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Irwin, Bernard John Dowling, 1830-1917

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Bernard John Dowling Irwin correspondence and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309699]
Identifier: MSS SC 1159
Abstract

Handwritten and signed letter and diary. This letter is addressed to Captain Edward L. Hartz and is dated April 17, 1856. It discusses a military march through the Rio Grande Valley and life in and around Fort Union, New Mexico. The diary, kept from 1855-1856, records Irwin's journey from New York to Corpus Christi, Texas, abroad the steamship Prometheus and his overland march to Fort Filmore via a number of military forts.

Dates: 1855-1856