Aurelius M. Willoughby collection
Collection
Identifier: L303
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Civil War diaries from Aurelius Willoughby in the United States ranging from 1861 to 1865, regarding his military service. Also included are discharge papers, memorabilia, and personal business papers dating from 1864 to 1917 and a manuscript history of Company H, 39th Indiana with photographs, circa 1910. The collection also includes 2 tintypes of Aurelius Willoughby and 32 cartes-de-visite depicting landmarks in Washington D.C., Georgia, and Niagra Falls, as well as portraits of Confederate General T. R. R. Cobb and sympathizer Clement Vallandigham.
Dates
- 1861-1950
Creator
- Willoughby, Aurelius Merriman, 1842-1922 (Compiler, 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
Aurelius Merriman Willoughy was born in December 25, 1842 to Hiram (d. 1901) and Sarah Ann (Miller) Willoughby (1822-1849) in Ohio. During the U.S. Civil War, Willoughby served as the regimental quartermaster for the 39th Indiana Regiment, later re-organized as the 8th Indiana Cavalry. Following the war, Willoughby worked as an U.S. Internal Revenue agent in northeastern Georgia (1866-1868), and later as a merchant in Vincennes, Indiana (1868-1922). He married Georgiana H. Andrews (1849-1926) in 1872, and they had two daughters Aurie (1874-1971) and Helen (1877-1955). Aurelius Willoughby died June 10, 1922 and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Findagrave.com. "Aurelius Merriman Willoughby." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63145164/aurelius-merriman-willoughby.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Findagrave.com. "Aurelius Merriman Willoughby." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63145164/aurelius-merriman-willoughby.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically by format.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation in September 1950.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2015/02/17 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finidng aid revised 2019/10/31; 2024/12/26 by Brittany Kropf.
- Advertising
- Calling cards
- Carte de visite photographs
- Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes, 1823-1862
- Description and travel
- Diaries
- Ephemera
- Freemasons -- Indiana
- Insignia
- Memorabilia
- Military discharge
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
- Photographs
- Soldiers
- Tickets
- Tintypes
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1863-1865)
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 39th (1861-1863)
- Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird), 1820-1871
- Vincennes (Ind.)
- War diaries
- Washington (D.C.)
Creator
- Willoughby, Aurelius Merriman, 1842-1922 (Compiler, Person)
- Title
- Aurelius M. Willoughby collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
