Rufus B. Cole Letter
c.00264

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Cole, Rufus B.
Title
Rufus B. Cole letter
ID
c.00264
Date
1863
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."

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Biographical Note

Rufus B. Cole was born to Dyer and Akna M. H. Cole circa 1834 in New York. He enlisted in Company K, Michigan 14th Infantry Regiment on 07 January 1862 at Locke, Michigan and mustered out on 12 Jan 1865.

He was married to Martha Cole. Cole died on 3 May 1867 at age 34 in Locke, Michigan.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of a letter from Rufus B. Cole, stationed with a Michigan civil War regiment in Louisville, Kentucky. The letter is primarily concerned with religious concerns and Cole's desire to be home again. This letter has been transcribed, scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-1E/cole/.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections December 1964

Conrad Hall
888 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 Chamberlain Memorial Museum, date unknown. Transferred by Michigan State Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Chamberlain Memorial Museum.

Genre(s)

  • Letters (correspondence)

Geographic Name(s)

  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Subject(s)

  • Religion

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Letter 1863 

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