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An army of marksmen

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1860
Scope and Contents

Printed booklet and one typewritten manuscript of "An Army of Marksmen." The volume documents the United States Army's efforts to develop individual marksmanship by U.S. soldiers.

Dates: 1980-1981

Frederick William Benteen letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3039
Scope and Contents Photostat copies of four handwritten and signed letters dated 2 July, 23 July, 24 July, and 30 July of 1876. Each item was addressed to Benteen's wife. Benteen writes about the Battle of the Little Bighorn, which took place on 25-26 June 1876, and his actions in the encounter. Also included is a photostat copy of a 25-page handwritten account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn written by Benteen on an uncertain date. With the collection are typescripts of one of the letters and the...
Dates: 1876 July

Bloody Knife : Custer's favorite scout

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2655
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The item is a biography of the Indian scout who served under George Armstrong Custer. The manuscript was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1973

Colonel Edward J. Steptoe and the events and circumstances which cause him to decline the governorship of Utah

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1310
Scope and Contents

Typewritten, 36-page research paper for Larry Porter's Church History 324 course. Bagley writes about Steptoe's refusal to accept the governorship of Utah in 1854.

Dates: 1971

Croxton's raid manuscript

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1658
Scope and Contents

Original typed manuscript, corrected page proofs, blueline proofs, and cover. The work describes the commanders and regiments who took part in a Union raid in Alabama in 1865 led by John Croxton.

Dates: 1979

William B. Efner histories

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 962
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of typewritten articles and histories written and compiled by Efner. They describe life in the early Dutch settlement of Schnectady, indian skirmishes, and Revolutionary warfare in the Mohawk Valley in the 1780's. Stories concerning prominent citizens, buildings, and landmarks are colorfully written. Schenectady is noted for its cloth industry which attracted many immigrants.

Dates: 1930-1950

Robert Spurrier Ellison papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 568
Scope and Contents

Microfilmed copies of handwritten and typescripts of interview notes, correspondence, general notes, and lists. The materials relate primarily to the Indian wars of North America from 1866 to 1895. The original materials reside in the Ellison--Camp collection at the Denver Public Library. The items were initialy created and collected by Walter Mason Camp with some materials generated by Robert Ellison. Also included are typescripts of some of the items.

Dates: 1865-1925

Engagement with the enemy in Apache Canyon

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2739
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account, in pencil, of the Battle of Glorieta Pass at Apache Canyon, New Mexico. Sopris writes about the deployment of the Union forces in the pass, the course of the battle, and the casualties on both sides.

Dates: approximately 1900

Quin Eskelsen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1932
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history of the Utah National Guard, correspondence relating to the water supply of Brigham City, Utah, notes, speeches, and a classified book relating to United States' intelligence information on Panay Island of the "Philippine Series."

Dates: 1944-1973

Goyim or what's a nice goy like you doing in a war like this

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2428
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed book manuscript. Dahms writes about eight American men, goyim or non-Jews, who were pilots and flew war materials to the fledgling state of Israel in 1948.

Dates: 1975

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United States. Army 3
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 2
Bagley, Roger Lewis, 1946-2017 1
Baldwin, Hanson Weightman, 1903-1991 1
Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898 1