Henry Solomon White Papers
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Henry Solomon White Papers, A&M 1732, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)
- Creator:
- White, Henry Solomon
- Abstract:
- The manuscript diary of Henry Solomon White, a Corporal and Orderly Sergeant in Company N, Sixth Regiment, [West] Virginia Volunteer Infantry, covering the period of 24 September 1861 to 26 September 1864. Company N was organized at Camp White, in 1861 for a three-year tour of duty guarding the B.&O. and North Western railroads. The company was stationed at various times at Burton, Littleton, Barrackville, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Grafton, and Webster. Squads of this company were detailed for special duty and scouting detail in Cornwallis, Ritchie County; Camp Burne; Camp Wilkinson; and in Monongalia, Marion, and Roane counties; and Fayette and Greene counties, Pennsylvania. Company N was on duty in Fairmont during the Jones Raid in 1863.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Henry Solomon White Papers, A&M 1732, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Civil War - raids and raiders.
Civil War - Ringgold Cavalry.
Civil War - West Virginia 6th Infantry, Company N.
Civil War - West Virginia 6th Infantry.
Civil War battles - Jones' Raid.
Diaries and journals.
Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Railroads - North Western Railroad. - Names:
- Righter, John.
White, Henry Solomon - Places:
- Barrackville (W. Va.)
Bridgeport (W. Va.)
Camp Burne
Camp White
Camp Wilkinson
Clarksburg (W. Va.)
Fairmont.
Grafton.
Littleton.
Marion County (W. Va.)
Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Roane County (W. Va.)
Webster.
Burton.