384A. Jackson Family (New Haven, Mich.)

Papers, 1839-1870.
11 items.

Background: Jackson Family of New Haven, Michigan. James Jackson (d. 1870) and Elizabeth Caroline Wilcox were married on September 5, 1844. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Prudence Jackson, and a son, Charles Jackson (d. 1864). Charles Jacckson served in the Second Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company G, during the Civil War; he was wounded in the leg, had his leg amputated, and died of the wound. A close friend of the family was Sergeant Sanford Douglas Payne (d. 1913) of Company H, Eighth Michigan Calvary, who served in Kentucky and Tennessee; Payne later was a school teacher.

Summary: Consists of letters written to the Jackson family during the Civil War Period. Most were written by Sanford Douglas Payne. The letters describe Payne's life as a soldier serving in Kentucky and Tennessee and often refer to Charles Jackson, includine descriptions of Jackson's leg injury and amputation. The collection also includes a verse that was presented at the laying of the cornerston of the Soldiers and Sailors monument in Detroit (1867).

Repository: State Archives of Michigan.