Inventory of the Richard Blackstone Military Papers
Processed by Janet Evander.
© 2004
Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Richard Blackstone Military Papers
Collection number: 008
William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Contact Information
- Department of Archives and Special Collections
- William H. Hannon Library
- Loyola Marymount University
- One LMU Drive
- Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
- Phone: (310) 338-5710
- Fax: (310) 338-5895
- Email: special.collections@lmu.edu
- URL: http://library.lmu.edu/Collections/specialcollections.htm
- Processed by:
- Janet Evander
- Date Completed:
- 1995
- Encoded by:
- Susan Jones
© 2004 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Richard Blackstone military papers,
Date (inclusive): 1863-1925
Collection number: 008
Creator:
Blackstone, Richard
Extent:
2 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 flat file
Repository:
Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90045-8200
Abstract: The Richard Blackstone Military Papers consist of materials related to the life of Richard Blackstone, especially his service
in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 32nd Regiment, in the Civil War.
Physical location: Collection stored offsite. Research use requires both an advance notice of intent to use the collection and an appointment.
To schedule an appointment, please contact the Department of Archives and Special Collection, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola
Marymount University: 310-338-2780, 310-338-5357.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.
Publication Rights
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Preferred Citation
Richard Blackstone Military Papers, Collection 008, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library,
Loyola Marymount University.
Acquisition Information
The source of acquistion is unknown.
Biography
Richard Blackstone (1843-1922), born October 16, 1843 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, entered the United States military
service at the age of 20, enlisting in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 32nd Regiment. He remained with this regiment until his
honorable discharge in 1865 at the end of the Civil War. Blackstone, stating his occupation as farmer, first enlisted in
1861 and joined the 32nd Regiment during its original organization in Mansfield, Ohio. Re-enlisting as a Veteran Volunteer
in 1863, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on March 29, 1864 and then to 1st Lieutenant just five months later. In June of
1865 Richard Blackstone received his final promotion to Captain. He retained this rank until his discharge from service on
July 27, 1865.
During the war, the 32nd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry advanced against Greenbrier, Virginia and was engaged in
watching the maneuvers of the rebel army, commanded by General Robert E. Lee. Subsequently, the 32nd Regiment participated
in the capture of Camp Allegheny, Huntersville, Monterey and McDowell. The 32nd Regiment then participated heavily in the
Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic. In 1862 the Regiment was called to assist in the defense of Harper's Ferry, where
150 of its men were lost and the rest became prisoners of war. The 32nd Regiment was eventually paroled, sent to Annapolis
and from there traveled to Chicago. By December 1862, under the command of B. F. Potts, the 32nd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, numbering 800 soldiers, had been reconstituted. The regiment was then ordered to Memphis and reported to Major
General U.S. Grant. Subsequently, the 32nd took part in the campaign against Vicksburg and the Battles of Port Gibson, Raymond,
Jackson, and Champion Hills. In June 1864, the men of the 32nd joined General Sherman in Georgia and participated in his
March to the Sea.
The 32nd regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Army entered the field of battle in September 1861 with 950 men. During the course
of the war, 1600 recruits joined it. At muster-out, only 565 men remained. The 32nd Regiment both recruited and lost more
men than any other Ohio Regiment.
After the Civil War, Richard Blackstone relocated to Central City, South Dakota, where he joined the Homestake Mining Company
in 1878. Initially, he worked as a surveyor, then as chief engineer, participating in such projects as the construction of
the Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad. Blackstone served as chief engineer for more than 33 years, after which he was
appointed assistant superintendent and eventually superintendent.
Blackstone died December 21, 1922, leaving a son, Alex, and daughter, Louise. Alex was born June 1, 1875 and fathered one
son, James, who was born January 25, 1915.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Richard Blackstone Military Papers consist of diaries, muster roles, discharge papers, military certificates, correspondence,
photographs and negatives, dating from 1863 until 1925.
Arrangement
The Richard Blackstone Military Papers have been divided into three series: Series 1: Papers; Series 2: Photographs (Prints);
Series 3: Photographs (Negatives)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Blackstone, Richard, 1843-1922
Homestake Mining Company
Blackstone, Alexander J.
Series One:
Papers
1863-1925
Physical Description:
1 archival document box; 1 oversize box; 1 flat file
Scope and Content Note
This series is comprised of the papers of Richard Blackstone and includes documents from his careers in both the Ohio Volunteer
Infantry and the Homestake Mining Company. Materials included in this series are muster rolls, discharge papers, special orders,
certificates, correspondence, and the diary of Blackstone from the years 1863-1864.
Box 1, Folder 1
Diary: Richard Blackstone,
January 1863-August 1864
Box 1, Folder 2
Discharge papers,
17 January 1864
Box 1, Folder 3
Special Orders from the headquarters, Seventeenth Army Corps and the headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Recruiting Service
1 February 1864;
10 February, 9 April and 14 April 1864
Box 1ov, Folder 1ov
Muster-out Roll of 2nd Lieutenant Richard Blackstone,
C Company 32nd Ohio Infantry Volunteers,
25 August 1864
Box 1ov, Folder 2ov
Muster-in Rolls,
29 March 1864, 23 August 1864, 17 June 1865
Box 1, Folder 4
Discharge papers,
28 March 1864, 24 May 1864
Box 1, Folder 5
Notice of commission as First Lieutenant in the 32nd Regiment of Infantry Volunteers,
15 August 1864
Box 1ov, Folder 3ov
Certificate of appointment as First Lieutenant in the 32nd regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
11August 1864
Mapcase mc, Folder 4ov
Clothing receipt, 32nd Regiment Ohio Volunteers,
[ca. 1864]
Box 1ov, Folder 5ov
Muster-out Roll,
30 April 1865
Mapcase mc, Folder 6ov
Muster-out Roll,
17 June 1865
Box 1, Folder 6
Printed letter from the Ordnance Office, War Department,
5 June 1865
Box 1ov, Folder 7ov
Certificate of appointment as Captain in the 32nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
6 June 1865
Box 1, Folder 7
Special Orders from headquarters, 32nd Regiment,
27 July 1865
Box 1, Folder 8
Discharge papers,
20 July 1865
Box 1, Folder 9
Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores,
27 July 1865
Box 1, Folder 10
Notary Public's statement and refused check,
30 June 1875
Box 1, Folder 11
Receipt, Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Company,
2 May 1978
Box 1, Folder 12
Appointment of Deputy U.S. Mining Surveyor,
13 June 1879
Box 1ov, Folder 8ov
Certificate issued by the South Dakota Division Sons of Veterans, U.S.A.,
23 December 1889
Box 1, Folder 13
Certificate issued by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States,
3 November 1892
Box 1, Folder 14
Official form naming John C. Dermody as Blackstone's attorney,
1896
Box 1, Folder 15
Notification of Disallowance, Treasury Department, Office of the Auditor for the War Department,
27 May 1896
Box 1, Folder 16
Correspondence with the Vicksburg National Military Park Commission,
1901,
1905
Box 1, Folder 17
Letter: Warner Mills, Secretary and Treasurer of the Regimental Association of the 32nd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, to
Blackstone,
14 March 1905
Box 1, Folder 18
Bureau of Pensions correspondence and paperwork (25 items),
1905-1913
Box 1, Folder 19
Notification of Disallowance, Treasury Department, Office of Auditor for the War Department,
3 September 1908
Box 1, Folder 20
Letter to Hon. E.W. Martin, M.C., Washington, D.C., and printed copy of Senate Bill S. 4183. The bill was
To create in the War Department and the Navy Department, respectively, a roll designated as
The civil war volunteer officers' retired list, to authorize placing thereon with retired pay certain surviving officers who served in...the civil war...
22 December 1909
Box 1, Folder 21
Proposed form of bill, Volunteer Retired List,
Summary of Reasons Which Justify the Legislation Requested from the 61st Congress to Provide Suitable Recognition of the Service
and Merit of Surviving Union Volunteer Officers of the Civil War.
15 October 1909
Box 1, Folder 22
Newspaper articles:
Superintendent in Charge,
Captain Rich'd Blackstone: Superintendent of the Homestake, Lead Daily Call,
The Homestake's New Superintendent; Blackstone-Connors.; fragment.
17 December 1914;
30 September 1914;
undated
Box 1, Folder 23
Calendar:
The Favorite Calendar of Cheer,
1915
Box 1ov, Folder 9ov
Grand Army of the Republic certificates of Aide-de-Camp,
9 September 1915, 1 January 1916
Box 1, Folder 24
Receipts for dues paid to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States,
1915-1918
Box 1, Folder 25
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ephemera,
1915-1920
Physical Description:
(22 items)
Box 1ov, Folder 10ov
Certificate of appointment as Sergeant of the Third Regiment S.D.H.G.,
28 September 1918
Box 1, Folder 26
3 letters: J.M. Blair to Blackstone, 3 December 1920; Blacktone to Blair; Blair to Blackstone, Blair was the Recorder for
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Ohio. These letters pertain to Blackstone's
attempt to have his son, Alex J. Blackstone, apply for membership in the Loyal Legion.
10 December 1920, 13 December 1920.
Box 1, Folder 27
Printed program, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Ohio. Includes announcement
of Alexander J. Blackstone's election to the Legion,
22 January 1921
Box 1, Folder 28
Notes on the Blackstone family genealogy
copied from a book of father[']s[,] Dec. 31 1922.
31 December 1922
Physical Description:
(6 cards)
Box 1, Folder 29
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Ohio. In Memoriam. Richard Blackstone
and Charles Augustus Cable,
27 January 1923
Box 1, Folder 30
Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South. A commemorative folder and coin. The coin depicts General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jacksom mounted on their horses
with the words
Stone Mountain 1925. The folder holding the coin has the name J.C. Weadock on the cover,
1925
Box 1, Folder 31
Printed photograph of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Glee and Mandolin and Guitar Clubs,
undated
Series Two:
Photographs (Prints),
n.d.
Physical Description:
1 archival document box
Scope and Content Note
This series is comprised of 37 photographic prints, including a photograph of Richard Blackstone and several of his son, Alex
J. Blackstone.
Box 1, Folder 35
Blackstone, Alex J. [baby]
Box 1, Folder 36
Blackstone, Alex J. [baby], 2 copies
Box 1, Folder 37
[Blackstone, Alex J. baby]
Box 1, Folder 38
Blackstone, Richard (approx 9 x 7 inches).
1920
Box 1, Folder 48
Whitehead, Belle (Mrs. Walter Harlbut)
Box 1, Folder 49
Friends of Richard Blackstone [3 men]
Box 1, Folder 63
[unidentified man standing next to automobile], (12 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches)
Box 1, Folder 64
[unidentified men in military uniforms], (5 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches)
Box 1, Folder 68
[Richard Blackstone's gravestone]
Series Three:
Photographs (Negatives),
1913, n.d.
Physical Description:
1 archival document box
Scope and Content Note
This series is comprised of photographic negatives dating from 1913.
Box 2, Folder 69
Anaheim Ranch--California,
April 1913
Physical Description:
(17 negatives)
Box 2, Folder 70
Recreation Bldg--Poorman and Central Highwater. All printed
Sept 2 1913
Physical Description:
(25 negatives)
Box 2, Folder 71
Belle Fouche Fair--printed
Sept. 1913
Physical Description:
(11 negatives)
Box 2, Folder 72
On Tinton Road, printed
Oct 1, 1913
Physical Description:
(6 negatives)
Box 2, Folder 73
Spearfish fair; Beam at Recreation Bldg--Saturday afternoon; Spearfish Canyon Sunday afternoon.
Sept. 1913;
Oct 11, 1913;
Oct. 12, 1913;
All printed Oct. 14 1913
Physical Description:
(17 negatives)
Box 2, Folder 74
Spearfish Hydro Elect
Physical Description:
(49 negatives) Digital positive images of each negative also available
Box 2, Folder 75
Recreation Building Construction, Alex Blackstone
Physical Description:
(18 negatives)