Weener, Walter (n.d.-1862). Papers, 1862.

Olive, Michigan, area Civil War soldier with the Union Army’s 13th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Company I. He enlisted on December 7, 1861, as a private. Mustered in at Kalamazoo, Michigan, on January 17, 1862, at the age of 26 years. He was promoted to a corporal in October 1862. Killed in action on December 31, 1862, at Stone River, Tennesee. The collection includes biographical information and photocopies of five letters (Dutch/English) from Walter Weener to T. Den Bleyker, 1862. Originals are housed at the Bentley Historical Library at The University of Michigan. (W)