Thomas B. Byron papers, 1862-1885 (majority within 1862-1864)

Summary

Creator:

Byron, Thomas B., b. 1830

Abstract:

The Thomas B. Byron papers contain the diaries and notes of a member of the 70th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Co. I, during the Civil War. He described the regiment's movements and daily activities and discussed notable events of army life.

Extent:

18 items (0.25 linear feet)

Language:

English

Sponsor:

James S. Schoff Civil War Collection

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Philip Heslip, September 2009

Background

Scope and Content:

The Byron B. Thomas collection consists of diaries and notes describing Byron's "life as a common solder" [preface] in the 70th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. In over ten diaries and almost 600 pages, Byron describes his regiment's movements and activities, and dutifully notes his daily experiences. Byron discusses training, marching, discipline, fighting, food, living conditions, and rumors of rebel activities.

This collection also includes an incomplete book of war recollections called Notes for his journal, "A Few of the Particulars." Present is a preface to his recollections, a clothing book for his company, S.K. Steck's memorial "Grant as a Soldier," copies of official circulars, a broadside entitled "Beauties of the Soldiers' Home," and personal accounts of the war taken from J. N. Morrath and [William] Wolf.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas B. Byron (b. 1830) entered the 52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Cincinnati in September 1861. His Company B was recruited from Mt. Pleasant and Smithfield, in Jefferson County, Ohio. In January 1862, his company joined the 70th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Co. I. He began duty as a corporal and left as a private, when his term expired in September 1864.

Acquisition Information:

1979. M-1879 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the "We the People" project.

Arrangement:

This collection is organized into two series:

• Series I: Thomas B. Byron papers
• Series II: Thomas B. Byron diaries.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Soldiers--Ohio--Diaries.

Formats:

Diaries.

Names:

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 70th (1861-1865)
Grant, U. S. (Ulysses S.), 1881-1968.

Places:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.