"Sacia History", a biographical sketch of Harmon Van Slyke Sacia and Cordelia Sophia Packard Sacia of the Town of Holland, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Collection — Box: MISC 63, Folder: 14

Identifier: MISC MSS 306

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Abstract

Copy of "Sacia History", a biographical sketch of Harmon Van Slyke Sacia and Cordelia Sophia Packard Sacia of the Town of Holland, La Crosse County, Wis., 1936-1939 by his great-grandchild. This typed transcript forms part of the U. S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. The original transcript is housed as part of the Library of Congress' Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-1939 and is titled simply Sacia History.

Neither Harmon V. nor Cordelia Sacia were interviewed for this information.

Dates

1936-1939

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Biographical

This brief narrative follows the adult life of Harman Van Slyke Sacia from the time he left Schenectady, New York, in 1834, to travel west to Wisconsin. Sacia married Cordelia Sophia Packard of Milwaukee on June 23, 1841. After their marriage they lived in various parts of Wisconsin. In the 1840s, Sacia left his wife and family back in Wisconsin to pusue the promise of gold in California.

Sacia, however found no riches and soon after began to make his way back to Wisconsin. On his return journey, Sacia met Brigham Young, the leader of the early Mormon Church, near Salt Lake in Utah. After returning to his family in Wisconsin, Sacia also fought in the Civil War as a member of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company "I", which served Union Army and had "Old Abe," the bald eagle as its mascot. Sacia was however, captured by the enemy at the Battle of Farmington, Mississippi, on May 9, 1862, and spent the duration of the war as a POW at Andersonville Camp in Georgia. Sacia died in 1893.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

The original is held by the Library of Congress and is a part of the Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-1939

Subjects

Related Names

Source

Federal Writers' Project (Organization)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: "Sacia History", a biographical sketch of Harmon Van Slyke Sacia and Cordelia Sophia Packard Sacia of the Town of Holland, La Crosse County, Wis. ca. 1936-1939
Status: Completed
Author: Hannah L Weber
Date: 2016 April
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English