Guide to the James and Micajah Littleton Letters, 1863-1866

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Guide to the James and Micajah Littleton Letters, 1863-1866



California State Library

Sacramento, California

Contact Information:

  • California History Room
  • California State Library
  • Library and Courts Building II
  • 900 N. Street, Room 200
  • P.O. Box 942837
  • Sacramento, California 94237-0001
  • Phone: (916) 654-0176
  • Fax: (916) 654-8777
  • Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
  • URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
Processed by:
The California State Library staff
Encoded by:
Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: James and Micajah Littleton Letters,
Date (inclusive): 1863-1866
Box Number: 230
Collector: Littleton, James E.
Extent: 1 box
Repository: California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language: English.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James and Micajah Littleton Letters, California State Library.

Access Points

Overland journeys to the Pacific
Camp Bidwell (Calif.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Cavalry--California
Pioneers--California

Contents

Correspondence and diary.

Biography

Micajah Littleton was born in Georgia, December 10, 1803. He came to California in 1850. A former Mississippi River steamboater, he captained steamers on the Sacramento River. He died in Alameda, California, June 13, 1880. His son, Eugene M. Littleton, died in Sacramento January 6, 1869, aged 23. Another son, James E. Littleton, served from 1864-1866 in Company I, Second Regiment of Cavalry at Camp Bidwell, California.

Correspondents

Major Correspondents

  • Littleton, James E.
  • Littleton, Micajah, 1804-1880

Other Correspondents

  • Edwards, James C.

Box 230

Correspondence arranged chronologically