CivW. Civil War

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Photocopies of reports and correspondence showing the history of ownership of Wright State University land during the 1800s, a listing of families buried in the Rockafield Cemetery, and correspondence from Rockafield family members during their service in the Civil War.

Scope and Contents An original diary providing excellent insights on the early years of the Civil War. Also included in a family history and a complete transcription of the diary.Protsman’s original diary is the main item in this collection. Also, there is a Protsman family history and a complete transcription of Protsman’s diary. It provides excellent insight on the early days of the American Civil War.*Note: In the Diary Oliver spells his last name with an s but in the family...

Abstract The collection consists of an original Civil War pocket diary written by Hiram Ketcham of Buchanan, Ohio, and a typed transcript. The diary begins with Ketcham reporting for duty at Circleville in the 12th District of Ohio after being drafted into U.S. Service on September 27, 1864. Ketcham was assigned to Company G of the 67th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). He wrote of his travels to the battleground, camp life and news, troop movement, fighting at Fort Gregg near...

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Van Buren Cristy served in an Iowa regiment during the Civil War, then lived in Montgomery County, Ohio where he was a minister. The diaries give an account of his time in the service, and a day to day account of his activities preparing sermons, making his rounds, gardening, and reading. From June 1923 until 1926, the diary entries are made by Cristy's daughter and chronicle Cristy's failing health and death as well as the final years and death of his wife, Susan.

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Benjamin Cryder was the grandfather of Frederick White, one of Wright State University's early founders. His papers include survey maps of Ross County, Civil War bounty reenlistment records, correspondence, and essays on a variety of political and humorous subjects.

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Papers consist primarily of materials documenting Savage's military career in the Signal Corps during World War II and include his letters home, a scrapbook, photographs, a narrative of his experiences, and his basic training book. Also included are materials from his father who served in World War I, as well as a small collection of Civil War letters and papers from Savage's ancestors who fought in Ohio regiments.

Scope and Contents This collection contains three Civil War related items including a diary, a hymn book, and a letter.Two items relate to Levi Stands, who fought in the Civil War. The first item is an original hymn book for the Army and Navy. Handwritten notations inside the back cover indicate that this book was carried by Levi H. Stands in the latter years of the Civil War. Also included in the collection is a typed transcript of Levi Stands’ diary, completed by Seifried’s daughter....

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Photograph (reproduction) and original letter of Hamilton Waymire pertaining to activities during Civil War.

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Photocopies of records relating to Roser's career in the Union Army.

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This collection consists of an eclectic assortment of Civil War documents donated to the Montgomery County Historical Society by numerous individuals. Included are regimental rolls, morning reports, clippings, reunion notices, requisitions, and correspondence from the 1st, 2nd, and 93rd Regiments of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI).