Papers of Edward Frederick Browne and John A Shannon
Overview
Among the 96 documents several personal letters and a biographical sketch tell about Edward Frederick Browne's family background in Ohio and his later career.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1924
Creator
- Browne, Edward Frederick, 1843-1924 (Person)
- Shannon,, John A., 1826-1895 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
2 boxes (96 documents and letters)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Most of the documents are military and concern the administration of the Regiment. Reports of ordnance and supplies are most numerous and detailed. Military correspondence and orders also refer to the activities of the Regiment, ranging from recruitment to the defense of Chattanooga and the Holsten River bridge, guard duty at a Rebel prison, investigation of racial conflict in the Dandridge vicinity, discipline of soldiers for card playing, and the court martial of John A. Shannon, Colonel of the Regiment, for alleged sexual harassment.
Physical Location
MS 244
Other Finding Aids
See the attached for a detailed list by lettered section (A,B, etc) and item: ksrl.sc.browneedwardfrederick.pdf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Charles Apfelbaum, 2004
Subject
- Browne, Edward Frederick, 1843-1924 (Person)
- Shannon,, John A., 1826-1895 (Person)
- United States. Army. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Edward Frederick Browne Collection
- Subtitle
- Papers of Edward Frederick Browne and John A Shannon
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by llh and ksc, 2004 Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2866894214
- Preferred citation
-
Edward Frederick Browne Collection , Department of Special Collections, MS 244, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository