Sherwin Warren King Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS82

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes one box of materials from 1861 to 1942. This collection contains correspondence and journals from 1861 to 1863 during King's service. Some materials are related to the King's family history and the U.S. Civil War.

Dates

1861-1942

Creator

King, Sherwin Warren, 1839-1863 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Sherwin Warren King was born on December 21, 1839, in Warrenville, Illinois, and died at the Battle of Chickamauga Creek on September 21, 1863. He was a sergeant in Company K, 42nd Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers.

Extent

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of the papers of Sherwin Warren King from his service as a sergeant in Company K, 42nd Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers during the American Civil War, as well as some papers from King's family and relatives. Collection dates from 1861 to 1942.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Sherwin Warren King Collection was recieved from Dr. and Mrs. Ernest McEwen, the descendent of Charles Henry King, Sherwin's brother, at an unknown date.