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Surgeon's Certificate 1878

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

Surgeon's Certificate 1877

Surgeon's examination, finds Bolton 1/4 incapacitated

Invalid Pension Application

Application for pension, includes detailed description of battle

Surgeon's Certificate

Medical Examiner's report. Detailed description of wounds.

Satellite Photo of Farm

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

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.

Record of Service

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

Funeral Card

Funeral Card from Marvin Bolton's funeral services

Family Portrait ca. 1890

A family portrait taken about 1890

Portrait of a younger Addie

Portrait of Addie

Portrait of Addie Bolton

A photograph of Addie Bolton, taken when she was older

Gettysburg Chart

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

British Ngram

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

American English Ngram

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

European War Chart

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

1930 Census Fred

1930 Census of the Fred Bolton Family

1920 Census

1920 Census showing Rosa's family

May

1930 Census

1930 Census showing Melvin's family

Orsell

1870 Census showing oldest child, Orsell

Pensions Questionnaire

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

Marvin's Portrait

Civilian Map

Map of Marvin's civilian life

Headstone Card

Headstone card recording a headstone provided by the government.

Agricultural Record 1870

Agricultural information from the 1870 Census

1860 Census

1860 Census record

1870 Census

David Bolton Family Census 1870

Agriculture Record 1850

Production records from the David Bolton Farm

Agriculture Record 1860

Record of production on the farm of David Bolton

1850 Census

The census record of the David Bolton family in 1850

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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.