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Fletcher Ward Papers

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01



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).


Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged by item type.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Subject Headings

Persons

Ward, Fletcher.

Corporate Bodies

United States Christian Commission.
United States. -- Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
Young Men's Christian Association (Albany, N.Y.)

Places

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.
Diaries.
Notebooks.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Fletcher Ward Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries


Table of Contents

Correspondence

Writings

Miscellany


Inventory