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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Stiles E. Forsha Civil War Correspondence Collection
Creator:
Forsha, Stiles E., 1831-1911
Identifier/Call Number: SC.SFCC
Extent:
0.02 linear feet
Date: 1862
Abstract: The collection consists of items
related to the attempted resignation of Union Soldier Stiles E. Forsha from his position as
the Regimental Quartermaster of the 7
th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
in 1862. Materials in the collection include Forsha's letter of resignation, an attached
document forwarding and disapproving his request signed by five Union generals, and
photographs of those generals and Ulysses S. Grant's aide-de-camp.
Language of Material: English
Stiles E. Forsha fought in the Civil War, entering the war as a First Lieutenant for the
7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry. In August of 1861 he was appointed Quartermaster, and in
November of 1862 he was appointed to Commissary of Subsistence of the United States
Volunteers. After the war, Forsha and his family moved, ending up in Southern California,
where he passed away in 1911.
The
Stiles E. Forsha Civil War Correspondence Collection
consists of items related to the attempted resignation of Union Soldier Stiles E.
Forsha from his position as the Regimental Quartermaster of the 7
th Regiment, Iowa Infantry in 1862. In addition to Forsha's letter of resignation
written on September 14th, 1862, the collection includes the Union Army's response. This
response, denying his resignation, is signed by five Union generals: Thomas Alfred Davies,
Pleasant A. Hackleman, Edward Otho Cresap Ord, John Aaron Rawlins, and Elliot W. Rice.
Photographs of these generals and Ulysses S. Grant's aide-de-camp are also included in the
collection.
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available electronically as a part of
the
Civil War Narratives
project.
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The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
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Jessica Geiser, 2014
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