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In 1878, Congress selected Dr. Chaillé to study the great yellow fever epidemic, and he later sat on the Havana Yellow Fever Commission. Dr. Chaillé also contributed significantly to medical literature. Among these contributions was his formulation of infant developmental standards in 1887. From 1885 until his retirement in 1908, Dr. Chaillé served as the dean of Tulane's medical school. Dr. Stanford E. Chaillé died in 1911. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Stanford E. Chaillé was born on July 9, 1830, in Natchez, Mississippi, the descendant of several patriots of the Revolutionary War. Educated by private tutors until his mother's death, Chaillé eventually graduated from Phillips' Academy in South Andover, Massachusetts, in 1847. Chaillé then received an A. B. (bachelor's degree) in 1851 from Harvard College and later earned his medical degree from the Medical Department of the University of Louisiana (now Tulane) in 1853. Chaillé later returned to Harvard College and received an A. M. (master's degree) in 1854. On February 23, 1857, Dr. Chaillé married Laura E. Montfort. The union produced one child, Mary Laura Chaillé. Laura E. Montfort died on August 18, 1858. Before the American Civil War, Dr. Chaillé worked as a resident student in the New Orleans Charity Hospital and then served as a resident physician at the United States Marine Hospital and at the Circus Street Infirmary. ","During the war, Dr. Chaillé rose from being a private in the New Orleans Light Horse Brigade to acting Confederate Surgeon General of Louisiana in 1862. In May, 1862, Dr. Chaillé became the surgeon and medical inspector of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. In July of 1863, Dr. Chaillé took the post of surgeon-in-charge of the Fairground Hospital #2 in Atlanta, Georgia, then transferred to Okmulgee Hospital in Macon, Georgia in December, 1863. While in Georgia, Dr. Chaillé met, and later married, Mary Louisa Napier. ","After the Civil War, Dr. Chaillé lectured and demonstrated anatomy and obstetrics in New Orleans. In 1878, Congress selected Dr. Chaillé to study the great yellow fever epidemic, and he later sat on the Havana Yellow Fever Commission. Dr. Chaillé also contributed significantly to medical literature. Among these contributions was his formulation of infant developmental standards in 1887. From 1885 until his retirement in 1908, Dr. Chaillé served as the dean of Tulane's medical school. Dr. Stanford E. Chaillé died in 1911. "],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Stanford E. Chaillé Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Stanford E. Chaillé Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Stanford E. Chaillé Collection, Ms2008-031, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Stanford E. Chaillé Collection, Ms2008-031, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Stanford E. 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Several documents relate to Dr. Chaillé's position as dean of the Tulane Medical School, such as a notable graduation speech welcoming Confederate leader Jefferson Davis. Dr. Chaillé's interest in genealogical research also appears in letters and documents. In one genealogical sketch, Dr. Chaillé traces his family tree to France where it was \"very Catholic\" before 1540.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Stanford E. Chaillé Collection consists of letters, government-issued documents, printed material, and two photo albums containing thirty-six photos. Those pictured in photos include: Dr. Chaillé, Laura Chaillé, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Layton M. D. P., and other friends. Materials date from shortly before the American Civil War to the decades following southern Reconstruction. Salient topics are the occupation of New Orleans by the Union during the Civil War, postwar government elections, the great yellow fever epidemic, and Dr. Chaillé's long career and accolades. Several documents relate to Dr. Chaillé's position as dean of the Tulane Medical School, such as a notable graduation speech welcoming Confederate leader Jefferson Davis. Dr. Chaillé's interest in genealogical research also appears in letters and documents. In one genealogical sketch, Dr. Chaillé traces his family tree to France where it was \"very Catholic\" before 1540."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_4456f47d356b0a473969818dfd1d623c\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of letters, government issued documents, printed material, and two photo albums of Dr. Stanford E. Chaillé, Confederate surgeon during the American Civil War and dean of Tulane University's medical school. Significant topics include the Union occupation of New Orleans, postwar elections, Dr. Chaillé's medical career, and Chaillé genealogy. Materials cover the period shortly before the Civil War to the early twentieth century, and deal mostly with New Orleans.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection consists of letters, government issued documents, printed material, and two photo albums of Dr. Stanford E. Chaillé, Confederate surgeon during the American Civil War and dean of Tulane University's medical school. Significant topics include the Union occupation of New Orleans, postwar elections, Dr. Chaillé's medical career, and Chaillé genealogy. 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He married Elizabeth Wyatt on August 6, 1829. They had eight children: Thomas, Lycurgus, Eli, Martha, Sarah, Caroline, Adoline, and Virginia. Stanford died November 1, 1889. He has a tombstone at Sumach, Georgia that read,  Here lies Nehemiah Stanford. Born June 6, 1805; died November 1, 1889. Grandson of two noblemen who fought in the Revolutionary War, and were always true to their country. He was a strict adherent to their faith, and always voted the Democratic ticket.","Lycurgus L. Stanford  was born December 10, 1831 in Putnam County, Georgia. He married Maggie Henry in December 1854. They had two children John and William. Educated at Maryville College in Tennessee, Stanford taught mathematics at Milltown Seminary in Alabama. After the death of the principal, he was made Principal of that institution, a position he held until 1857 when he became President of Hamilton Female College. He resigned in 1858 after the death of his wife. Stanford went back to college and graduated with a law degree from Cumberland University in December 1858. He married Margaret Passmore in June 1859.","At the start of the American Civil War he enlisted in Company B, 3rd Georgia Calvary. He was captured in the battle of Resaca on May 14, 1864 and imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie. He returned home to Georgia in July 1865 to find that his second wife had died in 1862, they had two children Margaret and Eldon. ","He married Marietta Walker October 1865; they had two children Lycurgus and Etta. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in December 1867. He also served in the state General Assembly in 1877 and 1880. He married Elizabeth Walker in 1882, they had one child James Leland. Lycurgus Stanford died October 5, 1917.","Eli Stanford  was born in 1835 in Putnam County, Georgia. He married Tennessee Blair and they had five children: Edgar Rembert, James Nehemiah, Milma Herline, Mollie Elizabeth Stanford, and Tennessee Leola Stanford. He enlisted in Company A of the 37th Georgia Infantry in May 1861 at Spring Place, Georgia. He survived the war and helped purchase land for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1899. Eli was buried in the Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in Spring Place, Georgia.","The guide to the Stanford Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Stanford Family Papers was completed in January 2009.","The collection consists of the correspondence of members of the Stanford family. The bulk of the letters were sent to or by Lycurgus L. Stanford, his brother Eli, and his father Nehemiah. The letters date from 1858 through 1876. 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The remaining letters date from the post-war period and relate mainly to Lycurgus Stanford's service as a representative of Georgia. The collection also includes court documents from a case relating to the hire of an African-American boy named Sam in 1878 as well as a brief biographical sketch of Lycurgus L. Stanford published in 1881.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection consists of the correspondence of members of the Stanford family. The bulk of the letters were sent to or by Lycurgus L. Stanford, his brother Eli, and his father Nehemiah. The letters date from 1858 through 1876. Pre-war letters include a letter from Nehemiah to Lycurgus Stanford that includes a  Receipt for Consumption.","Many letters date from Lycurgus and Eli Stanford's time serving in the American Civil War. In these letters members of the family discuss the events of the war and express their belief in the Southern cause. 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Many of the letters date from Lycurgus and Eli Stanford's time serving in the American Civil War. Eli Stanford served as a member of Company A, 37th Georgia Infantry. Lycurgus Stanford served in Company B, 3rd Georgia Calvary; he was captured in the Battle of Resaca and imprisoned at Johnson's Island until July 1865. After the War, Lycurgus Stanford served as a Georgia delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1867 and later served in the state General Assembly.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains correspondence of members of the Stanford family of Putnam County, Georgia. The majority of the collection consists of letter to and from Nehemiah Stanford and his two sons, Lycurgus and Eli. Many of the letters date from Lycurgus and Eli Stanford's time serving in the American Civil War. Eli Stanford served as a member of Company A, 37th Georgia Infantry. Lycurgus Stanford served in Company B, 3rd Georgia Calvary; he was captured in the Battle of Resaca and imprisoned at Johnson's Island until July 1865. 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He married Elizabeth Wyatt on August 6, 1829. They had eight children: Thomas, Lycurgus, Eli, Martha, Sarah, Caroline, Adoline, and Virginia. Stanford died November 1, 1889. He has a tombstone at Sumach, Georgia that read,  Here lies Nehemiah Stanford. Born June 6, 1805; died November 1, 1889. Grandson of two noblemen who fought in the Revolutionary War, and were always true to their country. He was a strict adherent to their faith, and always voted the Democratic ticket.","Lycurgus L. Stanford  was born December 10, 1831 in Putnam County, Georgia. He married Maggie Henry in December 1854. They had two children John and William. Educated at Maryville College in Tennessee, Stanford taught mathematics at Milltown Seminary in Alabama. After the death of the principal, he was made Principal of that institution, a position he held until 1857 when he became President of Hamilton Female College. He resigned in 1858 after the death of his wife. Stanford went back to college and graduated with a law degree from Cumberland University in December 1858. He married Margaret Passmore in June 1859.","At the start of the American Civil War he enlisted in Company B, 3rd Georgia Calvary. He was captured in the battle of Resaca on May 14, 1864 and imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie. He returned home to Georgia in July 1865 to find that his second wife had died in 1862, they had two children Margaret and Eldon. ","He married Marietta Walker October 1865; they had two children Lycurgus and Etta. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in December 1867. He also served in the state General Assembly in 1877 and 1880. He married Elizabeth Walker in 1882, they had one child James Leland. Lycurgus Stanford died October 5, 1917.","Eli Stanford  was born in 1835 in Putnam County, Georgia. He married Tennessee Blair and they had five children: Edgar Rembert, James Nehemiah, Milma Herline, Mollie Elizabeth Stanford, and Tennessee Leola Stanford. He enlisted in Company A of the 37th Georgia Infantry in May 1861 at Spring Place, Georgia. He survived the war and helped purchase land for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1899. Eli was buried in the Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in Spring Place, Georgia.","The guide to the Stanford Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Stanford Family Papers was completed in January 2009.","The collection consists of the correspondence of members of the Stanford family. The bulk of the letters were sent to or by Lycurgus L. Stanford, his brother Eli, and his father Nehemiah. The letters date from 1858 through 1876. 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He landed in Salem, Massachusetts, and settled in nearby Watertown, where he became a town selectman. Most of the materials are concerned with the 7th Isaac Stearns (1790-1879), and his extended family and descendants. This branch of the Stearns family remained in or near Mansfield, Massachusetts, for 300 years, or seven generations, and saved thousands of papers concerning most of the family members. Materials related to their history were later edited and transcribed by Stuart H. Buck, great-grandson of the 7th Isaac, of Lynchburg, Virginia.","The guide to the Stearns Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Stearns Family Papers was completed in 1989.","The Stearns Family Papers consist of photocopies of transcripts and originals of correspondence, diaries, official documents, writings, and other genealogical documents (1714-1920) of the Stearns family. Several essays describing the genealogy of the family precede the transcripts of the family papers. An index to the transcripts is included. Included in the papers are the extensive American Civil War correspondence of Orange Scott Stearns (1835-1870) of the 29th Massachusetts Regiment, to his family, and the Civil War papers of Isaac Holden Stearns (1825-1897), a surgeon in the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry. The papers also include the poems of Sally Stearns (1804-1890), copies of the papers of Samuel Crocker Lovell (1840-?), and essays on the genealogy of the Stearns and other related families by Stuart H. Buck. Essays concerning specific family members are organized after the index, followed by information on Samuel Crocker Lovell, John Lee Holt, and Erie L. Ditty, Civil War soldiers.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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Soon thereafter, he writes of being transferred to the front at Fort Fisher, Virginia, and briefly describes his route and the ship on which he travels. Kelsey comments daily on the weather and activities in camp, noting weather conditions, proximity to the enemy, and nearby shelling and firing, and notes his battery's transfer to Fort Samson, then to Fort McGilvory. He frequently mentions the tasks he is assigned, particularly building quarters at the fort. He reports on soldiers executed for desertion and bounty-jumping, trading between the lines, seeing Confederate prisoners and deserters, and cheering along the lines in response to war news. He describes at length the Battle of Fort Stedman on March 25 and its aftermath: \"[L]ook in any direction and you see signs of the recent struggle knapsacks haversakcs canteens guns and equipment all kinds of clothing shot shell dead \u0026 wounded are scattered everywhere.\" He reports on the Confederate abandonment of Petersburg a few days later and on being in the first artillery battery to enter the city. He relays news of Lee's surrender and the resulting celebration, of Lincoln's assassination (\"I am now one of the souths bitterest enemies\"), Jefferson Davis's capture, and John Wilkes Booth's death. In early May, Kelsey chronicles his battery's move to northern Virginia. The entries conclude with Kelsey's discharge on May 30, 1865. 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Kelsey, son of Truman and Laura Olin Kelsey, was born in Great Valley (Cattaraugus County), New York on January 6, 1848. According to the biographical notes in this collection, Kelsey had been placed under the guardianship of his older brother Kathalo following the 1856 death their mother, and Kathalo is likely the \"R. Kelsey\" in whose Great Valley home the 1860 census records Stephen as a resident. On May 30, 1862, at the age of 15, Kelsey enlisted as a private in Battery I, 5th United States Artillery. (His enlistment record lists his occupation simply as \"laborer.\") A note in Kelsey's diary states that he was wounded by a sharpshooter during the seige of Petersburg, Virginia on May 15, 1864. He remained with the 5th U. S. Artillery through the end of the war. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe 1870 federal census lists a 22-year-old native of New York named S. R. Kelsey living in Centropolis (Franklin County), Kansas, and employed as a blacksmith. On August 27 of that year, Kelsey married Lizzie/Elizabeth Reed (1850-1917) in Franklin County. Their first child, Albert R. Kelsey, was born October 5. The 1875 Kansas state census shows Lizzie Kelsey living in the Franklin County home of her parents, together with two Kelsey children. A third Kelsey child would be born in Franklin County that same year. By 1876, however, the family had apparently moved to Huron County, Michigan, where their youngest child, Anna, was born the following year. No further record of Stephen R. Kelsey could be found. In the 1880 census, Lizzie Kelsey, 30, appears as a married domestic servant living in the Ottowa (Franklin County), Kansas home of Isaac and Elizabeth Hetrick; her children, meanwhile, seem to have been adopted by other families. Elizabeth Kelsey married Philander Fletcher Lutton in Franklin County, Kansas on March 16, 1884; the couple had one child. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Stephen R. 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On August 27 of that year, Kelsey married Lizzie/Elizabeth Reed (1850-1917) in Franklin County. Their first child, Albert R. Kelsey, was born October 5. The 1875 Kansas state census shows Lizzie Kelsey living in the Franklin County home of her parents, together with two Kelsey children. A third Kelsey child would be born in Franklin County that same year. By 1876, however, the family had apparently moved to Huron County, Michigan, where their youngest child, Anna, was born the following year. No further record of Stephen R. Kelsey could be found. In the 1880 census, Lizzie Kelsey, 30, appears as a married domestic servant living in the Ottowa (Franklin County), Kansas home of Isaac and Elizabeth Hetrick; her children, meanwhile, seem to have been adopted by other families. Elizabeth Kelsey married Philander Fletcher Lutton in Franklin County, Kansas on March 16, 1884; the couple had one child. "],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Stephen R. 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The diary entries commence on January 1, 1865, with Kelsey apparently writing from the general hospital at Troy [New York]. Soon thereafter, he writes of being transferred to the front at Fort Fisher, Virginia, and briefly describes his route and the ship on which he travels. Kelsey comments daily on the weather and activities in camp, noting weather conditions, proximity to the enemy, and nearby shelling and firing, and notes his battery's transfer to Fort Samson, then to Fort McGilvory. He frequently mentions the tasks he is assigned, particularly building quarters at the fort. He reports on soldiers executed for desertion and bounty-jumping, trading between the lines, seeing Confederate prisoners and deserters, and cheering along the lines in response to war news. He describes at length the Battle of Fort Stedman on March 25 and its aftermath: \"[L]ook in any direction and you see signs of the recent struggle knapsacks haversakcs canteens guns and equipment all kinds of clothing shot shell dead \u0026amp; wounded are scattered everywhere.\" He reports on the Confederate abandonment of Petersburg a few days later and on being in the first artillery battery to enter the city. He relays news of Lee's surrender and the resulting celebration, of Lincoln's assassination (\"I am now one of the souths bitterest enemies\"), Jefferson Davis's capture, and John Wilkes Booth's death. In early May, Kelsey chronicles his battery's move to northern Virginia. The entries conclude with Kelsey's discharge on May 30, 1865. Also included in the collection is a two-page, typescript essay by Kelsey's nephew, Ernest Flint Kelsey, providing further information on Kelsey's military service and commentary on the diary's contents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains a diary maintained by Stephen R. Kelsey, a private in Company I, 5th United States Artillery during the American Civil War. The diary entries commence on January 1, 1865, with Kelsey apparently writing from the general hospital at Troy [New York]. Soon thereafter, he writes of being transferred to the front at Fort Fisher, Virginia, and briefly describes his route and the ship on which he travels. Kelsey comments daily on the weather and activities in camp, noting weather conditions, proximity to the enemy, and nearby shelling and firing, and notes his battery's transfer to Fort Samson, then to Fort McGilvory. He frequently mentions the tasks he is assigned, particularly building quarters at the fort. He reports on soldiers executed for desertion and bounty-jumping, trading between the lines, seeing Confederate prisoners and deserters, and cheering along the lines in response to war news. He describes at length the Battle of Fort Stedman on March 25 and its aftermath: \"[L]ook in any direction and you see signs of the recent struggle knapsacks haversakcs canteens guns and equipment all kinds of clothing shot shell dead \u0026 wounded are scattered everywhere.\" He reports on the Confederate abandonment of Petersburg a few days later and on being in the first artillery battery to enter the city. He relays news of Lee's surrender and the resulting celebration, of Lincoln's assassination (\"I am now one of the souths bitterest enemies\"), Jefferson Davis's capture, and John Wilkes Booth's death. In early May, Kelsey chronicles his battery's move to northern Virginia. The entries conclude with Kelsey's discharge on May 30, 1865. Also included in the collection is a two-page, typescript essay by Kelsey's nephew, Ernest Flint Kelsey, providing further information on Kelsey's military service and commentary on the diary's contents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_21aaa56c3240df7129b5e3005ad1cf2a\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eDiary maintained by Stephen R. Kelsey between January and May, 1865, while in New York and Virginia with Battery I, 5th U. S. Artillery, during the American Civil War, with entries discussing  the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the capture of Jefferson Davis. Accompanied by a typescript biographical essay by Ernest Flint Kelsey, Stephen Kelsey's nephew, commenting on his uncle's military service.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Diary maintained by Stephen R. 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In 1861, he moved with his family to the area of Wheatland (Clinton County), Iowa. On December 29, 1873, he married Roxanna Virginia Rundall. Daughter of Shadrach and Rhoda Nettleton Rundall, Roxanna (\"Roxie\") was born in Wheatland on March 25, 1856. The Bumbargers had eight children: Walter J. (1875-1954); Nellie C.  (1878-1941); Harry E. (1880-1962); Lucy N. (1882-1966); Wesley G. (1885-1975); Emma M. (1887-1970); Elsie (1890); and George A. (1891-1892). The 1880 federal census lists the Bumbargers as farmers, residing in Warren County, Iowa. George E. Bumbarger died in St. Charles (Madison County), Iowa, on January 29, 1892; Roxana Rundall Bumbarger, on September 3, 1942. Both were buried in St. Charles Cemetery. ","Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger, oldest daughter of George E. and Roxanna Rundall, was born in St. Charles (Madison County), Iowa, on September 12, 1878. In 1898, she married John Madison Strawn. Born on November 23, 1872, John was the son of Levi and Catherine Ullom Strawn. In the 1900 federal census, the Bumbargers are listed as farmers in Warren County, Iowa. They continued to live in Warren County as late as 1930. Nellie Bumbarger Strawn died in St. Charles on June 10, 1941; John, on February 8, 1961. both were buried in St. Charles Cemetery. ","The guide to the Strawn Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing and description of the Strawn Family Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023.","This collection contains papers of the Strawn and Bumbarger families of New Virginia and St. Charles, Iowa, with additional letters written from locations in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. The majority of the collection consists of 11 letters written among the extended family. ","Included among these are three 1891 letters from G. E. Bumbarger (written from Hutchinson, Kansas; Pueblo, Colorado; and Colorado Springs, Colorado) to his wife Roxie (Roxanna Virginia Rundall Bumbarger). Bumbarger describes the scenery and discusses in more detail local salt mines, ice-making plants, the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, and hotel rates. ","Also included is an 1891 letter, supposedly written to Roxanna Bumbarger by \"sister All\" (probably sister-in-law Sarah Alice Bumbarger Ewing). The family correspondence also includes five letters received by Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger Strawn (daughter of George and Roxie): one from her husband, John Madison Strawn, written in 1906 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, discussing the relocation of a saloon and hotel and the hauling of freight; one from her mother, discussing church news, the corn crop, and recent deaths; one from cousin Rhoda (probably Rhoda Elvira McCuddin Houlette), discussing the melon crop, canning, and whooping cough; and two from her sister-in-law, Effie Jane Strawn Shutt, including general family news and a dinner invitation. Also included is an 1894 letter from W. J. B. [Walter Jacob Bumbarger] of St. Charles, Iowa, likely written to his sister Nellie. Completing the Strawn family correspondence is a 1905 newspaper clipping containing a letter to the editor, written by Levi Strawn at  Worland, Wyoming, discussing the scenery, crops, and a large Wyoming irrigation project. ","In addition to the Strawn/Bumbarger correspondence, the collection contains three letters written to J. A. Cravens (Indiana Representative James Addison Cravens) during the American Civil War: Writing from New Albany [Indiana] on August 14, 1862, William V. Daniels thanks Cravens for the position of chaplain and endorses Dr. Shields for the position of hospital physician. J. V. Kelso [James V. Kelso, 38th Indiana Infantry] writes from camp near Bowling Green, Kentucky, on November 6, 1862, with a lengthy request for assistance in obtaining a military appointment and shares in detail his views on politics, Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and \"contrabands.\" In his letter of  December 28, 1863, C. T. Delling [Christian T. Delling], a merchant of  Cynthiana, Kentucky, writes of Cravens' proposed bill to provide relief to Kentucky residents who sustained losses during the raid of John Hunt Morgan and recounts at length his experiences in relocating his store's stock. ","The collection also contains a marriage certificate for John Strawn and Nellie Bumbarger; a 1942 Montgomery, Alabama, Chamber of Commerce newsletter featuring a story about the wartime conservation committee headed by Calvin Hardin; and two pages of biographical notes on the Roxanna Bumbarger family. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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The family correspondence also includes five letters received by Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger Strawn (daughter of George and Roxie): one from her husband, John Madison Strawn, written in 1906 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, discussing the relocation of a saloon and hotel and the hauling of freight; one from her mother, discussing church news, the corn crop, and recent deaths; one from cousin Rhoda (probably Rhoda Elvira McCuddin Houlette), discussing the melon crop, canning, and whooping cough; and two from her sister-in-law, Effie Jane Strawn Shutt, including general family news and a dinner invitation. Also included is an 1894 letter from W. J. B. [Walter Jacob Bumbarger] of St. Charles, Iowa, likely written to his sister Nellie. 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Delling [Christian T. Delling], a merchant of  Cynthiana, Kentucky, writes of Cravens' proposed bill to provide relief to Kentucky residents who sustained losses during the raid of John Hunt Morgan and recounts at length his experiences in relocating his store's stock. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains a marriage certificate for John Strawn and Nellie Bumbarger; a 1942 Montgomery, Alabama, Chamber of Commerce newsletter featuring a story about the wartime conservation committee headed by Calvin Hardin; and two pages of biographical notes on the Roxanna Bumbarger family. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains papers of the Strawn and Bumbarger families of New Virginia and St. Charles, Iowa, with additional letters written from locations in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. The majority of the collection consists of 11 letters written among the extended family. ","Included among these are three 1891 letters from G. E. Bumbarger (written from Hutchinson, Kansas; Pueblo, Colorado; and Colorado Springs, Colorado) to his wife Roxie (Roxanna Virginia Rundall Bumbarger). Bumbarger describes the scenery and discusses in more detail local salt mines, ice-making plants, the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, and hotel rates. ","Also included is an 1891 letter, supposedly written to Roxanna Bumbarger by \"sister All\" (probably sister-in-law Sarah Alice Bumbarger Ewing). The family correspondence also includes five letters received by Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger Strawn (daughter of George and Roxie): one from her husband, John Madison Strawn, written in 1906 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, discussing the relocation of a saloon and hotel and the hauling of freight; one from her mother, discussing church news, the corn crop, and recent deaths; one from cousin Rhoda (probably Rhoda Elvira McCuddin Houlette), discussing the melon crop, canning, and whooping cough; and two from her sister-in-law, Effie Jane Strawn Shutt, including general family news and a dinner invitation. Also included is an 1894 letter from W. J. B. [Walter Jacob Bumbarger] of St. Charles, Iowa, likely written to his sister Nellie. Completing the Strawn family correspondence is a 1905 newspaper clipping containing a letter to the editor, written by Levi Strawn at  Worland, Wyoming, discussing the scenery, crops, and a large Wyoming irrigation project. ","In addition to the Strawn/Bumbarger correspondence, the collection contains three letters written to J. A. Cravens (Indiana Representative James Addison Cravens) during the American Civil War: Writing from New Albany [Indiana] on August 14, 1862, William V. Daniels thanks Cravens for the position of chaplain and endorses Dr. Shields for the position of hospital physician. J. V. Kelso [James V. Kelso, 38th Indiana Infantry] writes from camp near Bowling Green, Kentucky, on November 6, 1862, with a lengthy request for assistance in obtaining a military appointment and shares in detail his views on politics, Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and \"contrabands.\" In his letter of  December 28, 1863, C. T. Delling [Christian T. Delling], a merchant of  Cynthiana, Kentucky, writes of Cravens' proposed bill to provide relief to Kentucky residents who sustained losses during the raid of John Hunt Morgan and recounts at length his experiences in relocating his store's stock. ","The collection also contains a marriage certificate for John Strawn and Nellie Bumbarger; a 1942 Montgomery, Alabama, Chamber of Commerce newsletter featuring a story about the wartime conservation committee headed by Calvin Hardin; and two pages of biographical notes on the Roxanna Bumbarger family. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_409347a6f8e67ca34e063492ed5d348f\"\u003ePapers (consisting largely of correspondence) of the extended Strawn and Bumbarger families of Madison County, Iowa, with letters written from Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers (consisting largely of correspondence) of the extended Strawn and Bumbarger families of Madison County, Iowa, with letters written from Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Strawn family"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"famname_ssim":["Strawn family"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T23:31:44.096Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1961","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1961","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1961","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1961","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1961.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Strawn Family Papers","title_ssm":["Strawn Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Strawn Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1862-1942"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1862-1942"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1994.006"],"text":["Ms.1994.006","Strawn Family Papers","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","Civil War","The materials in the collection are in English.","George Everett Bumbarger, son of Jacob and Lucy Packard Foster Werner Bumbarger, was born in Lithopolis, Ohio, on December 20, 1850. In 1861, he moved with his family to the area of Wheatland (Clinton County), Iowa. On December 29, 1873, he married Roxanna Virginia Rundall. Daughter of Shadrach and Rhoda Nettleton Rundall, Roxanna (\"Roxie\") was born in Wheatland on March 25, 1856. The Bumbargers had eight children: Walter J. (1875-1954); Nellie C.  (1878-1941); Harry E. (1880-1962); Lucy N. (1882-1966); Wesley G. (1885-1975); Emma M. (1887-1970); Elsie (1890); and George A. (1891-1892). The 1880 federal census lists the Bumbargers as farmers, residing in Warren County, Iowa. George E. Bumbarger died in St. Charles (Madison County), Iowa, on January 29, 1892; Roxana Rundall Bumbarger, on September 3, 1942. Both were buried in St. Charles Cemetery. ","Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger, oldest daughter of George E. and Roxanna Rundall, was born in St. Charles (Madison County), Iowa, on September 12, 1878. In 1898, she married John Madison Strawn. Born on November 23, 1872, John was the son of Levi and Catherine Ullom Strawn. In the 1900 federal census, the Bumbargers are listed as farmers in Warren County, Iowa. They continued to live in Warren County as late as 1930. Nellie Bumbarger Strawn died in St. Charles on June 10, 1941; John, on February 8, 1961. both were buried in St. Charles Cemetery. ","The guide to the Strawn Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing and description of the Strawn Family Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023.","This collection contains papers of the Strawn and Bumbarger families of New Virginia and St. Charles, Iowa, with additional letters written from locations in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. The majority of the collection consists of 11 letters written among the extended family. ","Included among these are three 1891 letters from G. E. Bumbarger (written from Hutchinson, Kansas; Pueblo, Colorado; and Colorado Springs, Colorado) to his wife Roxie (Roxanna Virginia Rundall Bumbarger). Bumbarger describes the scenery and discusses in more detail local salt mines, ice-making plants, the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, and hotel rates. ","Also included is an 1891 letter, supposedly written to Roxanna Bumbarger by \"sister All\" (probably sister-in-law Sarah Alice Bumbarger Ewing). The family correspondence also includes five letters received by Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger Strawn (daughter of George and Roxie): one from her husband, John Madison Strawn, written in 1906 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, discussing the relocation of a saloon and hotel and the hauling of freight; one from her mother, discussing church news, the corn crop, and recent deaths; one from cousin Rhoda (probably Rhoda Elvira McCuddin Houlette), discussing the melon crop, canning, and whooping cough; and two from her sister-in-law, Effie Jane Strawn Shutt, including general family news and a dinner invitation. Also included is an 1894 letter from W. J. B. [Walter Jacob Bumbarger] of St. Charles, Iowa, likely written to his sister Nellie. Completing the Strawn family correspondence is a 1905 newspaper clipping containing a letter to the editor, written by Levi Strawn at  Worland, Wyoming, discussing the scenery, crops, and a large Wyoming irrigation project. ","In addition to the Strawn/Bumbarger correspondence, the collection contains three letters written to J. A. Cravens (Indiana Representative James Addison Cravens) during the American Civil War: Writing from New Albany [Indiana] on August 14, 1862, William V. Daniels thanks Cravens for the position of chaplain and endorses Dr. Shields for the position of hospital physician. J. V. Kelso [James V. Kelso, 38th Indiana Infantry] writes from camp near Bowling Green, Kentucky, on November 6, 1862, with a lengthy request for assistance in obtaining a military appointment and shares in detail his views on politics, Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and \"contrabands.\" In his letter of  December 28, 1863, C. T. Delling [Christian T. Delling], a merchant of  Cynthiana, Kentucky, writes of Cravens' proposed bill to provide relief to Kentucky residents who sustained losses during the raid of John Hunt Morgan and recounts at length his experiences in relocating his store's stock. 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"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Strawn Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Strawn Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Strawn Family Papers, Ms1994-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Strawn Family Papers, Ms1994-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing and description of the Strawn Family Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing and description of the Strawn Family Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains papers of the Strawn and Bumbarger families of New Virginia and St. Charles, Iowa, with additional letters written from locations in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. 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The family correspondence also includes five letters received by Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger Strawn (daughter of George and Roxie): one from her husband, John Madison Strawn, written in 1906 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, discussing the relocation of a saloon and hotel and the hauling of freight; one from her mother, discussing church news, the corn crop, and recent deaths; one from cousin Rhoda (probably Rhoda Elvira McCuddin Houlette), discussing the melon crop, canning, and whooping cough; and two from her sister-in-law, Effie Jane Strawn Shutt, including general family news and a dinner invitation. Also included is an 1894 letter from W. J. B. [Walter Jacob Bumbarger] of St. Charles, Iowa, likely written to his sister Nellie. 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Delling [Christian T. Delling], a merchant of  Cynthiana, Kentucky, writes of Cravens' proposed bill to provide relief to Kentucky residents who sustained losses during the raid of John Hunt Morgan and recounts at length his experiences in relocating his store's stock. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains a marriage certificate for John Strawn and Nellie Bumbarger; a 1942 Montgomery, Alabama, Chamber of Commerce newsletter featuring a story about the wartime conservation committee headed by Calvin Hardin; and two pages of biographical notes on the Roxanna Bumbarger family. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains papers of the Strawn and Bumbarger families of New Virginia and St. Charles, Iowa, with additional letters written from locations in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming. The majority of the collection consists of 11 letters written among the extended family. ","Included among these are three 1891 letters from G. E. Bumbarger (written from Hutchinson, Kansas; Pueblo, Colorado; and Colorado Springs, Colorado) to his wife Roxie (Roxanna Virginia Rundall Bumbarger). Bumbarger describes the scenery and discusses in more detail local salt mines, ice-making plants, the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, and hotel rates. ","Also included is an 1891 letter, supposedly written to Roxanna Bumbarger by \"sister All\" (probably sister-in-law Sarah Alice Bumbarger Ewing). The family correspondence also includes five letters received by Nellie Cinderella Bumbarger Strawn (daughter of George and Roxie): one from her husband, John Madison Strawn, written in 1906 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, discussing the relocation of a saloon and hotel and the hauling of freight; one from her mother, discussing church news, the corn crop, and recent deaths; one from cousin Rhoda (probably Rhoda Elvira McCuddin Houlette), discussing the melon crop, canning, and whooping cough; and two from her sister-in-law, Effie Jane Strawn Shutt, including general family news and a dinner invitation. Also included is an 1894 letter from W. J. B. [Walter Jacob Bumbarger] of St. Charles, Iowa, likely written to his sister Nellie. Completing the Strawn family correspondence is a 1905 newspaper clipping containing a letter to the editor, written by Levi Strawn at  Worland, Wyoming, discussing the scenery, crops, and a large Wyoming irrigation project. ","In addition to the Strawn/Bumbarger correspondence, the collection contains three letters written to J. A. Cravens (Indiana Representative James Addison Cravens) during the American Civil War: Writing from New Albany [Indiana] on August 14, 1862, William V. Daniels thanks Cravens for the position of chaplain and endorses Dr. Shields for the position of hospital physician. J. V. Kelso [James V. Kelso, 38th Indiana Infantry] writes from camp near Bowling Green, Kentucky, on November 6, 1862, with a lengthy request for assistance in obtaining a military appointment and shares in detail his views on politics, Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and \"contrabands.\" In his letter of  December 28, 1863, C. T. Delling [Christian T. Delling], a merchant of  Cynthiana, Kentucky, writes of Cravens' proposed bill to provide relief to Kentucky residents who sustained losses during the raid of John Hunt Morgan and recounts at length his experiences in relocating his store's stock. 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He enslaved seven people, including children, according to the 1850 census, and five people in 1860, according to this collection. During the American Civil War, Bernard enlisted in the Confederate Army with the Virginia Volunteers in Company F of the 57th Infantry Regiment on April 19, 1862, and was discharged on May 20, 1862. He also served as the superintendent of Franklin County schools from 1870 to 1872 and as a judge for Franklin County Court from 1879 to 1883. ","Thomas Hill Bernard married Sarah Annie (Sallie) Eudaily or Endaily (1831-1917) in 1852 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and they had several children, including Walter, Arthur, Zadock, William T., James C., and Mary Bernard (1874-1952). ","External Links:","United States Federal Census, 1850-1900.","Wingfield, Marshall.  Franklin County, Virginia, a history,  p. 139. Berryville, Va.: Chesapeake Book Co., 1964.(Call number: F232.F7 W49 SCUA Large)","Salmon, John S., and Emily J. Salmon.  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It is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard. The ledger was published in 1852 as a \"Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory, and Account Book\" in Richmond, Virginia, by J.W. Randolph, a publisher, bookseller, and stationer. There are two advertisements at the beginning of the ledger. After that is a 17-page \"explanation\" that discusses how to run a plantation and how to keep the ledger properly. This also contains a portion about how to treat enslaved people. ","The majority of the book is lined pages with manual entries about farming and other activities starting in 1853 and ending in 1881 for the Big Meadows Plantation with Thomas H. Bernard as manager. Some of the entries were written by his children, including a draft letter to a cousin and information about preaching or attending church. Within the ledger is a receipt of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Franklin County in 1853 by Judith Bernard.","On the first page of the manual entries, page 20, an inventory lists the names, occupations, ages, and \"value\" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The first three were listed as farm laborers and [Banks?] as a blacksmith. Their ages ranged from 28 to 40 and their \"values\" from $200-$400. ","In another entry from 1861 on page 32, Bernard mentions the American Civil War. He wrote, \"The war has started and everyone thinks it won't last a month.\" On the same page is another entry about the war dated 1862, \"I have enlisted in the army of the Confederate States with the VA Volunteers.\" The next page skips to 1871. ","The ledger underwent conservation in 2019 and was rebound. The paper label on the front of the new cover misspells Bernard's last name as \"Brevard.\" The original cover is included in this collection.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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It is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard. The ledger was published in 1852 as a \"Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory, and Account Book\" in Richmond, Virginia, by J.W. Randolph, a publisher, bookseller, and stationer. There are two advertisements at the beginning of the ledger. After that is a 17-page \"explanation\" that discusses how to run a plantation and how to keep the ledger properly. This also contains a portion about how to treat enslaved people. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the book is lined pages with manual entries about farming and other activities starting in 1853 and ending in 1881 for the Big Meadows Plantation with Thomas H. Bernard as manager. Some of the entries were written by his children, including a draft letter to a cousin and information about preaching or attending church. 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He wrote, \"The war has started and everyone thinks it won't last a month.\" On the same page is another entry about the war dated 1862, \"I have enlisted in the army of the Confederate States with the VA Volunteers.\" The next page skips to 1871. ","The ledger underwent conservation in 2019 and was rebound. The paper label on the front of the new cover misspells Bernard's last name as \"Brevard.\" The original cover is included in this collection."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. 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The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and \"value\" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his family, mostly from the 1870s. The ledger also contains a receipt of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Franklin County in 1853 for the plantation signed by Judith Bernard.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905), an enslaver and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. This ledger is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard (1874-1952). The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and \"value\" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his family, mostly from the 1870s. 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He enslaved seven people, including children, according to the 1850 census, and five people in 1860, according to this collection. During the American Civil War, Bernard enlisted in the Confederate Army with the Virginia Volunteers in Company F of the 57th Infantry Regiment on April 19, 1862, and was discharged on May 20, 1862. He also served as the superintendent of Franklin County schools from 1870 to 1872 and as a judge for Franklin County Court from 1879 to 1883. ","Thomas Hill Bernard married Sarah Annie (Sallie) Eudaily or Endaily (1831-1917) in 1852 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and they had several children, including Walter, Arthur, Zadock, William T., James C., and Mary Bernard (1874-1952). ","External Links:","United States Federal Census, 1850-1900.","Wingfield, Marshall.  Franklin County, Virginia, a history,  p. 139. Berryville, Va.: Chesapeake Book Co., 1964.(Call number: F232.F7 W49 SCUA Large)","Salmon, John S., and Emily J. Salmon.  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It is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard. The ledger was published in 1852 as a \"Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory, and Account Book\" in Richmond, Virginia, by J.W. Randolph, a publisher, bookseller, and stationer. There are two advertisements at the beginning of the ledger. After that is a 17-page \"explanation\" that discusses how to run a plantation and how to keep the ledger properly. This also contains a portion about how to treat enslaved people. ","The majority of the book is lined pages with manual entries about farming and other activities starting in 1853 and ending in 1881 for the Big Meadows Plantation with Thomas H. Bernard as manager. Some of the entries were written by his children, including a draft letter to a cousin and information about preaching or attending church. Within the ledger is a receipt of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Franklin County in 1853 by Judith Bernard.","On the first page of the manual entries, page 20, an inventory lists the names, occupations, ages, and \"value\" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The first three were listed as farm laborers and [Banks?] as a blacksmith. Their ages ranged from 28 to 40 and their \"values\" from $200-$400. ","In another entry from 1861 on page 32, Bernard mentions the American Civil War. He wrote, \"The war has started and everyone thinks it won't last a month.\" On the same page is another entry about the war dated 1862, \"I have enlisted in the army of the Confederate States with the VA Volunteers.\" The next page skips to 1871. ","The ledger underwent conservation in 2019 and was rebound. The paper label on the front of the new cover misspells Bernard's last name as \"Brevard.\" The original cover is included in this collection.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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He also served as the superintendent of Franklin County schools from 1870 to 1872 and as a judge for Franklin County Court from 1879 to 1883. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThomas Hill Bernard married Sarah Annie (Sallie) Eudaily or Endaily (1831-1917) in 1852 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and they had several children, including Walter, Arthur, Zadock, William T., James C., and Mary Bernard (1874-1952). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eExternal Links:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eUnited States Federal Census, 1850-1900.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWingfield, Marshall. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFranklin County, Virginia, a history,\u003c/title\u003e p. 139. Berryville, Va.: Chesapeake Book Co., 1964.(Call number: F232.F7 W49 SCUA Large)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSalmon, John S., and Emily J. Salmon. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFranklin County, Virginia, 1786-1986 : A Bicentennial History,\u003c/title\u003e p. 383. 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Available online from Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers by the Library of Congress at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1917-03-29/ed-1/seq-3/\"\u003ehttps://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1917-03-29/ed-1/seq-3/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed October 29, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Sarah Annie Bernard\" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/554387:9278\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/554387:9278\u003c/a\u003e, accessed October 29, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Thomas H Bernard\", in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/124460:1555\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/124460:1555\u003c/a\u003e, accessed October 29, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"Thomas H Bernard\" in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/5573721:60548\"\u003ehttps://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/5573721:60548\u003c/a\u003e, accessed October 29, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["The son of Zadock and Mary Bernard, Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905) was an enslaver, farmer, and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. He enslaved seven people, including children, according to the 1850 census, and five people in 1860, according to this collection. During the American Civil War, Bernard enlisted in the Confederate Army with the Virginia Volunteers in Company F of the 57th Infantry Regiment on April 19, 1862, and was discharged on May 20, 1862. He also served as the superintendent of Franklin County schools from 1870 to 1872 and as a judge for Franklin County Court from 1879 to 1883. ","Thomas Hill Bernard married Sarah Annie (Sallie) Eudaily or Endaily (1831-1917) in 1852 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and they had several children, including Walter, Arthur, Zadock, William T., James C., and Mary Bernard (1874-1952). ","External Links:","United States Federal Census, 1850-1900.","Wingfield, Marshall.  Franklin County, Virginia, a history,  p. 139. Berryville, Va.: Chesapeake Book Co., 1964.(Call number: F232.F7 W49 SCUA Large)","Salmon, John S., and Emily J. Salmon.  Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1986 : A Bicentennial History,  p. 383. Franklin County, Va.: Franklin County Bicentennial Commission, 1993. (Call number: F232.F7 S25 1993 SCUA Large)","\"Thomas H Bernard\", Findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6711029/thomas-h-bernard , accessed October 29, 2024.","\"Ex-Judge Bernard\" [obituary],  The Times Dispatch  (Richmond, Va.), April 2, 1905. Available online from Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers by the Library of Congress at  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038615/1905-04-02/ed-1/seq-18/ , accessed October 29, 2024.","\"Mrs. Sallie E. Bernard\" [obituary],  Richmond Times-Dispatch  (Richmond, Va.), March 29, 1917. Available online from Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers by the Library of Congress at  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1917-03-29/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed October 29, 2024.","\"Sarah Annie Bernard\" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/554387:9278 , accessed October 29, 2024.","\"Thomas H Bernard\", in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/124460:1555 , accessed October 29, 2024.","\"Thomas H Bernard\" in the North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/5573721:60548 , accessed October 29, 2024."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger, 1853-1881, Ms2024-093, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger, 1853-1881, Ms2024-093, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger was completed in September 2024.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger was completed in September 2024."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard, an enslaver and plantation owner from Franklin County, Virginia. It is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard. The ledger was published in 1852 as a \"Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory, and Account Book\" in Richmond, Virginia, by J.W. Randolph, a publisher, bookseller, and stationer. There are two advertisements at the beginning of the ledger. After that is a 17-page \"explanation\" that discusses how to run a plantation and how to keep the ledger properly. This also contains a portion about how to treat enslaved people. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the book is lined pages with manual entries about farming and other activities starting in 1853 and ending in 1881 for the Big Meadows Plantation with Thomas H. Bernard as manager. Some of the entries were written by his children, including a draft letter to a cousin and information about preaching or attending church. 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He wrote, \"The war has started and everyone thinks it won't last a month.\" On the same page is another entry about the war dated 1862, \"I have enlisted in the army of the Confederate States with the VA Volunteers.\" The next page skips to 1871. ","The ledger underwent conservation in 2019 and was rebound. The paper label on the front of the new cover misspells Bernard's last name as \"Brevard.\" The original cover is included in this collection."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_3efe15902e23389631e2c75e28b5063a\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905), an enslaver and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. This ledger is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard (1874-1952). The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and \"value\" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his family, mostly from the 1870s. The ledger also contains a receipt of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Franklin County in 1853 for the plantation signed by Judith Bernard.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905), an enslaver and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. This ledger is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard (1874-1952). The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and \"value\" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his family, mostly from the 1870s. 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The 1850 federal census records 16-year-old Thomas living in the Jefferson County, Ohio home of his parents, together with presumed siblings Elizabeth (20), Catharine (18), James (14), Mary Ann (12), John W. (9), and Harriet A. [Harriet Amanda] (3). On August 18, 1862, Burns enlisted as a private in Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry. He remained with the regiment through the war before being discharged at the mustering out of his regiment on June 3, 1865. Burns married Anna Bentz (1849-1929), a native of Pennsylvania, ca. 1870; the couple would have eight children. By the time of the 1880 federal census, the Burnses were living in Richmond, Ohio, with children May (9), Elizabeth (7), Herbert (5), Kate (2), and Melissa (6 months). Working as a painter and marble-cutter, Burns moved with his family to Steubenville, Ohio, ca. 1891. The 1900 census lists them among the residents of Steubenville, with the household including Burns children Hattie M. (29), Sarah E. 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The regiment marched to Washington, D.C. and particpated in the Grand Review before being mustered out of federal service on June 3.","The guide to the Thomas Morris Burns Letters by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Morris Burns Letters commenced and was completed in January 2022.","This collection contains letters written by Thomas Morris Burns, of Richmond, Ohio, a private in Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. Most of the letters were written to Burns' father, Thomas Burns, with several others written to his sisters Amanda (Harriet Amanda) and Lib, and one to brother John W. Burns. The letters commence just days after Burns' enlistment at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Burns provides details of the regiment's camp life, food and clothing rations, drilling, and picketing, and foraging, while describing weather conditions and surroundings. He also discusses personal matters, describing his health and relaying news of mutual acquaintances, including battle casualties, captives, discharges, and deserters. He shares and dispels war rumors and requests food, clothing, and other goods from home. Among the military engagements described by Burns are the Battle of Perryville (where he claimed he had seen a woman serving as a major in a cavalry unit)(Oct. 16, 1872), the defense of an ammunition train against Confederate attack near the Battle of Stones River (Jan. 10, 1863); the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 28, 1863); skirmishing at Tunnel Hill (May 23, 1864) and Dallas (June 2, 1864), Georgia; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (July 9, 1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20 and July 23, 1864). Other notable points of discussion in Burns' letters include the frequency of accidental fires in camp (Feb. 21, 1863); Nashville's Ackland house (Feb. 21 and June 7, 1863); description of a three-cornered fortification (May 14, 1863); the killing of a sutler with the 86th Illinois (May 14, 1863); the reprieve of a deserter slated for execution (June 24, 1863); the celebration of Independence Day in camp (July 11, 1863); the John Hunt Morgan raid (June-Aug. 1863); snakes and scorpions in camp (Sept. 9, 1863); the presence and capture of a woman doctor serving with the brigade (Mar. 17; Apr. 23; and Sept. 16, 1864); trading between the lines (July 9, 1864); a description of Atlanta's devastation and marching prisoners of war through the city (Sept. 6, 1864); the 1864 presidential campaign and election (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11, 1864); the death of John McCarel (Sept. 21, 1864); preparations for the March to the Sea (Nov. 5, 1864); Union prisoners taking a Confederate oath of allegiance (Dec. 16, 1864). He also makes frequent mention of commander Daniel McCook; Copperheads; the effect of the draft at home; friends in the 40th Ohio Infantry; and packages of provisions from home. One letter (Feb. 3, 1865) is written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery; another (Mar. 12, 1865) on Chatham Artillery stationery; several others are written on stationery bearing patriotic illustrations. The collection also contains several empty envelopes and two letter fragments that could not be matched with the letters in the collection. (Note: Burns omitted the year when dating many of his letters, but because he provided locations and days of the week, the years of the letters can be determined with confidence.)","Also among the letters is a single letter to Burns' father from John B. McCarel, also of Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry, written from Nashville on June 20, 1863. Burns writes of Ohio Copperheads and \"butternuts,\" threatening retribution for their disloyalty, then describes the Union camp and fortifications at Nashville.","Also found in the collection are two reproduced photographs: one, a studio portrait of Thomas Morris Burns, Harold Burns, and Herbert Bentz Burns; the other, a group of veterans of Company G, 52nd Ohio at an 1896 reunion in Smithfield, Ohio.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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By the time of the 1880 federal census, the Burnses were living in Richmond, Ohio, with children May (9), Elizabeth (7), Herbert (5), Kate (2), and Melissa (6 months). Working as a painter and marble-cutter, Burns moved with his family to Steubenville, Ohio, ca. 1891. The 1900 census lists them among the residents of Steubenville, with the household including Burns children Hattie M. (29), Sarah E. (27), Nellie (20), Florella (16), John F. (11), and Edith V. (7). Thomas Morris Burns died in Steubenville, Ohio, on July 20, 1908, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Steubenville. ","The 52nd Ohio Infantry was organized and mustered into service at Camp Dennison, Ohio in August, 1862, under commander Colonel Daniel McCook, Jr. After participating in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky (October 8, 1862), the regiment marched to Nashville, remaining there until the following March. 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Most of the letters were written to Burns' father, Thomas Burns, with several others written to his sisters Amanda (Harriet Amanda) and Lib, and one to brother John W. Burns. The letters commence just days after Burns' enlistment at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Burns provides details of the regiment's camp life, food and clothing rations, drilling, and picketing, and foraging, while describing weather conditions and surroundings. He also discusses personal matters, describing his health and relaying news of mutual acquaintances, including battle casualties, captives, discharges, and deserters. He shares and dispels war rumors and requests food, clothing, and other goods from home. Among the military engagements described by Burns are the Battle of Perryville (where he claimed he had seen a woman serving as a major in a cavalry unit)(Oct. 16, 1872), the defense of an ammunition train against Confederate attack near the Battle of Stones River (Jan. 10, 1863); the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 28, 1863); skirmishing at Tunnel Hill (May 23, 1864) and Dallas (June 2, 1864), Georgia; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (July 9, 1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20 and July 23, 1864). Other notable points of discussion in Burns' letters include the frequency of accidental fires in camp (Feb. 21, 1863); Nashville's Ackland house (Feb. 21 and June 7, 1863); description of a three-cornered fortification (May 14, 1863); the killing of a sutler with the 86th Illinois (May 14, 1863); the reprieve of a deserter slated for execution (June 24, 1863); the celebration of Independence Day in camp (July 11, 1863); the John Hunt Morgan raid (June-Aug. 1863); snakes and scorpions in camp (Sept. 9, 1863); the presence and capture of a woman doctor serving with the brigade (Mar. 17; Apr. 23; and Sept. 16, 1864); trading between the lines (July 9, 1864); a description of Atlanta's devastation and marching prisoners of war through the city (Sept. 6, 1864); the 1864 presidential campaign and election (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11, 1864); the death of John McCarel (Sept. 21, 1864); preparations for the March to the Sea (Nov. 5, 1864); Union prisoners taking a Confederate oath of allegiance (Dec. 16, 1864). He also makes frequent mention of commander Daniel McCook; Copperheads; the effect of the draft at home; friends in the 40th Ohio Infantry; and packages of provisions from home. One letter (Feb. 3, 1865) is written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery; another (Mar. 12, 1865) on Chatham Artillery stationery; several others are written on stationery bearing patriotic illustrations. The collection also contains several empty envelopes and two letter fragments that could not be matched with the letters in the collection. (Note: Burns omitted the year when dating many of his letters, but because he provided locations and days of the week, the years of the letters can be determined with confidence.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso among the letters is a single letter to Burns' father from John B. McCarel, also of Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry, written from Nashville on June 20, 1863. 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Burns provides details of the regiment's camp life, food and clothing rations, drilling, and picketing, and foraging, while describing weather conditions and surroundings. He also discusses personal matters, describing his health and relaying news of mutual acquaintances, including battle casualties, captives, discharges, and deserters. He shares and dispels war rumors and requests food, clothing, and other goods from home. Among the military engagements described by Burns are the Battle of Perryville (where he claimed he had seen a woman serving as a major in a cavalry unit)(Oct. 16, 1872), the defense of an ammunition train against Confederate attack near the Battle of Stones River (Jan. 10, 1863); the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 28, 1863); skirmishing at Tunnel Hill (May 23, 1864) and Dallas (June 2, 1864), Georgia; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (July 9, 1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20 and July 23, 1864). Other notable points of discussion in Burns' letters include the frequency of accidental fires in camp (Feb. 21, 1863); Nashville's Ackland house (Feb. 21 and June 7, 1863); description of a three-cornered fortification (May 14, 1863); the killing of a sutler with the 86th Illinois (May 14, 1863); the reprieve of a deserter slated for execution (June 24, 1863); the celebration of Independence Day in camp (July 11, 1863); the John Hunt Morgan raid (June-Aug. 1863); snakes and scorpions in camp (Sept. 9, 1863); the presence and capture of a woman doctor serving with the brigade (Mar. 17; Apr. 23; and Sept. 16, 1864); trading between the lines (July 9, 1864); a description of Atlanta's devastation and marching prisoners of war through the city (Sept. 6, 1864); the 1864 presidential campaign and election (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11, 1864); the death of John McCarel (Sept. 21, 1864); preparations for the March to the Sea (Nov. 5, 1864); Union prisoners taking a Confederate oath of allegiance (Dec. 16, 1864). He also makes frequent mention of commander Daniel McCook; Copperheads; the effect of the draft at home; friends in the 40th Ohio Infantry; and packages of provisions from home. One letter (Feb. 3, 1865) is written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery; another (Mar. 12, 1865) on Chatham Artillery stationery; several others are written on stationery bearing patriotic illustrations. The collection also contains several empty envelopes and two letter fragments that could not be matched with the letters in the collection. (Note: Burns omitted the year when dating many of his letters, but because he provided locations and days of the week, the years of the letters can be determined with confidence.)","Also among the letters is a single letter to Burns' father from John B. McCarel, also of Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry, written from Nashville on June 20, 1863. 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The regiment marched to Washington, D.C. and particpated in the Grand Review before being mustered out of federal service on June 3.","The guide to the Thomas Morris Burns Letters by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Morris Burns Letters commenced and was completed in January 2022.","This collection contains letters written by Thomas Morris Burns, of Richmond, Ohio, a private in Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. Most of the letters were written to Burns' father, Thomas Burns, with several others written to his sisters Amanda (Harriet Amanda) and Lib, and one to brother John W. Burns. The letters commence just days after Burns' enlistment at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Burns provides details of the regiment's camp life, food and clothing rations, drilling, and picketing, and foraging, while describing weather conditions and surroundings. He also discusses personal matters, describing his health and relaying news of mutual acquaintances, including battle casualties, captives, discharges, and deserters. He shares and dispels war rumors and requests food, clothing, and other goods from home. Among the military engagements described by Burns are the Battle of Perryville (where he claimed he had seen a woman serving as a major in a cavalry unit)(Oct. 16, 1872), the defense of an ammunition train against Confederate attack near the Battle of Stones River (Jan. 10, 1863); the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 28, 1863); skirmishing at Tunnel Hill (May 23, 1864) and Dallas (June 2, 1864), Georgia; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (July 9, 1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20 and July 23, 1864). Other notable points of discussion in Burns' letters include the frequency of accidental fires in camp (Feb. 21, 1863); Nashville's Ackland house (Feb. 21 and June 7, 1863); description of a three-cornered fortification (May 14, 1863); the killing of a sutler with the 86th Illinois (May 14, 1863); the reprieve of a deserter slated for execution (June 24, 1863); the celebration of Independence Day in camp (July 11, 1863); the John Hunt Morgan raid (June-Aug. 1863); snakes and scorpions in camp (Sept. 9, 1863); the presence and capture of a woman doctor serving with the brigade (Mar. 17; Apr. 23; and Sept. 16, 1864); trading between the lines (July 9, 1864); a description of Atlanta's devastation and marching prisoners of war through the city (Sept. 6, 1864); the 1864 presidential campaign and election (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11, 1864); the death of John McCarel (Sept. 21, 1864); preparations for the March to the Sea (Nov. 5, 1864); Union prisoners taking a Confederate oath of allegiance (Dec. 16, 1864). He also makes frequent mention of commander Daniel McCook; Copperheads; the effect of the draft at home; friends in the 40th Ohio Infantry; and packages of provisions from home. One letter (Feb. 3, 1865) is written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery; another (Mar. 12, 1865) on Chatham Artillery stationery; several others are written on stationery bearing patriotic illustrations. The collection also contains several empty envelopes and two letter fragments that could not be matched with the letters in the collection. (Note: Burns omitted the year when dating many of his letters, but because he provided locations and days of the week, the years of the letters can be determined with confidence.)","Also among the letters is a single letter to Burns' father from John B. McCarel, also of Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry, written from Nashville on June 20, 1863. Burns writes of Ohio Copperheads and \"butternuts,\" threatening retribution for their disloyalty, then describes the Union camp and fortifications at Nashville.","Also found in the collection are two reproduced photographs: one, a studio portrait of Thomas Morris Burns, Harold Burns, and Herbert Bentz Burns; the other, a group of veterans of Company G, 52nd Ohio at an 1896 reunion in Smithfield, Ohio.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","Letters written to family members by Thomas Morris Burns of Richmond, Ohio, a private in Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. Also contains two photographs of Burns and a letter from John B. 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The 1850 federal census records 16-year-old Thomas living in the Jefferson County, Ohio home of his parents, together with presumed siblings Elizabeth (20), Catharine (18), James (14), Mary Ann (12), John W. (9), and Harriet A. [Harriet Amanda] (3). On August 18, 1862, Burns enlisted as a private in Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry. He remained with the regiment through the war before being discharged at the mustering out of his regiment on June 3, 1865. Burns married Anna Bentz (1849-1929), a native of Pennsylvania, ca. 1870; the couple would have eight children. By the time of the 1880 federal census, the Burnses were living in Richmond, Ohio, with children May (9), Elizabeth (7), Herbert (5), Kate (2), and Melissa (6 months). Working as a painter and marble-cutter, Burns moved with his family to Steubenville, Ohio, ca. 1891. The 1900 census lists them among the residents of Steubenville, with the household including Burns children Hattie M. (29), Sarah E. 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By the time of the 1880 federal census, the Burnses were living in Richmond, Ohio, with children May (9), Elizabeth (7), Herbert (5), Kate (2), and Melissa (6 months). Working as a painter and marble-cutter, Burns moved with his family to Steubenville, Ohio, ca. 1891. The 1900 census lists them among the residents of Steubenville, with the household including Burns children Hattie M. (29), Sarah E. (27), Nellie (20), Florella (16), John F. (11), and Edith V. (7). Thomas Morris Burns died in Steubenville, Ohio, on July 20, 1908, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Steubenville. ","The 52nd Ohio Infantry was organized and mustered into service at Camp Dennison, Ohio in August, 1862, under commander Colonel Daniel McCook, Jr. After participating in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky (October 8, 1862), the regiment marched to Nashville, remaining there until the following March. From March to May, 1863, the regiment remained at nearby Brentwood, then moved to Murfreesboro in June before returning to Nashville the following month. The 52nd participated in the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19-21, 1863) then moved to Lookout Valley before marching to Knoxville. From May to September 1864, the regiment participated in the Atlanta Campaign and in Sherman's March to the Sea in November/December, then in the Campaign of the Carolinas during the spring of 1865. 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Most of the letters were written to Burns' father, Thomas Burns, with several others written to his sisters Amanda (Harriet Amanda) and Lib, and one to brother John W. Burns. The letters commence just days after Burns' enlistment at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Burns provides details of the regiment's camp life, food and clothing rations, drilling, and picketing, and foraging, while describing weather conditions and surroundings. He also discusses personal matters, describing his health and relaying news of mutual acquaintances, including battle casualties, captives, discharges, and deserters. He shares and dispels war rumors and requests food, clothing, and other goods from home. Among the military engagements described by Burns are the Battle of Perryville (where he claimed he had seen a woman serving as a major in a cavalry unit)(Oct. 16, 1872), the defense of an ammunition train against Confederate attack near the Battle of Stones River (Jan. 10, 1863); the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 28, 1863); skirmishing at Tunnel Hill (May 23, 1864) and Dallas (June 2, 1864), Georgia; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (July 9, 1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20 and July 23, 1864). Other notable points of discussion in Burns' letters include the frequency of accidental fires in camp (Feb. 21, 1863); Nashville's Ackland house (Feb. 21 and June 7, 1863); description of a three-cornered fortification (May 14, 1863); the killing of a sutler with the 86th Illinois (May 14, 1863); the reprieve of a deserter slated for execution (June 24, 1863); the celebration of Independence Day in camp (July 11, 1863); the John Hunt Morgan raid (June-Aug. 1863); snakes and scorpions in camp (Sept. 9, 1863); the presence and capture of a woman doctor serving with the brigade (Mar. 17; Apr. 23; and Sept. 16, 1864); trading between the lines (July 9, 1864); a description of Atlanta's devastation and marching prisoners of war through the city (Sept. 6, 1864); the 1864 presidential campaign and election (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11, 1864); the death of John McCarel (Sept. 21, 1864); preparations for the March to the Sea (Nov. 5, 1864); Union prisoners taking a Confederate oath of allegiance (Dec. 16, 1864). He also makes frequent mention of commander Daniel McCook; Copperheads; the effect of the draft at home; friends in the 40th Ohio Infantry; and packages of provisions from home. One letter (Feb. 3, 1865) is written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery; another (Mar. 12, 1865) on Chatham Artillery stationery; several others are written on stationery bearing patriotic illustrations. The collection also contains several empty envelopes and two letter fragments that could not be matched with the letters in the collection. (Note: Burns omitted the year when dating many of his letters, but because he provided locations and days of the week, the years of the letters can be determined with confidence.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso among the letters is a single letter to Burns' father from John B. McCarel, also of Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry, written from Nashville on June 20, 1863. 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Burns provides details of the regiment's camp life, food and clothing rations, drilling, and picketing, and foraging, while describing weather conditions and surroundings. He also discusses personal matters, describing his health and relaying news of mutual acquaintances, including battle casualties, captives, discharges, and deserters. He shares and dispels war rumors and requests food, clothing, and other goods from home. Among the military engagements described by Burns are the Battle of Perryville (where he claimed he had seen a woman serving as a major in a cavalry unit)(Oct. 16, 1872), the defense of an ammunition train against Confederate attack near the Battle of Stones River (Jan. 10, 1863); the Battle of Chickamauga (Sept. 28, 1863); skirmishing at Tunnel Hill (May 23, 1864) and Dallas (June 2, 1864), Georgia; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (July 9, 1864); Battle of Peachtree Creek (July 20 and July 23, 1864). Other notable points of discussion in Burns' letters include the frequency of accidental fires in camp (Feb. 21, 1863); Nashville's Ackland house (Feb. 21 and June 7, 1863); description of a three-cornered fortification (May 14, 1863); the killing of a sutler with the 86th Illinois (May 14, 1863); the reprieve of a deserter slated for execution (June 24, 1863); the celebration of Independence Day in camp (July 11, 1863); the John Hunt Morgan raid (June-Aug. 1863); snakes and scorpions in camp (Sept. 9, 1863); the presence and capture of a woman doctor serving with the brigade (Mar. 17; Apr. 23; and Sept. 16, 1864); trading between the lines (July 9, 1864); a description of Atlanta's devastation and marching prisoners of war through the city (Sept. 6, 1864); the 1864 presidential campaign and election (Sept. 16 and Nov. 11, 1864); the death of John McCarel (Sept. 21, 1864); preparations for the March to the Sea (Nov. 5, 1864); Union prisoners taking a Confederate oath of allegiance (Dec. 16, 1864). He also makes frequent mention of commander Daniel McCook; Copperheads; the effect of the draft at home; friends in the 40th Ohio Infantry; and packages of provisions from home. One letter (Feb. 3, 1865) is written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery; another (Mar. 12, 1865) on Chatham Artillery stationery; several others are written on stationery bearing patriotic illustrations. The collection also contains several empty envelopes and two letter fragments that could not be matched with the letters in the collection. (Note: Burns omitted the year when dating many of his letters, but because he provided locations and days of the week, the years of the letters can be determined with confidence.)","Also among the letters is a single letter to Burns' father from John B. McCarel, also of Company G, 52nd Ohio Infantry, written from Nashville on June 20, 1863. Burns writes of Ohio Copperheads and \"butternuts,\" threatening retribution for their disloyalty, then describes the Union camp and fortifications at Nashville.","Also found in the collection are two reproduced photographs: one, a studio portrait of Thomas Morris Burns, Harold Burns, and Herbert Bentz Burns; the other, a group of veterans of Company G, 52nd Ohio at an 1896 reunion in Smithfield, Ohio."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. 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