Scope and Contents
Letters and business papers documenting Daniel Webster Buck's service with the United States Army 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, Company E, from 1861 to 1864; position as U.S. Deputy Marshal in Montana from circa 1866 to 1874; and role as acting agent for the Blackfeet Indian Agency in Montana from 1873 to 1876. Included is a tintype photograph of Buck by an unidentified photographer, circa 1880, and a cabinet card photograph of "Hamillin" by studio photographer James Presley Ball, circa 1888.
Dates
- 1861-1892
Creator
- Buck, Daniel Webster, 1840-1892 (Author)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Daniel Webster Buck Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Vincent Goebel on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 2010.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Extent
2.42 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Letters and business papers documenting Daniel Webster Buck's service with the United States Army 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, Company E, from 1861 to 1864; position as U.S. Deputy Marshal in Montana from circa 1866 to 1874; and role as acting agent for the Blackfeet Indian Agency in Montana from 1873 to 1876. Included is a tintype photograph of Buck by an unidentified photographer, circa 1880, and a cabinet card photograph of "Hamillin" by studio photographer James Presley Ball, circa 1888.
Biographical / Historical
Daniel Webster Buck (1840-1892) of Lancaster, New York, enlisted in the United States Army 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, Company E, on 1861 September 5, and was mustered into service as first sergeant on 1861 September 18. Buck joined the Army of the Potomac with his regiment on 1861 October 17 and became first lieutenant of his company on 1862 July 17. He received his captain's commission in 1862 December and was placed upon recruiting service in Illinois circa 1863 October, after receiving a saber wound to the head and bullet wound to the leg. Buck continued to serve until 1864 October 10, when he was mustered out of service on account of his injuries. Following his military service, Buck resided in Helena, Montana, where he was U.S. Deputy Marshal circa 1866 to 1874, and acting agent for the Blackfeet Indian Agency from 1873 to 1876.
Processing Information
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These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.
These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.
- Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)
- Indian agents -- Montana -- 19th century
- Indians of North America -- Montana
- Montana -- Officials and employees
- Photographs
- Siksika Indians -- Montana
- Soldiers -- United States -- 19th century
- Tintypes (prints)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States marshals -- Montana -- 19th century
- United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company E
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet Agency
- Title
- Guide to the Daniel Webster Buck Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- September 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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New Haven, CT 06511
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