Guide to the Lemuel E. Newcomb Papers M0022.B
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Patricia White
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
1997
Green Library
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Lemuel E. Newcomb Papers
Creator:
Newcomb, Lemuel E.
Creator:
Newcomb, William
Creator:
Palmer, Julia
Identifier/Call Number: M0022.B
Identifier/Call Number: 171
Physical Description:
.6 Linear Feet
(2 boxes, 500 items)
Date (inclusive): 1861-1865
Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Acquisition Information:
Given to the Hoover Library and then transferred to Special Collections
Biographical Note
Lemuel E. Newcomb was born in Grand Menan, Province of New Brunswick, Maine, in 1838. He enlisted in the 11th Regiment of
Maine Volunteers, Infantry, on November 4, 1861 as a sergeant. He was promoted to 2nd. Lt. in May 1862, to 1st. Lt. in May
1863, and to Captain in July 1864. He was discharged in November 1864. He died at Los Gatos, California, August 6, 1921.
Provenance:
Gift of Mary E. Newcomb and Lucy H. Butler to the Hoover Library
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lemuel E. Newcomb Papers, M0022b, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of personal letters from Lemuel and William Newcomb to their family and letters from Lemuel to Julia
Palmer, whom he married. Also included are the diaries of Lemuel (1861-1864), genealogical information, and post-war military
papers.
Use Policy
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Soldiers
box 1, folder 1
Diary and letters of Lemuel Newcomb 114673
1861 October 23 - 1862 December
box 1, folder 2
Diary and letters of Lemuel Newcomb 114671
1863
box 1, folder 3
Diary and letters of Lemuel Newcomb 114669
1864 January-October
box 1, folder 4
Statements of supplies 114667
undated
box 1, folder 5
Statements of supplies 114665
undated
box 1, folder 6
Mustering papers and other military documents 114663
undated
box 1, folder 7
Lemuel Newcomb letters to Julia Palmer 114661
undated
box 1, folder 8
Letters received 114659
undated
box 2, folder 9
Miscellaneous papers - 11th Maine Regiment and G. A. R. 114657
undated
box 2, folder 10
William Newcomb letters 114655
1862-1865
