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Notice descriptive Charles Salyer Clapp fonds [textual record]
Date :1893.Référence :R11264-0-8-E, MG29-E103Genre de documents :Documents textuelsTrouvé dans :Archives / Collections et fondsNo d'identification :101502Date(s) :1893.Lieu de création :SaskatchewanÉtendue :0.9 cm of textual records (38 p.).Langue du document :anglaisPortée et contenu :Fonds consists of a handwritten reminiscence of Clapp's service with "A" Company of the Midland Battalion during the Northwest Rebellion in 1885, recounting incidents during the train journey west, including the passage of the gaps in the railway around Lake Superior. There are also descriptions of the forced march of "A" and "C" Companies of the Battalion from Swift Current to Saskatchewan Landing and the descent of the South Saskatchewan River by the steamer Northcote. The manuscript ends with an account by Clapp of the Battle of Batoche. Original, 38 pages.Provenance :Biographie/Histoire administrative :Clapp, Charles Salyer, 1864-1931 : Charles S. Clapp, the son of Phillip Clapp (1827-1882) and Sarah Van Tassell (1832-1925) was a resident of Belleville, Ont. A baker by occupation, he also served in the local militia unit from 1880 to 1902 in the 15th Battalion. During the Northwest Rebellion, Clapp served from March to July 1885, with "A" Company of the Midland Battalion, a composite unit commanded by Lt. Col. A.T.H. Williams.
"A" and "C" Companies of the Midland Battalion descended the South Saskatchewan River in the steamer Northcote from Saskatchewan Landing to near Fish Creek to reinforce General Middleton's brigade prior to the march on Batoche. Clapp saw action at the Battle of Batoche and his unit subsequently participated in the relief of Prince Albert.Information additionnelle :Note générale :Received in 1980 from Mrs. William Nightingale of Belleville, Ont.Vedette-matière :- Canada. Militia - Diaries, 1885
- Railroad travel - Canada, 1893
- Lake Superior - Description and travel, 1893
- Canada - Militia, 1893
- Northcote (Ship) - Travel, 1893
- Swift Current (B.C.) - Description and travel, 1893
- South Saskatchewan River - Description and travel, 1893
- Canada. Militia - Drill and tactics, 1893
- Saskatchewan Landing - Description and travel, 1893
- Riel Rebellion, 1885
- Rébellion de Riel, 1885
- Canada. Militia. "A" Company. Midland Battalion
Source :PrivéAncien no de référence archivistique :MG29-E103 -
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