| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Brelsford, Asa Scott |
| Title: | Asa Scott Brelsford Papers |
| Dates: | 1864-1916 |
| Dates: | 1864-1873 |
| Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Asa Scott Brelsford was a soldier from Champaign County, Ohio, who saw action in Georgia while fighting with the Second Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers during the American Civil War. His younger brother, Harry, attended Wittenberg College after the war and later became a teacher. The collection consists of military papers, including orders to relieve the Second Regiment Ohio Volunteers, discharge papers, and a commission in the Grand Army of the Republic in Ohio. Also included are a diary and a debate program of Harry Brelsford. |
| MS Number | MS 3810 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Asa Scott Brelsford Papers, 1864-1873 and 1916, consist of military papers, including orders to relieve the Second Regiment Ohio Volunteers, discharge papers, and a commission in the Grand Army of the Republic in Ohio. Also included are a diary and a debate program of Harry Brelsford.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War and the experiences of soldiers who served in the Second Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3810 Asa Scott Brelsford Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Asa Scott Brelsford Papers 1864-1873 1916 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Asa Scott Brelsford, military papers 1864 1916 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Harry Brelsford, diary and program 1865-1873 | |||||||||