Finding Aid for the Joseph and Martha Stewart Letters, 1864 November 30-1864 December 25
MS-3046University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Collection processed by: Laurel Rozema, May 7, 2007
Finding Aid written by: Laurel Rozema, May 7, 2007
Encoded by: Laurel Rozema, May 7, 2007
Summary Information
Joseph and Martha Stewart Letters
Date/Date Range : 1864 November 30-1864 December 25
.1 linear feet
Abstract: This collection contains two letters on one sheet of paper. The first, from Martha Stewart of to her husband Joseph (dated November 30, 1864) details the daily happenings in Franklin Square, Ohio. The second, from hospitalized Joseph in Murfreesboro, TN, to his wife and children (dated December 24-25, 1864) discusses the Battle of Nashville.
MS-3046
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection purchased by UT Special Collections Library in October 2006.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Joseph and Martha Stewart Letters, MS-3046. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one letter.
Biography / History
Joseph Stewart was born on April 24, 1827 in Salem Township, Ohio. He married Martha Emily Culver of New York on October 1, 1849 and the couple had eight children: Catherine Elizabeth (born 1850), Ella Louisa (born 1852), Emma Susan (born 1854), Franklin Amos (born 1857), Enos Watson (born 1859), Dayton Ellsworth (born 1862), Harvey Newton (born 1867), and Martha Lorena (born 1870). Since the family lived in both Indiana and Ohio during the Civil War, Stewart may have served with either an Indiana or an Ohio regiment. After the war, he returned home to his family, by then living in Columbiana County, Ohio. Martha Stewart died on March 12, 1871, and Joseph Stewart died on August 21, 1911.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection contains two letters on one sheet of paper. The first, from Martha Stewart of to her husband Joseph (dated November 30, 1864) details the daily happenings in Franklin Square, Ohio. The second, from hospitalized Joseph in Murfreesboro, TN, to his wife and children (dated December 24-25, 1864) discusses the Battle of Nashville.
Subject Terms
- Stewart, Joseph, 1827-1911.
- Stewart, Martha, 1831-1871.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Contents List
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Two letters (on same sheet of paper) between Joseph Stewart of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and his wife Martha Stewart of Franklin Square, Ohio, 1864 November 30-1864 December 25
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