Walter Weener papers, 1862

Summary

Creator:

Weener, Walter, d. 1862

Abstract:

Resident of Olive, Mich., who served in Co. I, 13th Michigan Infantry, during the Civil War. Letters to Paulus den Bleyker of Kalamazoo, Mich.

Extent:

1 folder

Language:

English

Call Number:

2008187 Aa 1

Authors:

Finding aid created by Bentley Historical Library staff in July 2020.

Background

Scope and Content:

Letters to Paulus den Bleyker of Kalamazoo, Mich., describing army life, illness, the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, and his Christian attitude toward the war.

Biographical / Historical:

Walter Weener was a resident of Olive, Mich., who served in Co. I, 13th Michigan Infantry, during the Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Stones River.

For information about Paulus den Bleyker, consult the den Bleyker Family papers, 1828-1936.

Acquisition Information:

Donor: 378

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

General Note

From the Den Bleyker family papers.

Related Materials

Bentley Historical Library holds the den Bleyker Family papers, 1828-1936.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Dutch Americans -- Michigan.

Names:

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1865). Company I.
Weener, Walter, d. 1862.
Den Bleyker, Paulus, 1804-1872.

Places:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Dutch American.