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Occupational career and risk of mortality among US Civil War Veterans

Telation between occupational career and risk of mortality in old age among 7096 Union Army veterans

Declaration for Invalid Army Pension
June 1, 1877

Pension Application

Certified Copy of Record of Marriage

Marriage Record

Affidavit by DC Bartlett

Affidavit describing the location and value of the Bolton/Goodwin farm

Affidavit of Francis M. West

Affidavit describing the land, livestock, and provisions of the Bolton/Goodwin farm.

Marvin's Signature

A photograph of Marvin's signature on the wall at Blenheim house

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Letter from Marvin to Pension Office

A letter from Marvin to the Pension Office, wherein he mentions his attendance at the "National encampment at Buffalo" which is a reference to an annual gathering of the Grand Army of the Republic.

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1850 Census

The census record of the David Bolton family in 1850

Agriculture Record 1860

Record of production on the farm of David Bolton

Agriculture Record 1850

Production records from the David Bolton Farm

1870 Census

David Bolton Family Census 1870

1860 Census

1860 Census record

Agricultural Record 1870

Agricultural information from the 1870 Census

Headstone Card

Headstone card recording a headstone provided by the government.

Civilian Map

Map of Marvin's civilian life

Marvin's Portrait

Pensions Questionnaire

Questionnaire from the Department of Pensions wherein Marvin lists his children's names and birth dates.

Orsell

1870 Census showing oldest child, Orsell

1930 Census

1930 Census showing Melvin's family

May

1920 Census

1920 Census showing Rosa's family

1930 Census Fred

1930 Census of the Fred Bolton Family

European War Chart

Chart comparing regimental losses of the Civil War with those of previous European wars.

American English Ngram

Use of the words "wounded" and "soldier" in American English

British Ngram

Use of the words "wounded" and "soldier" in British English

Gettysburg Chart

Chart compares injuries, deaths, captured, and death from injury at Gettysburg by regiment.

Portrait of Addie Bolton

A photograph of Addie Bolton, taken when she was older

Portrait of a younger Addie

Portrait of Addie

Family Portrait ca. 1890

A family portrait taken about 1890

Funeral Card

Funeral Card from Marvin Bolton's funeral services

Record of Service

Copy of Record of Service of Michigan volunteers showing Marvin and his brother James.

Lapeer County News

Transcriptions by Loraine Bolton Reish of newspaper articles appearing in the Lapeer County News on or about the date of Marvin's fatal injury and death.

Satellite Photo of Farm

A present day photo of Marvin's farm captured via GoogleEarth

Surgeon's Certificate

Medical Examiner's report. Detailed description of wounds.

Invalid Pension Application

Application for pension, includes detailed description of battle

Surgeon's Certificate 1877

Surgeon's examination, finds Bolton 1/4 incapacitated

Surgeon's Certificate 1878

Surgeon's examination Sept. 1878. Determined to be 1/2 incapacitated

Surgeon's Certificate 1881

Surgeon's certificate 1881

Surgeon's Certificate 1886

Examination by panel of surgeon's 1886

Surgeon's Examination 1902

Examination by surgeons 1902

Certificate of Death

Certificate of Death

Muster-In Roll

Muster-In Roll

Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead

Photograph of Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead taken from the memoir of JH Kidd

Bloodiest Battles Chart

Chart showing the bloodiest battles of the Civil War

Military Map

Screen Shot of map showing the movements of the Michigan 1st Cavalry
Full map at https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zvPB5mm22JY0.kDRT3-S2QPpI

Gettysburg Campaign

Map of the route of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign

Gettysburg Map

The Cavalry Battle, Gettysburg PA

General Custer

Portrait of General George A Custer

Profession Graph

Graph showing the civilian careers of men who served in the military