Name/Title
"Letters of Ernst Damkoehler - Company 1 - 26 Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, during the Civil War of the United States of America."Entry/Object ID
2003.10.01Scope and Content
Letters of Ernst Damkoehler - Company 1 - 26 Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, during the Civil War of the United States of America. This is a collection of the translations of twenty-eight letters written by Ernst Damkoehler, during the Civil War, to his wife and family back home in Door County. The dates range from Sept. 1, 1862 to April 17, 1864. Not long after the last date, he was wounded and captured by the Confederate Army and taken to the notorious Andersonville Prision, where he died of his wounds on June 26, 1864. He is buried in Grave 2522 in the Wisconsin Section of the National Cemetery near Americus, Georgia.
Physical Characteristics: 72 sheets, 8 1/2 x 11" x 1/2" thick, 2 copies - 1 loose in folder - 1 spiral bound.Collection
Door County Archives, Harry DankolerCataloged By
Sally TreichelAcquisition
Accession
2003.10-dupSource or Donor
Eva GroenfeldtAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Search Terms
Letters, Civil War, DamkoehlerArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
72 sheets, 2 copies, 1 loose - 1 spiral bound.Primary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1862 - 1864
Early Create Date: 1862
Date(s): 1862 - 1864
Date(s) Assembled: 1862 - 1864
Level of Description: ItemLocation
Category
PermanentDate
September 26, 2025Provenance
Notes
Custodial History: The Groenfeldt family made a photocopy of their copy of the letter collection. This photocopy was donated to the Door County Historical Society for use in the Door County Archives.General Notes
Note
Notes: Because of the condition of the original donated copy, a second copy was made and spiral bound. The original copy remains in loose page form in a folder in the Dankoler container. The spiral bound copy will be available for research.
Status: OKCreate Date
September 30, 2003Update Date
June 30, 2026
