Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
James Bradish Papers
c.00147
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Bradish, James
- Title
- James Bradish papers
- ID
- c.00147
- Date [inclusive]
- 1862-1864
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical/Historical
James W. Bradish was mustered in on August 6, 1862, in Company A of the 18th Michigan Infantry. He was stationed in Tennessee and Kentucky and was apparently captured and sent to a Confederate prison (the details of this are unknown). On April 27, 1865, Bradish was killed aboard the steamboat Sultana. The overcrowdered ship was filled with paroled Union prisoners, Bradish among them, when its boilers exploded, setting the Sultana ablaze and causing it to sink in the Mississippi River. Over 1,500 of the approximately 2,500 passengers died in the accident.
Scope and Contents note
The James Bradish papers consist of the letters Bradish wrote to his sister and friends in Michigan during the Civil War. Bradish served in Company A of the 18th Michigan Infantry and was stationed in Tennessee and Kentucky. The letters describe his experiences and the areas where he was stationed from 1862-1864. These letters have been transcribed, scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-4C/bradish/.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections March 1965
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
March 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Harlow Ingall, 1960-06-03. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century.
- United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865).
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
Geographic Name(s)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Personal Name(s)
- Bradish, James
- Ingall, Harlow
Collection Inventory
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Letters 1862-1864 |
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