Accession #: 1993.017.

Donor: Lois Ballema

Wesley A. Clark enlisted in Company K, 6th Cavalry on September 10, 1862 in Assyria, Michigan, at age 19. He was mustered October 13, 1862 and taken prisoner at Travillian Station Virginia on June 11, 1864. He was discharged for disability at Baltimore, Maryland on May 19, 1865. This series includes two photocopied letters, the first being one that he wrote to his first wife, Juliette Beebe while a POW at Andersonville, GA. The second letter is written to the Pension Officer at Kalamazoo, Michigan, proving that Clark did indeed fight in the Civil War.

Also included are two original photos, one of Major Russel T. Darrow of the 2nd Calvary, Company M, inscribed “Yours Truly”. The other is of Captain Pierce, possibly , Captain Byron R. Pierce, Company “K”, 3rd Regiment, or Lieut. Col. Edward Pierce. Its origin is unknown.

No association between the 3 men is currently known.