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Elmer E. Wood papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-2-MS

Scope and Contents

Memoirs (part manuscript and part typewritten) describing the organization of the Second Louisiana Volunteer Infantry unit and its activities during the Spanish American War. Also includes a list of members who died in service and a list of reinterments of deceased members, along with correspondence relating to the compilation of the lists, a portrait of Col. Wood, and a photograph of the unit's camp in Cuba (Camp Columbia).

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-1908

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment.

Requesting Materials

Requesting Materials

Reproduction or use of materials is prohibited without the permission of the City Archives & Special Collections. Please review the Archives' Permission to Publish note.

Biographical / Historical

Wood was a Colonel of the Second Louisiana Volunteer Infantry (Spanish American War).

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610