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William S. Rosecrans Papers

1864-1895.

Origination : Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898.
Extent : 1 linear inch.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.

Preferred Citation

William S Rosecrans Papers (ZBW), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Primarily correspondence and reports (1884-1886) regarding the investigation Rosecrans conducted regarding the financial conduct of General Benjamin Butler while he was an officer of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; including correspondence with and about General Butler.

Also a few Rosecrans letters to presidents of Notre Dame (1865, 1884-1885), a defense of his position on the slavery question (8 October 1864), and two letters (1890) concerning an assay he requested.

Background

General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893).

Index

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893.
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

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