had in which he explains that he would not be able to live if his wife and their baby left him.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Butterfield, Miles, b. 1837. Papers, 1864-1865. UWM Manuscript Collection 77. University Manuscript Collections. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: The collection was given to the Milwaukee Public Library at an unknown date and by an unknown donor. The Milwaukee Public Library transferred the collection to the Milwaukee Urban Archives in May 1991 (accession number 95-053).

PROCESSING: Juanita Cuiter and Shawn Carlson processed the collection at the Archives between May-October 1991.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.