Preliminary Guide to the Isaac F. Shepard Papers
Preliminary arrangement and description by D. Tambo
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Preliminary Guide to the Isaac F. Shepard Papers, ca. 1830s-1880s
Collection number: Wyles Mss 74
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- Preliminary arrangement and description by D. Tambo
- Date Completed:
- Aug. 29, 2000
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
© 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Isaac F. Shepard Papers
Dates: ca. 1830s-1880s
Collection number: Wyles Mss 74
Creator:
Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889
Collection Size:
3.0 linear feet
(5 document boxes and 1 metal box).
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections
Abstract: Commander of the 52nd U.S. Infantry, Colored, from 1863 onwards, making him ranking regimental officer (initially as Colonel,
later as Brigadier General) of all colored troops in the Union. Includes an 1863 diary, Court of Inquiry Papers, and related
correspondence, which document a seminal incident in which Shepard defended his troops against hostile treatment by white
Union troops, was arrested, but subsequently had all charges dismissed by Gen. Grant and was restored to his command.
Physical location: Del Sur (Boxes 1-5); Annex 2 (box 6).
Languages:
English
Access Restrictions
None. Some materials stored off-site, advance notice required for retrieval.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Isaac F. Shepard Papers. Wyles Mss 74. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Purchase from multiple sources, 1996, 1997, 2000.
Biography
Born July 7, 1816. Harvard University graduate, class of 1842. Served with various Civil War regiments, including command
of the 52nd U.S. Infantry, Colored, from 1863 onwards, which made him ranking regimental officer (initially as Colonel, later
as Brigadier General) of all colored troops in the Union.
Scope and Content of Collection
Of special note are an 1863 diary, Court of Inquiry Papers, and related correspondence, which document a seminal incident
in which Shepard defended his troops against hostile treatment by white Union troops, was arrested, but subsequently had all
charges dismissed by Gen. Grant and was restored to his command.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.
Related Materials
A book of poetry by Isaac Shepard,
Poetry of Feeling and Spiritual Melodies (Boston: Lewis and Sampson, 1844) has been cataloged separately and may be searched in Pegasus, the UCSB Libraries online
catalog.
Box 1
1830s
(mainly incoming correspondence)
Box 1
General (mainly incoming correspondence)
Box 1
Correspondence - Longfellow (Henry W.), 1 letter (ALS),
5 July 1843
Box 1
General (mainly incoming correspondence)
Box 1
Denton Estate (bills regarding improvements)
Box 1
Diaries (2 small leather bound diaries, one
ca. 1845
and the other 1849-1853,
1867)
Box 1
Miscellany (includes play and other writings)
Correspondence (incoming)
Box 2
Congratulatory Letters (on appointment as Lieutenant Colonel),
1861
Box 2
Letters of Introduction,
1861
Box 2
McNeil, John,
ca. 1860-1870
Box 2
White River Expedition,
1862
Box 2
Court of Inquiry Papers,
1863-1864
Box 2
Documents (mainly bills and receipts; some orders)
Financial Records (bound)
Box 4
Adjutant General, Missouri,
1870-1871
Box 5
Missouri Club,
ca. 1872-1873
Box 5
Missouri Democrat,
ca. 1866-1874
Box 5
Missouri State Atlas,
1871-1873
Box 5
Memorial Day Oration,
May 30, 1870
Box 5
Daguerreotype (later enlargement, of Isaac F. Shepard, Deborah Nash Shepard, and Ella Gertrude Shepard),
ca. 1847
Box 5
Cabinet Photos - 2 portraits, possibly copies of earlier images
Box 5
Tintypes - 21 small images, female family members
Box 5
5 cartes de visite, with Isaac F. Shepard in uniform
Box 5
1 cabinet photo, inscribed "The Vick House." Vicksburg, Miss. Headquarters of Brig. Genl. Isaac F. Shepard.
Box 5
1 portrait, Isaac F. Shepard in uniform.
Box 5
Additions
Scope and Content Note
not yet integrated into collection
Box 6
Artifacts
Scope and Content Note
Metal box with red lettering: "I. F. SHEPARD. MILITARY and BUSINESS PAPERS" (in oversize box)
