Claudius Buchanan Grant papers, 1830s-1924

Summary

Creator:

Grant, Claudius Buchanan, 1835-1921

Abstract:

Native of Ann Arbor, Mich. and officer in the U.S. Civil War; served as a Regent of University of Michigan and Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Collection includes a diary, 1862-1865, written while serving in Co. D, 20th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War and recounting daily activities and the sieges of Knoxville and Petersburg; correspondence, mainly with his mother and wife, while a student at University of Michigan and during the Civil War; papers of other family members; and portraits of Grant and members of his family as well as and water-colors of Civil War.

Extent:

.4 linear feet (7 folders and 5 volumes in 1 box)

Language:

English

Call Number:

851408 Aa 2 Vault; UAm

Authors:

Finding aid created by Bentley Historical Library staff

Background

Scope and Content:

The Claudius Buchanan Grant papers provide insight into the Civil War as experienced by a Union officer and also document life in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. This collection is comprised of three series: Personal Papers, Family Papers, and Visual Materials.

Biographical / Historical:

Claudius Buchanan Grant (October 25, 1835 – February 28, 1921) was born in Lebanon, Maine and attended the University of Michigan and taught school. During the U.S. Civil War, he was a captain in Company D, 20th Michigan Infantry, and rose to colonel. Following the war, Grant received his law degree from the University of Michigan and became a lawyer practicing in Ann Arbor and later Houghton), state legislator (1871-1874), Regent of the University of Michigan, and served as Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1889 to 1909. He married Caroline Felch (daughter of former governor Alpheus Felch) in 1863, with whom he had four children. Grant died in Florida in 1921.

Acquisition Information:

Donors: 2654, 3601

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Alternative Form Available:

Available in microfilm and digitized versions with online access; see Contents List for more information.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Mines and mineral resources -- Michigan.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1856.

Formats:

Diaries.
Albums.
Paintings.
Photographs.

Names:

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865). Company D.
University of Michigan -- Buildings.
Michigan Union.
University of Michigan -- Students -- Social life and customs -- 1851-1860.
Grant family.
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.
Hutchins, Harry B. (Harry Burns), 1847-1930.
Grant, Caroline Felch.
Grant, Joseph.
Grant, Mary Merrill.
Grant, Otis M.
Pettee, William Henry, 1838-1904.
Grant, Claudius Buchanan, 1835-1921.

Places:

Ann Arbor (Mich.)
Lebanon (Me.)
Terre Haute (Ind.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.