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Alexander E. Wagstaff papers, approximately 1863-1915.
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Alexander E. Wagstaff papers, approximately 1863-1915Creator/Contributor:
Wagstaff, A. E. (Alexander E.), creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Freman, Mary T. Martin, 1840-1883, correspondent.Abstract:
Collection includes two letters written to Mary "Mollie" Martin (sister of Wagstaff's wife, Jennie), dated April 21, 1863
from La Grange, Tennessee and March 15, 1864 from Scottsboro, Alabama, while serving in the Civil War as part of the 103rd
Illinois Infantry Regiment. Also includes a newspaper clipping from the Yolo Mail, dated February 13, 1879, a personal history
of the Civil War (written in 1893?), a biographical sketch, and several undated stories and poems.
Date:
1863 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caNewspaper editors -- California
Rédacteurs en chef -- Californie
Newspaper editors
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
California -- History -- 1850-1950
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Récits personnels
Californie -- Histoire -- 1850-1950
United States
California
United States. -- Army. -- Illinois Infantry Regiment, 103rd (1862-1865) -- Correspondence
United States. -- Army. -- Illinois Infantry Regiment, 103rd (1862-1865)
Wagstaff, A. E. (Alexander E.) -- Archives
Note:
Alexander Edie Wagstaff was born March 13, 1833 in Cadiz, Ohio. After the death of his first wife in 1859, he married Jane
C. "Jennie" Martin in 1861. When the Civil War broke out, he joined the 103rd Illinois Infantry Regiment. He went to California
in 1869 and settled in Yolo County, where he published the Yolo Mail. He later moved to Stanislaus County, where he purchased
the Modesto Herald. He ran an unsuccessful campaign in 1884 as the Republican candidate for the California State Senate. He
compiled and edited the biography, "Life of David S. Terry" (1892), among other books. He also worked as an assistant to Hubert
Howe Bancroft in the preparation of his "History of California." Wagstaff died on October 22, 1916 in Los Angeles, California
at age 83.
Alexander E. Wagstaff papers, BANC MSS 2017/253, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Short stories.Poetry.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Poetry
Archives.
Short stories.
Poetry.
Nouvelles.
Poésie.
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Language:
English