David K. Bowker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1159

Collection Organization

The David K. Bowker Papers consist of items related to David Bowker’s military service during the Civil War. Included in the collection are general and military correspondence; military records such as promotions, inventory records, and receipts for clothing and equipage; personal legal documents including his marriage certificate; and newspaper clippings such as Bowker’s obituary.

General correspondence, December 1900

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: December 1900

Military correspondence, November-December 1864, February 1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: November-December 1864
Creation: February 1865

Muster-in rolls, promotions, 1861-1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1861-1865

Statements of property, clothing, and equipment, 1864-1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1864-1865

Inventory of stores, 1864-1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1864-1865

Monthly returns of clothing, December 1864-July 1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: December 1864-July 1865

Quarterly returns of ordinance and ordinance stores, December 1864-September 1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: December 1864-September 1865

Receipt rolls for clothing, January-June 1865

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: January-June 1865

Reminiscence on faithfulness, 1887

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1887

David and Jemimah Bowker marriage license, 1873

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1873

Newspaper clippings, 1897, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1897, undated