H.E. Matheny, Collector and Compiler, Papers A&M 1330

H.E. Matheny, Collector and Compiler, Papers A&M 1330


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1330
Title
H.E. Matheny, Collector and Compiler, Civil War Correspondence and Other Material 1861-1865
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198185
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder); 1 reel of microfilm
Creator
Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910-
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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .

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Scope and Contents

Forty-nine letters of Ephraim W. Frost of Co J., 116th Reg, Ohio Vol Inf. Frost, who lived in Coolville, Ohio, near Parkersburg, was stationed at Moorefield, Martinsburg, near Romney, Winchester and Sleepy Creek in Morgan County, where his Reg. was guarding the B & O. The letters comment on fighting in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864 around Woodstock, mention of McNeill, Imboden, and Mosby, and contain much on camp life in the eastern panhandle area. Frost was wounded near Piedmont in May 1864 and died at Annapolis, Maryland in January 1865.

The collection also includes a letter dated July 14, 1861, from C. R. Boyoe to his sisters telling of the Battle of Rich Mountain, and an eight page manuscript fragment, describing fighting at the time of the Battle of Cedar Mountain (Aug 9, 1862) in and around Winchester and Harpers Ferry prior to the Battle of Antietam, by a soldier of the 12th Va. Calvary.

Also included are a receipt from the Restored Government at Wheeling for a shot gun (Intelligencer imprint); and an imprint for $500.00 worth of Confederate bonds, dated Lewisburg, Virginia, March 22, 1864.

Related Material

1330, 1391, 1399

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862
  • Boyoe, C. R.
  • Braxton County (W. Va.)
  • Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862.
  • Civil War - Ohio 116th Volunteer Infantry, Company J.
  • Civil War - Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November)
  • Civil War - Virginia 12th Cavalry.
  • Civil War - raids and raiders.
  • Civil War -- Imboden's Rangers
  • Civil War -- Mosby's Rangers
  • Civil War -- letters
  • Civil War -- Camps and camp life
  • Civil War -- Confederate Army
  • Civil War -- McNeill's Rangers
  • Civil War battles - Rich Mountain.
  • Confederate States of America - secession crisis.
  • Frost, Ephraim W.
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  • Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895
  • Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910-
  • McNeill, John Hanson, 1815-1864
  • Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
  • Parkersburg.
  • Railroads
  • Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Romney, WV - Civil War.
  • Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
  • Sleepy Creek, Morgan County (W.Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Virginia
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
  • Winchester (Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Boyoe, C. R.
  • Frost, Ephraim W.
  • Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895
  • Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910-
  • McNeill, John Hanson, 1815-1864
  • Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Braxton County (W. Va.)
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
  • Parkersburg.
  • Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)
  • Sleepy Creek, Morgan County (W.Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Virginia
  • Wheeling (W. Va.)
  • Winchester (Va.)