Letters written from Lake County, Illinois soldier home to his parents in Warren Township, Illinois regarding life and events in the Illinois 65th Infantry regiment and on the battlefield. Correspondence, discharge and pension papers, and newspaper article are arranged chronologically. The folder also includes mounted uniform buttons and Army and Regimental pins and the History and Roster of the Sixty-Fifth Illinois Infantry. There are photocopies of all the documents in a second folder
This Fire Chief Medallion belonged to Adolph Gieser. It was awarded to him by the International Association of Fire Engineers during their 39th annual convention between the dates of September 19th-22nd, 1911. The metal casting is a bronze colored, and the attached faded and frayed ribbon is red.
This sub series contains oversize reproduction images of a fire station. Below is a list of the items in this folder along with their dates. These items are located in box 2.
Fire House- copies 46-49 of 400, No Date Fire House- copies 47-49 of 400, No Date Fire House- copies 48-49 of 400, No Date Fire House- copies 49-49 of 400, No Date
