Calvin J.C. Munroe Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information about the military service of Calvin J.C. Munroe. He served as a private in the 25th Alabama Infantry Co. G. and at Chickamauga, Franklin, and Nashville among other battles. The letters describe life in the military, Munroe's attitude about generals, events elsewhere in the Civil War, and the death of one of his fellow soldiers. They also include some information about life back home and pension requests of Monroe and his brother Francis. This collection consists of photocopies and transcripts of these letters, as well as a photocopy of a newspaper clipping and a photograph of Calvin J.C. Munroe.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1919
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Calvin J.C. Munroe was born circa 1842. During the Civil War, he joined the 25th Alabama Infantry Co. G on September 14, 1861. He left his company, presumably from an injury, on July 9, 1862, but later rejoined his company. He was wounded in battle on March 10, 1865 and was furloughed in April 1865. He reached home on May 9, 1865.
Full Extent
1 Folder(s)
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 04-047 processed by Javan Frazier 12/09/2004. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Abbott Kleiner 10/2026.
- Title
- Guide to the Calvin J.C. Munroe Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- Record Group #0803
- Author
- Javan Frazier
- Date
- December 9, 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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
