John McArthur Papers
Scope and Contents
This accession contains papers that consist primarily of material related to the May, 1864, expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City, Mississippi, with several skirmishes along the way.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1875
Creator
- McArthur, John (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
McArthur commanded the 12th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War and eventually rose to brigadier general. In that capacity, he commanded a May, 1864, expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City, Mississippi, with several skirmishes along the way.
Full Extent
.25 Cubic Feet (One 1/2 doc box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Accession 99-109 was processed by Dwayne Cox, September 28, 1999. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Phyllis Simmons, 2026.
- Title
- Guide to the John McArthur Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 0304
- Author
- Dwayne Cox
- Date
- September 28, 1999
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
