Call Number:

C0502

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 2 boxes
• 0.90 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Bernhard K. Schaefer Civil War Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1845-1890 (inclusive) and 1861-1870 (bulk)

Creator:

Schaefer, Bernhard K. (Bernhard Karsch), 1897-1985

Form:

Autographs -- United States., Correspondence., and Portraits -- United States.

Abstract:

Consists of papers collected by American businessman and importer Bernhard K. Schaefer (Princeton Class of 1920) relating to the Civil War.

American businessman, importer, and collector, Bernhard Karsch Schaefer (1897-1985) was a member of the Princeton Class of 1920.

The collection consists of papers collected by Bernhard K. Schaefer (Princeton Class of 1920) relating to the Civil War. Included are autograph letters of such Union officers as Ulysses S. Grant, John C. Fremont, Winfield Scott, George McClellan, William T. Sherman, Fitz-John Porter, and George Gordon Meade, as well as 80 others; many of the letters are accompanied by portrait engravings, field orders, and other documents. Also present are files of miscellaneous and unidentified letters, Civil War envelope covers depicting various officers and political caricatures (including some of Jefferson Davis), documents, pictures, supply requisitions, and War Dept. orders.

Arranged alphabetically.