Alonzo Ferdinand Ickis Diary

Collection

Identifier: M1612

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Diary of experiences with Colorado Volunteers during Civil War, serving in Colorado and New Mexico. Also some Ickis family data.

Dates

October 27, 1861-October 22, 1862, June 4-7, 1863

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Union County, Iowa farmer in Colorado during 1859 gold rush. Quit prospecting to join Colorado Volunteers 1861. Fought in Battle of Valverde (N.M.) 1862. Mustered out of service 1864 and returned to Iowa. In 1899, family moved to Colorado (Wray, then Denver).

Extent

1 envelope

1 microfilm reel

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Diary previously owned by Lynn S. Ickis (son), Denver, Colo.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Fred Rosenstock, 1980.

Existence and Location of Copies

Repository also has as published under title: Bloody trails along the Rio Grande (Denver, Colo. : Old West Pub. Co., 1958).

Subjects

Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Valverde, Battle of, 1862. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings