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