James Alexander Streams papers

James Alexander Streams fought for three years with Company A of the Sixty-First Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, which recruited its members from Indiana County. This collection contains 41 letters, most of which were received by Streams while he was fighting with the Union Army. They include information about life on the home front during the war, accounts of fellow soldiers' experiences, and details about the post-war life of members of the Streams family.