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Levi S. Graybill Papers: Finding Aid
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Box 1

Diaries, Correspondence and Documents

 

1861, Apr. 16-Dec. 31. Diary by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. No covers. Fragile. HM 77665

 

1861, Dec. 11. Letter by John Brinkerhoff to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. HM 77666

 

1863, Sep. 16. Discharge for Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- by John Sanford Mason. HM 77667

 

1863, Dec. 30. Letter by Charles Foster, 1828-1904, to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. Incomplete. Half of letter is missing. HM 77668

 

1864, Jan. 11. Appointment to Captain by Edwin McMasters Stanton, 1814-1869. HM 77669

 

1864, Jan. 13. Appointment to Captain by Charles Foster, 1828-1904. HM 77670

 

1864, July 12-17. Leave of absence for Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- by Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Butler, 1818-1893. HM 77671

 

1864, Oct. 24. Abstract & Voucher No. 11 Statement of Losses by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. HM 77672

 

1865, Feb. 15-Aug. 22. Diary by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. No covers. Fragile. HM 77673

 

1865, Feb. 22. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to George C. Potwin. Following the above are several endorsements. HM 77674

 

1865, Apr. 2. Orders by Alonzo G. Draper. Signed by William H. Rock. HM 77675

 

1865, Apr. 5. Orders by Alonzo G. Draper. Signed by William H. Rock. HM 77676

 

1865, Apr. 17. Special Orders No. 102 by G. (Godfrey) Weitzel, 1835-1884. HM 77677

 

1865, Apr. 24. Letter by E. W. Smith to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. On verso: endorsements. HM 77678

 

1865, May 17. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to A. E. King. Following the above are endorsements. HM 77679

 

1865, May 21. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to A. E. King. Contains endorsements. HM 77680

 

1865, May 31. Special Orders No. 133 by Alonzo G. Draper. Signed by H. Brownson? HM 77681

 

1865, June 15. Special Orders No. 137 by G. A. Smith. HM 77682

 

1865, June 25. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to D. D. Wheeler. Following the above are endorsements. HM 77683

 

1865, July 7. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to “Asst. Adjut Gen’l Dept. of the Rio Grande.” Following the above are endorsements. HM 77684

 

1865, July 9. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to “Cousin Frank.” HM 77685

 

1865, July 16. General Orders No. 46 by G. (Godfrey) Weitzel, 1835-1884. Copy? Signed by D. D. Wheeler. HM 77686

 

1865, July 19. Special Orders No. 36 by Frederick Steele, 1819-1868. Signed by J. Lyman? HM 77687

 

1865, Aug. 22. Letter by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842- to D. D. Wheeler. Following the above are endorsements. HM 77688

 

1865, Aug. 23. Letter by Joseph B. Kiddoo to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. HM 77689

 

1865, Sep. 4. Charges and Specifications preferred against Margarcia Banda, a civilian by Joseph B. Reed. Copy. On verso: Endorsements of the charge. HM 77690

 

1865, Sep. 18-Oct. 13. Resignation by Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. Includes endorsements and response. HM 77691

 

1865, Sep. 20. Special Orders No. 41 by Frederick Steele, 1819-1868. HM 77692

 

1865, Sep. 30. Special Orders No. 50 by Frederick Steele, 1819-1868. HM 77693

 

1865, Oct. 11. Certification of returns and accounts by D. Mortimer Lee. HM 77694

 

[1865]. Statement about Levi S. Graybill’s Service. HM 77695

 

1866, Oct. 15. Letter of recommendation by Martin Welker, b. 1819. Letter is torn. HM 77696

 

1881, Feb. 7. Letter by C. G. E. Nieville to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. Fragile condition. HM 77697

 

1882, Oct. 24. Letter by United States. Pension Bureau to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. Signed by William H. Dudley. Enclosed: Reason for returning voucher leaflet. HM 77698

 

[after 1884, Jan. 24]. Letter by unknown author to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. HM 77699

 

1892, July 18. Statement about Levi S. Graybill’s Service by Edgar J. Pocock. HM 77700

 

1897, June 17. Letter by United States. Pension Bureau to Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. Signed by H. Clay Evans. HM 77701

 

1897, Sep. 1. Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Iowa. Membership Certificate of Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-. Signed by C. C. Platter and Marion Hite. HM 77702

 

1908, Feb. 1. Letter by United States. Pension Bureau to E. A. Hayes. Signed by V. Warnon? HM 77703

Box 2

Cartes-de-visite and Ephemera

 

Cartes-de-visite

 

Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers of the 22nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (1864-1865). 35 items.

 

Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-, Captain, Co. E. HM 77704

 

Unidentified African-American soldier. HM 77705

 

Joseph B. Kiddoo, Colonel, Field Officer. HM 77706

 

Unidentified soldier. HM 77707

 

Eugene Reistle, 2nd Lieutenant, Co. H. HM 77708

 

William C. Walter, 1st Lieutenant, Co. H. HM 77709

 

John H. Crawford, 2nd Lieutenant, Co. B. HM 77710

 

Peter Schlick, Major, Field Officer. HM 77711

 

George H. Christy, Adjutant, Field Officer. HM 77712

 

Cyrus R. Blodgett, Captain, Co. B. HM 77713

 

J. C. Krzywosynski, 1st Lieutenant, Co. C. HM 77714

 

William D. Milliken, 1st Lieutenant, Co. D. HM 77715

 

John B. Cook, Major, Field Officer. HM 77716

 

Ferdinand Holzer, 1st Lieutenant, Co. F. HM 77717

 

James C. Moore, Asst. Surgeon, Field Officer. HM 77718

 

William H. Short, 1st Lieutenant, Co. K. HM 77719

 

Jacob F. Force, Captain, Co. H. HM 77720

 

George D. Stiles, 1st Lieutenant, Co. K. HM 77721

 

Arthur Marks, Captain, Co. I. HM 77722

 

Albert James, Captain, Co. A. HM 77723

 

McKendree Shaw, 2nd Lt., Co. I. HM 77724

 

Marion Patterson, 1st Lt., Co. F. HM 77725

 

David L. Proudfit, 2nd Lt., Co. K. HM 77726

 

Charles W. Dodge, 1st Lt., Co. B. HM 77727

 

William C. Dutton, 1st Lt., Co. B. HM 77728

 

William W. Burke, Captain, Co. C. HM 77729

 

Joseph J. Farwell, 2nd Lt., Co. D. HM 77730

 

Ira C. Terry, Lt. Col., Field Officer. HM 77731

 

William L. Robinson, Quartermaster, Field Officer. HM 77732

 

J. Ernest Schwartz, 2nd Lt., Co. F. HM 77733

 

Charles F. Eichacker, Capt., Co. G. HM 77734

 

Emery Fisher, 1st Lt., Co. D. HM 77735

 

William B. Clark, Captain, Co. K. HM 77736

 

William H. Lyman, 2nd Lt., Co. H. HM 77737

 

Miscellaneous Soldiers, Mexico, Friends, Family and Levi Graybill ([c.1850]-1865). 19 items.

 

Benjamin Frank Kinsley, Captain, 36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry. HM 77738

 

William H. Dill, Captain, 118th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry. HM 77739

 

H. L. Stone, First Lieutenant, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry. HM 77740

 

Edmund Buck, Major, 118th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry. HM 77741

 

Unidentified soldier. HM 77742

 

Unidentified soldier (with hat). HM 77743

 

Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant, 1822-1885. HM 77744

 

Juan N. (Juan Nepomuceno) Cortina, 1824-1894. HM 77745

 

Ignacio Mejía, 1813-1906. HM 77746

 

Carlota, Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1840-1927. HM 77747

 

“Artillery sold to Gen. Mejia by Gen’l Slaughter.” HM 77748

 

“Noah” (young boy). HM 77749

 

“Mexican scene: man with burro.” HM 77750

 

Samuel Graybill. HM 77751

 

Martin Welker, b. 1819. HM 77752

 

Marion Culver? HM 77753

 

Unidentified man. HM 77754

 

Unidentified young girl. HM 77755

 

Unidentified man (perhaps Levi S. Graybill, 1841 or 1842-). HM 77756

 

Ephemera and receipts

 

Receipts (1864-1865). 7 items.

 

Ephemera (1870-1894). 10 items.