HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG1617.AM: Ira A. Giffin, 1873-1898
Paper: 1898
Valparaiso, Saunders County, Nebraska: Soldier
Size: One item
BACKGROUND NOTE
A native of Saunders County, Nebraska, Ira A. Giffin served with Company E, 1st Nebraska Regiment of Volunteers. A victim of typhoid fever, Giffin died at Manila, Philippines Island on October 20, 1898.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one item, an auction notice from 1898. This notice lists all of the personal effects of Privates Ira A. Giffin and Earl W. Osterhout, 1st Nebraska soldiers, who were victims of typhoid fever while serving in Manila, Philippine Islands, during the Spanish-American War.
INVENTORY
Auction notice, 1898 (PDF)
Subject headings:
Giffin, Ira A., 1873-1898
Osterhout, Earl W., 1869-1898
Soldiers — Nebraska
Spanish-American War, 1898
AIP/ksa 03-1994
Revised TMM 06-15-2020
Accession Number: 1994.0117
