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George Edwin Dolton papers, 1862-2003

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Title George Edwin Dolton papers, 1862-2003

Creator Dolton, G. E. (George Edwin), 1840-1906

Date 1862-2003

Place Illinois, Missouri--Saint Louis, United States

Language English

Subjects United States, Artillerymen, Soldiers, Distributors (Commerce), Businesspeople, Wholesale trade

Summary Dolton's Civil War letters to his German immigrant wife Wilhelmina (Minnie) Christliebe Nietzsche and diaries provide detailed and highly descriptive information about daily military life, the people and scenes he encountered, politics, and the need for and consequences of the war. Postwar family and business correspondence, diaries, and printed ephemera from Illinois, and after 1871 from St. Louis, document Dolton's wholesale merchandising business, his difficult family relationships, and involvement in veterans and political organizations. Includes correspondence, diaries, printed ephemera, photographs, artifacts, and research materials and transcriptions for "The Path of Patriotism: Civil War Letters of George Edwin Dolton" by Theodore A. Dolton.

Biographical/Historical Note George Edwin Dolton was born July 27, 1840, near Thornton, Illinois. He enlisted in the Army on August 11, 1862, and three days later, he married Wilhelmina "Minnie" Christliebe Nietzsche. Minnie was a former pupil of Dolton's who emigrated from Germany to the United States. During the Civil War, Dolton served (1862-1865) in the Battery M of the 1st Regiment of Illinois Light Artillery in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. After the war, his family moved to St. Louis where he became a county surveyor and businessman, serving as a wholesale distributor of household items such as carriages, sewing machines, Grange regalia, and musical instruments. Dolton died in 1906.

Extent 4.6 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 record carton, and 4 oversize volumes)

Format Correspondence, Diaries, Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Ephemera, Printed ephemera

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Call Number Midwest MS Dolton

BibID 9911524578105867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 4909px × 6032px 84.74 MB

File Created 11/16/2016

Filename 9911524578105867_mms_dolton_box_01_letter_no_743_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11OAG7

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