Diary entries might be brief comments about daily weather conditions or detailed descriptions of camplife and battles participated in. The collections of letters are strongest for what was going on the warfront with less information about activities of those who remained behind. Also, there is a printed guide to the library's Civil War holdings compiled by Ida Brown entitled Michigan Men and the Civil War. Since its publication in 1977, many new Civil War related items have been added to the library's holdings. The guid e is still a useful introduction to the Civil War collections.
Copies are available from the library.
Captains of the U of M Student company, Adams, Elliott, and Nye.