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Edward Vernon archive of Co. F, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry

 Collection
Identifier: W-0157

Scope and Contents

Edward S. Vernon documents the history of Co. F of the Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, including Company demographics and rosters, obituaries, and hand-drawn maps of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863.

Dates

  • 1883 - 1918

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Edward S. Vernon, son of Samuel Milton and Elizabeth Spry Vernon, was born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, on November 13, 1842. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in the Seventy-eighth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry on December 18, 1861, as a private. He was appointed corporal on March 1, 1863, and Sergeant on July 23, 1864. He served his entire military career in Co. F. He was discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, on July 11, 1865.

In 1866, he married Martha Stiers; they had five children: Samuel W.; Francis W.; Newton L.; Clara M.; and Edward T.

Vernon died in Corning, Nemaha County, Kansas, on December 10, 1926.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Papers documenting the history of Co. F of the Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, including Company demographics and rosters, obituaries, and hand-drawn maps of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863.

Physical Location

A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, the University of Alabama

Provenance

Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010

Related Materials

The University Libraries Division of Special Collections holds collections of Civil War era correspondence and regimental histories. Please contact staff for assistance.

General

Title on box: A. S. Williams III Americana Collection - Small Collections

Processed by

Martha Bace, 2014

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to Edward Vernon archive of Co. F, Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Status
Completed
Date
March 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

https://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/hoole/
Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513