The Civil War at Beloit
Finder's Guides for Civil War Holdings
An inventory of the following Civil War materials:
Civil War Holdings By Box:
Beloit College Students Who Served
Preparatory Students Who Served
Reminiscences & Obituaries
Personal sketches, autobiographies, and memorials of the War by or about Beloit students.
Thomas D. Christie
Stephen A. Cobb
Dudley H. Cowles
Eugene B. Dyke
John M. Estes
George O. Felt
Henry M. Lilly
Frederick A. Lord
Lewis O. Thompson
Articles
General and concentrated histories on Beloit's contributions to the Civil War.
Beloit College in the Civil War
Beloit College in the War
In Lincoln's Time: Our College Loyalty...
The One Hundred Days Men of 1864
Soldiers' Letters
Correspondence by Beloit students and alumni during the Civil War.
E. R. Barber
William J. Evans
Dexter D. Hill
Stanley E. Lathrop
George W. Tallmon
Horace E. Warner
The Diary of Thomas S. McClelland
A student-transcribed and -annotated excerpt from T. S. McClelland's journal, covering January 1860 to July 1862.
The Diary of Arthur H. Smith "Ye Army Book By a Soldier"
Transcribed by Emeritus Professor Nelson Van Valen Beloit College History. Smith's diary covers May 16th to Sept. 21st 1864 during his time in Co. B of the 40th infantry Wisconsin volunteers.
"Sons of Beloit"
A listing of Beloit students who died during the Civil War. It includes their hometown, date of Beloit entry, length of stay, military service, and place of death.
Handbills
Scans of handbills circulated in Beloit advertising lectures and appealing for aid.
Horace White Collection Inventory
The Horace White Collection consists of books and pamphlets relating to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War period in American history. This inventory includes pamphlet listings by date.