Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Caleb T. Bowen papers
- Dates:
- circa 1853-1906, bulk 1861-1865
- Creators:
- Bowen, Caleb T. (Caleb Tillinghast), 1832-1906
- Abstract:
- Correspondence and personal papers of Civil War Union soldier, Caleb T. Bowen, 4th Rhode Island Infantry, Co. H.
- Extent:
- 0.3 Linear Feet (1 half-size document box and 1 flat file)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Caleb T. Bowen papers, Wyles Mss 44. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection primarily contains Civil War era correspondence and documents of Caleb T. Bowen, a Civil War Union captain, Rhode Island Infantry, 4th Regiment (Vols), Co. H. The correspondence is mainly to and from Bowen's wife in Wickford, Rhode Island. The documents include abstracts of materials expended and consumed, discharges, guard details, invoices, medical releases, muster-in rolls, pay vouchers, promotions and appointments, quarterly returns of ordnance and ordnance stores, and requisitions. There also is a blueprint copy of a Bowen family tree, the latest entry being 1906.
- Biographical / historical:
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Caleb Tillinghast Bowen was born on June 18, 1832 in West Woodstock, Connecticut. He married Lydia Waterman Knight in 1856, and they settled in Wickford, Rhode Island, where their son Edward was born two and a half years later. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Caleb Bowen joined the Rhode Island 4th Regiment, where he would attain the rank of captain. Captured twice by Confederate troops, Bowen nevertheless survived the war, being finally mustered out of service on July 13, 1865. The Bowens then began moving westward. They were living in Wisconsin when Lydia died in 1888. Caleb Bowen then died in Portland, Oregon on December 9, 1906.
- Acquisition information:
- Library purchase, 1974.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-27 15:48:21 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Caleb T. Bowen papers, Wyles Mss 44. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062