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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Herbert Fowler Papers
Creator:
Fowler, Herbert George, 1873-1960
Identifier/Call Number: MC200
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
Date: 1898
Abstract: The Herbert Fowler Papers contain twenty-one letters written in 1898
during the time of the Spanish American War. Herbert Fowler wrote fifteen of the letters, the majority of them are to his
mother, Francis Carr Fowler. Written from April 30, 1898 to August 11, 1898, they detail the movements of his Company from
camps in Springfield, Illinois to Chickamauga, Georgia to Picnic Island in Tampa, Florida and eventually to action in the
trenches at Santiago. In the letters he describes the living conditions of the soldiers, the sickness that spread through
the
camps, his daily schedule, training exercises, the landscape, and the weather.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request
collections, as many are stored offsite.
Herbert George Fowler was born on April 3, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles and Francis Carr Fowler. On April 26, 1898
he was enrolled as a Corporal of Company L of the First Regiment of the Illinois Infantry Volunteers to serve two years or
the duration of the war. As part of the First Regiment he traveled from Springfield, Illinois to Chickamauga, Georgia to
Picnic Island in Tampa, Florida, and eventually to action in the trenches at Santiago. He was discharged from service on
November 17, 1898.
After the war, he became a salesman for Sears, Roebuck & Company in Chicago and in 1908 he married Alice Johnson. They
had four children: Herbert George Fowler, Jr., Gordon Francis Fowler, Florence May Fowler, and Charles E. Bradley.
Herbert Fowler passed away on July 14, 1960 in Coral Gables, Florida.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Herbert Fowler Papers contain twenty-one letters written in 1898 during the time of the Spanish American War. Herbert
Fowler wrote fifteen of the letters, the majority of them are to his mother, Francis Carr Fowler. His letters, written from
April 30, 1898 to August 11, 1898, detail the movements of his Company from Springfield, Illinois to Chickamauga, Georgia
to
Picnic Island in Tampa, Florida, and eventually to action in the trenches at Santiago. He describes the living conditions
of
the soldiers, the sickness that spread through the camps, his daily schedule, training exercises, the landscape, and the
weather..
Also included are three letters written by and to other Fowler family members. An additional three letters are written by
Joseph J. Rockwell, who also served in Company L, to May Fowler.
Collection is open for research.
Processed by Sara Gunasekara in 2004.
Donated in 2004.
[Identification of item], Herbert Fowler Papers, MC200, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of
California, Davis.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spanish-American War, 1898
Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898
Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence
Fowler, Herbert George, 1873-1960 -- Archives