Abstract Small collection that largely consists of manuscript correspondence sent to Rachel A. Wilson (then Rachel A. Beaver) from her first husband, James A. Beaver, and two of her brothers, Hazel F. Cecil and Hiram B. Cecil, while all three men were serving as Union soldiers during the Civil War. Other materials include a list of the members of James Beaver's unit, the 33rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and documents relating to Beaver's military service and to Rachel A. Wilson's guardianship of their...