William S. Harbert papers: Finding Aid mssHarbertw
Brooke M. Black
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Title: William S. Harbert papers
Creator:
Harbert, William S.
Identifier/Call Number: mssHarbertw
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1862-after 1865
Abstract: Letters by William Soesbe Harbert, American lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and Civil War soldier.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown. In library as of 2021.
William Soesbe Harbert (1842-1919) was an American lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and Civil War soldier. He enlisted in the
85th Indiana Regiment in 1862 at the rank of Sergeant. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1867.
He was married to Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, an author and lecturer. They had three children: Arthur Boynton, Corinne Boynton,
and Elizabeth Harbert Rowe. The Harberts relocated to Pasadena, California later in their lives. William Harbert died in Pasadena
in 1919.
There are three items in this group: a memorandum of battles in which Harbert's regiment participated, undated; Harbert's
certificate of enlistment to the 85th Indiana Regiment, after 1865; and a letter by Belle Cook, a friend from Columbus, Ohio,
to Harbert during the American Civil War, approximately 1862.
Processed by Brooke M. Black in February 2023.
- Elizabeth Boynton Harbert papers mssHarbert
- Elizabeth Boynton Harbert papers addenda, mssHarbert1
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans
United States. Army.. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 85th (1862-1865)
Box Main file 88, Folder 18
William S. Harbert papers