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James W. Forsyth family papers, 1803-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Forsyth family
- Title
- James W. Forsyth family papers
- Dates
- 1803-2004 (inclusive)18032004
- Quantity
- 6.82 cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5541 (Accession No. 5541-001)
- Summary
- Personal correspondence and papers of the James W. Forsyth family and some of his military associates
- Repository
-
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Open to all users but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact Repository for details.
Many letters are fragile and should be handled with care.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English, French
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James William Forsyth (1834-1906) was a United States Major General who graduated from West Point in 1856. He served under General Philip H. Sheridan both during and after the Civil War and was the commander at Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.
Forsyth was born in Maumee City, Ohio on August 26, 1834. He was the son of James Henry and Charlotte Templeton Jackson Forsyth. He was a grandson of William Forsyth and Margret Lyttle Forsyth of Detroit, Michigan, and a descendent of William Forsyth of Blackwater, Ireland, who fought under General Wolf at the siege of Quebec and received large grants of land from England. James had eight siblings, including sisters Charlotte and Ada, as well as brothers Henry A. ("Alan") and George Duncan, each of whom are represented in these papers.
After attending West Point, Forsyth served in the 9th US Infantry, spending time in Washington Territory at Fort Bellingham and on the San Juan Islands at Camp Pickett. As a lieutenant, Forsyth served in the Civil War with the Army of the Potomac and Major General Philip H. Sheridan. It was during time that Forsyth met George A. "Sandy" Forsyth. James and Sandy refer to each other as "brother" in many of their letters.
In 1867, Forsyth married Lizzie Dennison, daughter of William Dennison, governor of Ohio. Lizzie's siblings include Erasmus, Herman and Jennie. James and Lizzie had three daughters, Bessie, Mary, and Marion, and one son, William Dennison Forsyth. Bessie would marry Colonel Dallas Bache, a Civil War surgeon and a great grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Marion wed Lieutenant William Fitzgerald. Mary wed General John M. Bacon who served as a Captain in the 9th Cavalry under Major George A. Forsyth.
Forsyth remained Chief of Staff for Sheridan after the war. Moving to the Gulf of Mexico, he served as acting inspector general of the Military Division there. Forsyth followed Sheridan when he became commander of the Department of Missouri in 1866. Forsyth first served as an inspector and then obtained an appointment in the cavalry. From 1868 to 1869 he engaged in military campaigns against Comanche, Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Kiowa Indians. In 1870, Forsyth went to Europe as an official observer to the Franco-Prussian War.
Upon returning to the United States in the late 1870s, Forsyth spent time inspecting and monitoring relations with various Indian agencies. He also commanded cavalry units in the 1878 Bannock campaign. By 1885, Forsyth was the commander of Fort Maginnis in Montana. Here he monitored the Crow, Cree, and the Gros Ventres (Atsina) Indians. In 1886, he received a promotion to the rank of colonel and was placed in command of the 7th at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Forsyth's work at Fort Riley led to his role as commander in the Wounded Knee Massacre of December 1890, in which he attempted to disarm some members of the Sioux community near Pine Ridge agency in South Dakota, resulting in a chaotic conflict with many fatalities. Forsyth further engaged the Sioux the following day at Drexel Mission. The matter spurred an official investigation, but Forsyth was cleared of any wrongdoing and many of the officers involved received Medals of Honor. In 1894, as Commander of California, Forsyth was promoted to Major General and retired to his birthplace of Ohio in 1897. On October 24, 1906, James William Forsyth died in Columbus, Ohio.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The James W. Forsyth Family Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, publications, reports, calling cards, photographs, certificates, genealogical records, military documents, invitations, transcriptions, deeds, diaries, ephemera, and maps.
The first series, correspondence, includes letters from family and friends, as well as letters related to Forsyth’s military career. The bulk of the material is correspondence between J.W. Forsyth and his wife Lizzie Dennison Forsyth dating from 1866 to 1886. In most of these letters J.W. signs his name as "Tony." There is also substantial family correspondence between Lizzie and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Dennison, and as well as her siblings Herman, Erasmus, and Jennie. James Forsyth's family correspondents include siblings Ada, Alan, Charlotte, and George Duncan, as well as his mother Charlotte Templeton Jackson Forsyth. Correspondence between Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth and their children, Bessie Forsyth Bache and William Dennison Forsyth, is also present.
Notable correspondents from Forsyth’s military career both during Civil War include and afterwards from various frontier posts include: Philip H. Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, J.H "Gooney" Wilson, William M. Wherry, John M. Bacon, John Schofield, John Prentice Sanger, William H. Emory, Orville Elias Babcock, William W. Belknap, Senator John Ingalls, and Elizabeth Bacon "Libbie" Custer (George A. Custer’s wife who was living at Fort Riley, Kansas at the time the letter was written). From Forsyth’s time abroad observing the Franco-Prussian War, correspondents include Anne Brewster, author, and S.H.M. Byers, U.S. consul to Switzerland.
The second series includes family papers and genealogies. Highlights of these materials include: a Deed of Land to Anne Eliza Dennison (Lizzie’s mother) from her parents William and Hannah Neil in Ohio; various genealogical materials and records; invitations; photographs; and J.W. and Lizzie Forsyth’s marriage certificate.
The third series is comprised of Forsyth’s military papers. These materials include various reports, publications, orders, commission appointments, a report written by Forsyth on the use of cavalry by French and Prussian forces, a transcription of a report concerning the activities at Wounded Knee; a type script account by George A. "Sandy" Forsyth of Lee's surrender at Appomattox; and numerous photographs of Fort Riley, and of J.W. Forsyth throughout his military career.
The fourth and final series of miscellaneous materials includes calling cards, clippings, a list of letters held at the University of Michigan’s Clements Library, 1 leaf of undated minutes from the Chicago Historical Society, and an unidentified poem.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
The creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], [date of item if known], [box/folder number], Forsyth Family Papers, Acc. No. 5541-001, University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The papers are arranged into four series:
- Correspondence, 1803-1897
- Family Papers and Genealogies, 1856-1911
- Military Papers, circa 1849-2004
- Miscellaneous, circa 1856-1884
Preservation Note
Many letters are fragile and should be handled with care.
Acquisition Information
Source: Melissa P. Upton, MD, August 2010.
Processing Note
Processed by Deborah Hamilton; processing completed in 2010.
Separated Materials
The title A trip to the Yellowstone National Park in July, August, and September, 1875, written by William Emerson Strong and the Northern Pacific Railroad (Washington, D.C., 1876), was removed for separate cataloging.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Correspondence, circa 1803-1897Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Aldershot (General) 2 letters (2 leaves)
|
1871 |
| 1/2 | Anderson, Jos. L. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1878 |
| 1/3 | Babcock, Orville Elias 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1867 |
| 1/4 | Bacon 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 transcription/ photocopy (1
leaf)
|
1895 |
| 1/5 | Bancroft, George 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 1/6 | Bennet 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1865 |
| 1/7 | Belknap, William W. 7 letters (9 leaves), 7 envelopes, 7
transcriptions/ photocopies (7 leaves)
|
1875-1876 |
| 1/8 | Blackmore, William 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1871 |
| 1/9 | Blair, M. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 transcription/ photocopy (2
leaves)
|
1865 |
| 1/10 | Brennan, St. John 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1870 |
| 1/11 | Brewster, Anne 4 letters (4 leaves), 3 envelopes
|
1870-1871 |
| 1/12 | Butler, Virginia 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1889 |
| 1/13 | Butterfeld 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1871 |
| 1/14 | Byers, S.H.M. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 1/15 | Campbell, J.A. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 transcription/ photocopy (1
leaf)
|
1897 |
| 1/16 | Colcamp, Emma Forsythe 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1896 |
| 1/17 | Cox, J.D. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1865 |
| 1/18 | Custer, Elizabeth Bacon "Libbie" 1 letter (3 leaves), 3 transcriptions/
photocopies (14 leaves)
|
1867 |
| 1/19 | Dennison Family (Transcriptions of letters belonging to
Peter Ohmstead dating from 1864-1867) 2 transcriptions/ photocopies (2
leaves)
|
undated |
| 1/20 | Dennison, Erasmus 3 letters (4 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1867; 1870 |
| 1/21 | Dennison, Herman 2 letters (2 leaves)
|
1871; 1874 |
| 1/22 | Dennison, Jennie P. 4 letters (5 leaves)
|
1870-1871 |
| 1/23-1/25 | Dennison, William 26 letters (30 leaves), 18 envelopes
|
1865-1880; undated |
| 1/26-1/28 | Dennison, Mrs. William "Anne Eliza" 35 letters (46 leaves), 27 envelopes
|
1869-1892; undated |
| 1/29 | Dexter, Josephine 1 letter (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
circa 1891 |
| 1/30 | d' Homerguy, Louis 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1870 |
| 1/31 | Dodd, Thomas 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 1/32 | Ehrenberg, Siegfried 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 1/33 | Emery, Mary M. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1885 |
| 1/34 | Emory, William H. 3 letters (3 leaves), 2 transcriptions/
photocopies (3 leaves)
|
1865-1866; undated |
| 1/35 | Fitzhugh, Chas I. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 transcription/ photocopy (1
leaf)
|
1866 |
| 1/36 | Forsyth, Ada (sister to J.W.) 6 letters (6 leaves)
|
1851; 1854; 1866 |
| 1/37 | Forsyth, Alan (brother to J.W.) 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1868 |
| 1/38 | Forsyth, Bessie (daughter of J.W. and
Lizzie) 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1878 |
| 1/39 | Forsyth, Charlotte (sister to J.W.) 2 letters (3 leaves), 2 envelopes
|
1870; 1885 |
| 1/40 | Forsyth, Charlotte Templeton Jackson (mother to
J.W.) 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 1/41 | Forsyth, George A. "Sandy" 8 letters (8 leaves), 5 envelopes, 1
transcription/ photocopy (2 leaves)
|
1866; 1870; 1880 |
| 1/42 | Forsyth, George Duncan (brother to J.W.) 8 letters (9 leaves), 1 transcription/ photocopy
(1 leaf)
|
1863-1864 |
| 1/43-1/69 | Forsyth, J.W. to others 107 letters (194 leaves), 37 envelopes, 32
transcriptions/ photocopies (51 leaves)
|
1859-1896 |
| 1/70 | Forsyth, J.W. to William W. Belknap
(transcription) 0 letters (0 leaves) 0 envelopes, 1
transcription/ photocopy (1 leaf)
|
undated |
| 1/71 | Forsyth, J.W. to Lizzie Dennison Forsyth (transcription
of excerpts from 1868) 0 letters ( 0 leaves) 1 transcription/ photocopy
(5 leaves)
|
undated |
| 1/72-1/76 | Forsyth, J.W. to Lizzie Dennison Forsyth 65 letters (163 leaves), 64 envelopes
|
1866 |
| 2/1-2/21 | Forsyth, J.W. to Lizzie Dennison Forsyth 269 letters (568 leaves), 257 envelopes
|
1867-1874 |
| 3/1-3/18 | Forsyth, J.W. to Lizzie Dennison Forsyth 198 letters (441 leaves), 189 envelopes, 2
transcriptions/ photocopies (5 leaves)
|
1875-1880 |
| 4/1-4/21 | Forsyth, J.W. to Lizzie Dennison Forsyth 187 letters (628 leaves), 183 envelopes
|
1880-1886 |
| 5/1 | Forsyth, J.W. to Lizzie Dennison Forsyth 13 letters (26 leaves), 8 envelopes
|
undated |
| 5/2-5/4 | Forsyth, Lizzie Dennison to others 24 letters (41 leaves), 19 envelopes, 1
transcription/ photocopy (1 leaf)
|
1878-1889; undated |
| 5/5-5/13 | Forsyth, Lizzie Dennison to J.W. Forsyth 60 letters (118 leaves), 54 envelopes, 1
transcription/ photocopy (1 leaf)
|
1866-1880; undated |
| 5/14 | Forsyth, Russell 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1871 |
| 5/15 | Forsyth, William Dennison (son of J.W. and
Lizzie) 2 letters (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1880; 1890 |
| 5/16 | Grand Hotel Brighton Manager 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1871 |
| 5/17 | Grant, Ulysses S. 4 letters (5 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1865-1867 |
| 5/18 | "Grouchy" 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 5/19 | Groyner, Virginia 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1893 |
| 5/20 | Gunnison 4 letters (4 leaves), 6 envelopes
|
1831-1862 |
| 5/21 | Guthrie, J.L. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1865 |
| 5/22 | Hampton, G.H. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1885 |
| 5/23 | Hodges, Henry 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1879 |
| 5/24 | Ingalls, John James 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1890 |
| 5/25 | Inspector's Office- Cushing, Thomas H. 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1803 |
| 5/26 | Jackson 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1857 |
| 5/27 | Kantz 2 letters (2 leaves), 2 transcriptions/
photocopies (2 leaves)
|
1866 |
| 5/28 | Keith, O.B. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1871 |
| 5/29 | Kelton, J.C. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1866 |
| 5/30 | King, Geo. H. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1866 |
| 5/31 | MacKenzie 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1867 |
| 5/32 | Mallory, JRM 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1871 |
| 5/33 | McClurg, J. (Camp McDermitt, NV) 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1867 |
| 5/34 | Merritt, W. 4 letters (5 leaves), 3 envelopes, 4
transcriptions/ photocopies (6 leaves)
|
1865-1875 |
| 5/35 | Millen, W.L.M. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1867 |
| 5/36 | Millwood 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1888 |
| 5/37 | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1870 |
| 5/38 | Moran, B. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1871 |
| 5/39-5/40 | Morrison, E.H. (Walla Walla Land Agent) 16 letters (44 leaves), 14 envelopes
|
1880-1885 |
| 5/41 | Mulligan 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1867 |
| 5/42 | Nettinenger 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 5/43 | Price, Mrs. Redwood and "Sandy" to Lizzie Dennison
Forsyth 1 letter (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1870 |
| 5/44 | Reismussen, H. 2 letters (2 leaves)
|
1870 |
| 5/45 | Rosselofils 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1871 |
| 5/46 | Sadie 1 letter (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1883 |
| 5/47 | Sanders, W.P. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1863 |
| 5/48 | Sanger, Joseph Prentice 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1885 |
| 5/49 | Sargent, J.S. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 5/50 | Sawtelle, Alice 1 letter (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1886 |
| 5/51 | Schofield, John (General) 2 letters (2 leaves)
|
1892; 1894 |
| 5/52 | Sheridan, Michael V. 3 letters (5 leaves), 2 envelopes, 2
transcriptions/ photocopies (2 leaves)
|
1870-1871 |
| 5/53-5/54 | Sheridan, Philip H. (General) 26 letters (31 leaves), 6 envelopes, 13
transcriptions/ photocopies (14 leaves)
|
1865-1870 |
| 5/55 | Sherman, William Tecumseh (General) 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1867 |
| 5/56 | Smith, A.B. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1885 |
| 5/57 | Stephens, F.K. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1885 |
| 5/58 | Toby, W.M. 1 letter (2 leaves)
|
1871 |
| 5/59 | Townsend, Wm. H. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
undated |
| 5/60 | Valland, H. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1881 |
| 5/61 | Webster, John W. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1894 |
| 5/62 | Welles, Edgar T. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1867 |
| 5/63 | Wherry, Alice 1 letter (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1885 |
| 5/64 | Wherry, William. M. 2 letters (2 leaves), 1 envelope
|
1885 |
| 5/65 | White, W.G. 1 letter (1 leaf)
|
1872 |
| 5/66 | Williams, R. 3 letters (3 leaves), 2 envelopes
|
1866; 1883 or 1885 |
| 5/67 | Wilson, Charles S. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope, 1 transcription/
photocopy (1 leaf)
|
1870 |
| 5/68 | Wilson, J.H. "Gooney" 6 letters (8 leaves), 4 envelopes, 6
transcriptions/ photocopies (6 leaves)
|
1867-1885 |
| 5/69 | Wilson, Winslow 2 letters (2 leaves), 2 envelopes
|
1872 |
| 5/70 | Wood, C.R.S. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1882 |
| 5/71 | Wood, Mrs. 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1881 |
| 5/72 | Woodhall, Ellen F. to Lizzie Dennison
Forsyth 1 letter (1 leaf), 1 envelope
|
1867 |
| 5/73-5/74 | Unidentified 24 letters (26 leaves), 5 envelopes
|
1864-1871 |
| 5/75 | Unidentified 1 transcription (2 leaves)
|
undated |
| 5/76-5/78 | Photocopies of correspondence 39 photocopies (93 leaves)
|
1839-1890 |
| 5/79 | Envelopes without letters 57 envelopes
|
circa 1857-1894 |
Family Papers and Genealogies, circa 1856-1911Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/1 | Clippings- Family |
1867- circa 1898 |
| 6/70 | Clippings- Family |
1894-1902 |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 8/4 | Deed of Land to Anne Eliza Dennison from William and
Hannah Neil, Franklin County, Ohio |
1856 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/2 | Diary |
1871 |
| 6/3 | Genealogical publication -
Forsyth of Nydie(photocopy and
original) |
1888 |
| 6/4-6/5 | Genealogical records - Forsyth family
(handwritten) |
undated |
| 6/6 | Genealogical record - Bacon family
(photocopy) |
undated |
| 6/7 | Hymnal - inscribed to Lizzie Dennison
Forsyth |
1873 |
| 6/8 | Invitations |
circa 1866-1894 |
| 6/9 | Invitation and calling card - Mr. and Mrs. Newton Lull
and Mary L. Cotes |
1872 |
| 6/10 | Invitation - Wedding of Mary Dennison Forsyth and John
M. Bacon |
1889 |
| 6/75 | Invitations : Mounted in album sleeves
|
1870-1871 |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 8/1 | Invitation and Clipping of wedding of J.W. Forsyth and
Lizzie Dennison |
1867 |
| 8/2 | Marriage license - J.W. Forsyth and Lizzie Dennison
Forsyth |
1867 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/11 | Obituary - William Dennison |
1882 |
| 6/12 | Obituary - William Dennison (photocopy) |
1882 |
| 6/13 | Photographs - family (reproductions)
Originals are available by appointment only (box 7)
|
undated |
| 6/77 | Photograph -Mary Forsyth Bacon and Bessie Forsyth Bache
(photocopy) |
undated |
| 6/14 | Publication -
English Grammarby: S.
Kirkham
Includes clippings between pages 20-32.
|
undated |
| 6/15 | Publication -
The Holy Bible
Gift from J.W. to his daughter Bessie, includes a list of his
children with their baptism dates on the last page.
|
undated |
| 6/16 | "Treaty of Maumee with the Ottawa"
(transcription) |
1833 |
| 6/17 | Report - George Duncan Forsyth's death (original with
transcription) |
1864 |
| 6/80 | Will of Anne Eliza Dennison |
1911 |
| 6/18 | Writings - Poetry |
undated |
Military Papers, 1849-1895, 1909-1910, 1926-1935, 1988, 2003-2004Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/19 | Army Record Book; 3e Regiment De Grenadiers
(French) |
1867-1876 |
| 6/20 | Brochure - Fort Riley |
undated |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 8/3 | Certificate of promotion to Lieutenant Colonel of J.W.
Forsyth |
1866 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/21 | Circular, No. 1 Fifth Military District |
1867 |
| 6/22 | Clipping - Ogden Memorial at Fort Riley |
undated |
| 6/23 | Clippings - Military |
circa 1862-1891 |
| 6/71 | Clippings - Military |
circa 1888-1891 |
| 6/24 | Clippings - Military (photocopies) |
undated |
| 6/25 | Commission Appointments - J.W. Forsyth |
1864-1867 |
| 6/73 | Commission Appointment -William Dennison Jr. |
1849 |
| 6/26 | Diary - Franco-Prussian War - Defeat of French at Sedan
(photocopy) |
1870 |
| 6/74 | Diary - J.W. Forsyth Pine Ridge Campaign 1890-1891
(transcription) |
1890-1891 |
| 6/27 | Diary (transcription) |
1864-1865 |
| 6/28 | Document - Fragment of U.S. Grant's endorsement of
Brevet for Forsyth |
undated |
| 6/29 | Map - San Juan Island (photocopy) |
undated |
| 6/76 | Map - Seat of War, 1870 |
1870 |
| 6/30 | Map - Semi-ah-moo, drawn by Forsyth
(photocopy) |
circa 1857-1861 |
| 6/31 | Memoir excerpt from Sheridan's published personal
memoirs, 1888 (type script) 2 leaves
|
undated |
| 6/32 | Memoir excerpt from Sheridan's published personal
memoirs, 1888 (photocopy of handwritten notes) |
undated |
| 6/33 | Notes - on the country in the vicinity of the North
Platte between the said river and the Yellowstone |
undated |
| 6/34 | Photographs - Fort Riley (reproductions)
Originals are available by appointment only (box 7)
|
undated |
| 6/35 | Photographs - J.W. Forsyth (reproductions)
Originals are available by appointment only (box 7)
|
undated |
| 6/36 | Photographs - Military (reproductions)
Originals are available by appointment only (box 7)
|
undated |
| 6/78 | Photographs - Military
Originals are available by appointment only (box 7)
|
circa 1861-1862 |
| 6/37 | Photographs - Forsyth, Forsyth with Custer and others,
American Camp (photocopies) |
undated |
| 6/38 | Publication -
Cadets arranged in order of merit in their respective classes as determined at the General Examination
|
1846 |
| 6/39 | Publication - "General Orders" |
1864-1894 |
| 6/40 | Publication -
Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy- West Point, NY
|
1852 |
| 6/41 | Publication -
Roll of the Cadets Arranged According to Merit in Conduct
|
1852 |
| 6/42 | Publication - "1890-91 Business directory and farmer's
list of the Nebraska State Gazette- Douglas County" (photocopy) |
1890-1891 |
| 6/43 | Publication -
41st annual reunion of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY(photocopy) |
1910 |
| 6/44 | Publication -
Encyclopedia of Historic Forts(photocopied excerpt) |
1988 |
| 6/45 | Publication -
History of the Ninth U.S. Infantry(photocopied excerpt) |
1909 |
| 6/46 | Publications - On the history of Whatcom County
(photocopied excerpts) |
1926; 2003 |
| 6/47 | Publication - "The Learning Curve" (photocopies of
transcriptions )
Includes transcriptions of the following accounts:
|
2004 |
| 6/48 | Publication -
The Record of Americap. 346
(photocopied excerpt) 1 leaf
|
1935 |
| 6/49 | Publication -
San Juan Island: American Camp- A Historic Guided Walk(photocopy) |
2004 |
| 6/50 | Publication - "Sheridan's Ride" (photocopy and
transcription) |
1865 |
| 6/51 | Report - "3" (original with transcription that includes
Forsyth's editorial changes)
Begins with "General Merritt moved with his command as per order
to Scottsville on the James River..."
|
undated |
| 6/79 | Report - Account Opequan or Winchester |
1864 |
| 6/52 | Report - Waynesboro, VA (original with
transcription) |
1865 |
| 6/53 | Report - Use of cavalry in war, 1st part |
undated |
| 6/54 | Report - "Approximate statement of the cavalry both
French and Prussian..." (in J.W.F.'s hand) |
1870 |
| 6/55 | Transcription - General Grant's Endorsement |
1866 |
| 6/56 | Transcription - George A. Forsyth's Account of General
Lee's surrender at Appomattox from April 9, 1865 |
undated |
| 6/57 | Transcription - Statement of Brigadier General James W.
Forsyth, U.S. Army concerning investigations touching the fights with Sioux
Indians at Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission (photocopy) |
1890-1895 |
Miscellaneous, circa 1856-1884Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/58-6/59 | Bills of Sale |
1871; 1884 |
| 6/60 | Calling Cards |
undated |
| 6/69 | Calling Cards : Mounted in album sleeves.
|
undated |
| 6/72 | Clippings - Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 6/61 | Clippings (photocopies) |
undated |
| 6/62 | Document - cover letter for order to establish
school |
undated |
| 6/63 | Ephemera |
circa 1866-1879 |
| 6/64 | List - Letters in the J.W. Forsyth Collection at the
University of Michigan's Clements Library (photocopy) |
undated |
| 6/65 | Lock of hair - J.W. Forsyth |
circa 1856 |
| 6/66 | Minutes - Chicago Historical Society 1 leaf
|
undated |
| 6/67 | Poem (written on a newspaper clipping) |
1865 |
| 6/68 | Writings - Education (possibly in the hand of Mrs.
William Dennison) |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Babcock, Orville Elias, 1835-1884
- Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
- Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890
- Blackmore, William, 1827-1878
- Brewster, Anne M. H. (Anne Maria Hampton), 1819-1892
- Byers, S. H. M. (Samuel Hawkins Marshall), 1838-1933
- Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933
- Dennison, William, 1815-1882
- Emery, Mary Muhlenberg, 1844-1927
- Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887
- Forsyth, George A
- Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906--Archives
- Forsyth, Lizzie Dennison
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
- Sanger, Joseph Prentiss, 1840-1926
- Schofield, John
- Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
- Wherry, William M. (William Mackey), 1836-1918
- Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
Family Names
- Forsyth family--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906 (creator)
- Forsyth, Lizzie Dennison (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
