Urban Baldwin diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0059
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the original handwritten journal as well as a typed transcript version of Urban Baldwin’s experiences fighting for the Union Army during the Civil War. The diary spans the spring and part of the summer of 1865. Baldwin records much about army camp life and details of skirmishes and small battles.
Dates
- 1865
Creator
- Baldwin, Urban (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Urban Baldwin was born circa 1830; the historical record conflicts about his place of birth, but it was either Indiana or North Carolina. Baldwin fought for the Union Army in the Civil War, serving in the 69th Indiana Regiment, Company E. He enlisted in 1862 as a private and was discharged in 1865 at the same rank. Baldwin lived and worked as a farmer with his wife and children in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana. His wife filed to receive his soldier’s pension in the state of Maryland in 1889, so it is likely that he died sometime in the late 1880s.
Source:
Ancestry Library. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. 20 Oct. 2005 .
Source:
Ancestry Library. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. 20 Oct. 2005 .
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Benjamin Clark during October 2005. Finding aid revised by Edythe Huffman on 2015/11/09. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/09.
Creator
- Baldwin, Urban (Person)
- Title
- Urban Baldwin diary
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
