AHJ_ah00153 Inventory of the Henry Blanchard Freeman papers, 1860-1914 Freeman (Henry Blanchard) papers Processed by Laura Jackson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2009

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Laura Jackson December 2009 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Freeman, Henry Blanchard, 1837-1915 Henry Blanchard Freeman papers 1860-1914 00153 .25 cubic ft. (2 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains materials from Freeman's service in the U.S. Army (1863-1901) and photographs of his ranch in Wyoming. Arrangement of the Collection

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

 Biography of Henry Blanchard Freeman

Freeman (1837-1915) served with the Union army in the Civil War and was captured and held at Libby prison outside of Richmond, Virginia in September 1863. Along with other prisoners, he escaped twice and was able to rejoin the Union forces in February 1865. Freeman later served at Fort Phil Kearny and Fort Fetterman in Wyoming, the Sioux War of 1876, and in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. Freeman retired in 1901 at the rank of brigadier general to a ranch outside of Douglas, Wyoming. His daughter Julia was married to Robert D. Carey, a Wyoming governor and U.S. senator.

Scope and Content

Collection contains 18 pieces of correspondence, including an 1863 letter from Libby prison, an 1876 letter during the Sioux War and letters during the Spanish-American War; military orders, promotions and Freeman's service record; news clippings; photographs of Freeman and his ranch; a list of prisoners captured during the Spanish-American War; and miscellaneous other materials.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

Yale University has the original H.B. Freeman Sioux campaign journal.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Luther Freeman in 1950.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Laura Jackson in December 2009.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Libby Prison Ranches -- Wyoming -- Converse County Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1876 Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Campaigns -- Cuba Spanish-American war, 1898 -- Campaigns -- Philippines United States. -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Wyoming -- History -- To 1889. Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918 Photographs Military records Soldiers <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Ranching Politics, Government, and Law Military Wyoming Container List 1 Autographs circa 1862 1 Correspondence 1863-1905 2 Correspondence - Libby Prison (originals) 1863 1 Correspondence - Libby Prison (photocopies) 1863 1 H.B. Freeman Service Records, Honors circa 1899 1 List of Spanish-American War prisoners undated 1 Military Orders 1864-1901 1 Miscellaneous undated and 1914 1 Miscellaneous Civil War Documents circa 1864 1 Newspaper Clippings circa 1900 and undated 1 Photographs undated 1 Photostat Negatives 1860