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This is a collection of approximately 60 Civil War letters written by Captain William A. Barnard of the 20th Michigan Infantry, from a period of 1861 to 1865. These letters contain much interesting information and description of the country, the battles and army life. Also in the collection is a program of the 1869 July Fourth celebration in Lansing, a letter from C.G. Conn referring to Captain Barnard, a photograph of the captain and his obituary notice.

This collection consists of the 1864 Civil War diary of William A. Dewey of Leslie, Mich. Dewey entered service in Company A, 20th Michigan Infantry. He was commisioned a 2nd lieutenant, July 31, 1862 and made a captain on Dec. 30, 1862. He mustered, April 25, 1863 and was killed in action near Petersberg, Va., June 18, 1864.

 This collection contains various Civil War documents of George Benton Arnold of Company D, 20th Michigan Infantry, including an ambrotype of Benton, his dairies (Jan. 1, 1863-Feb. 3, 1864, 1864, 1865), a letter to his sister (Nov. 7, 1862), his various commissioning papers, his discharge papers (May 30, 1865), his certificates of service, Michigan Adjutant General's Office (1904 and 1912), and an application of officer for correction of muster (Jan. 24, 1899).

 Contains correspondence of Soloman Kroll, of Company C, Eighth Michigan Infantry, to his family, Sept. 11, 1861 to June 6, 1862; Jerome Kroll, Company A, Twentieth Michigan Infantry, to his family, Jan. 12, 1862 to Aug. 23, 1872; Henry Bedlegram of Kipps Corners, Mich., to his uncle, Nov. 6, 1864 and Jan. 26, 1870; Francis Fuller, Company D, Fourteenth Michigan Infantry, July 29, 1864; and Monroe Loomis, of Victor, Mich., July 29, 1862.