Elmer E. Wood papers
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
- Wood, Elmer E. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to registered researchers by appointment.
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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
City Archives & Special Collections
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New Orleans LA 70112
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