Henry H. B. Chamberlain papers, 1863-1898.
Collection Number: 4274
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Henry H. B. Chamberlain papers, 1863-1898.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
4274
Abstract:
Correspondence with family members with extensive description of Civil War involvement,
and other miscellaneous family papers.
Creator:
Chamberlain, Henry H. B., approximately 1835-1877.
Quanitities:
.5 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Primarily letters written 1864-1868 by Chamberlain to Mary Jane Field of Bridgeport,
Connecticut, whom he married in 1864. Includes detailed letters to her written while
he was serving with the New York Volunteers 97th Infantry Regiment and a diary kept
from 1863 to 1864 recording his participation in the battles of Pollocks Mill Creek,
Va., Petersburg, Va., and Welden Railroad, Va. Also, letters with detailed descriptions
of his capture at Gettysburg, his internment at Libby Prison in Richmond, and his
subsequent escape and return to action. Letters from after the war, written while
he served with Alexander McDowell Cook and the 26th U.S. Infantry on the Texas frontier,
include colorful descriptions of military life along the Texas border. Other letters
include one written by Chamberlain to his mother; one by Captain Charles F. Dibble
to his niece Mary Field (with a postage stamp); and a few to Chamberlain from friends
and relatives. Papers include a marriage certificate, commissions - including one
signed by Andrew Johnson, discharge and pension papers of Anson B. Field (probably
Mary's brother), a quit claim deed, and probate documents.
Series I. Correspondence | Box 1 |
Series II. Family Papers and Correspondence | Box 2 |
Series III. Documents | Mapcase |
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Henry H. B. Chamberlain Papers, #4274. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Johnson, Andrew.
Chamberlain, Mary Jane Field.
Dibble, Charles F.
Field, Anson B.
Chamberlain family.
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 97th (1862-1865)
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 26th
Libby Prison
Places:
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Texas -- Description and travel.
Texas -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Subjects:
Families -- New York (State)
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Correspondence
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Correspondence
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1863 |
Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence
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April-May, 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence
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June, 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Correspondence
|
July, 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Correspondence
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August, 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Correspondence
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Sept.-Oct., 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Correspondence
|
Nov., 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Correspondence
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Dec. 2-16, 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Correspondence
|
Dec. 21-31, 1864 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Correspondence
|
Jan., 1865 |
Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Correspondence
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Feb.-March, 1865 |
Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Correspondence
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June-Aug., 1865 |
Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Correspondence
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Sept.-Oct., 1865 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Correspondence
|
June, Nov., Dec., 1865 |
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Correspondence
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Jan., 1868 |
Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Correspondence
|
Feb., 1868 |
Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Correspondence
|
March, 1868 |
Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Correspondence
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April, 1868 |
Series II. Family Papers and Correspondence
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Henry and Mary Chamberlain Papers
|
1877-1898 |
Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Charles F. Dibble to Mary J. Field
|
1864 |
Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Anson B. Field Papers
|
1864-1892 |
Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous Papers and Correspondence
|
1864-1893 |
Box 2 |
Diary of Henry B. Chamberlain
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Jan., 1863-Aug., 1864 | |
Series III. Documents
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Mapcase Folder 1 |
Commission: Capt. Henry B. Chamberlain
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1863 | |
Mapcase Folder 1 |
Certificate of Marriage: Henry B. Chamberlain and Mary J. Field
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Oct. 11, 1864 | |
Mapcase Folder 1 |
Commission: Henry B. Chamberlain - 2nd Lt.
|
1867 | |
Scope and Contents
Singed by Andrew Johnson
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Mapcase Folder 1 |
Probate document: Mary F. Chamberlain executor of the estate of Henry B. Chamberlain
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1877 | |
Mapcase Folder 1 |
Probate document: Mary F. Chamberlain executor of the estate of Anson B. Field
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1895 |