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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Ward, Fletcher. |
| Title: | Fletcher Ward Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1840-1864 |
| Quantity: | 7 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Letters, essays, poetry, diary, and commission of a delegate in the U.S. Christian Commission during the Civil War. Diary describes duties as an aide in Union Army camps, letters describe army life. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
The United States Christian Commission was created in 1861 by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) for the purpose of bringing supplies and religious comfort to soldiers serving in the Civil War. The USCC delegates served as volunteers on the field, in the hospitals and on the battlefields. Little is known about Fletcher Ward apart from his service for the USCC as a delegate from Albany, New York.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Fletcher Ward Papers consist of Correspondence (two letters), Miscellany (Ward's official commission papers from the USCC) and Writings, which are comprised of a diary, two essays, lists of the dead, and a composition notebook. The diary details his experiences with and reception from Union soldiers in the army camps and hospitals, while the composition book is filled with poetry and two love letters to Harriet Dorman (dated 1840).
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Fletcher Ward Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01
Revision history: 31 Mar 2009 - converted to EAD (AM)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 302, Folder 1 | From Ward to unknown 22 Sep 1864, 29 Sep 1864 | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| SC 302, Folder 2 | Miscellaneous 1840-1842, 1864 - includes diary and list of casualties | ||||||||||
| Miscellany | |||||||||||
| SC 302, Folder 3 | U.S. Christian Commission papers 10 Sep 1864 - no. 3362 | ||||||||||