Newberry Library - Oliver Perry Newberry papers [box 01], 1860-1895

Oliver Perry Newberry papers [box 01], 1860-1895

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Title Oliver Perry Newberry papers [box 01], 1860-1895

Creator Newberry, O. P. (Oliver Perry), 1831-1874

Date 1860-1895

Place Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, United States

Language English

Subjects Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862, Household employees, Husband and wife, Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862, Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American, United States, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Summary Mainly Oliver Perry Newberry's correspondence relating to his Civil War activities; and cabinet, carte-de-visite, and a few tintype photographs of Newberry family members, friends, and pet dogs dating primarily from the 1880's. Correspondence with Newberry's mother (Cornelia Perry Newberry), brother (Walter Franklin Newberry), and wife (Lydia Elizabeth Newberry) discusses wartime pro-abolition sentiments in the North, conflicts between Missouri Union and Secessionist sympathizers, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Siege of Corinth. Post-war letters document Newberry's difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. There are also two 1890's letters to Walter Franklin Newberry (son) in Chicago from a former Norwegian domestic servant.

Biographical/Historical Note Cameron, Missouri, resident and Civil War soldier. Known as O. P. or Perry, Oliver Perry Newberry was born in Sangerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., in 1831. The son of Amasa Stoughton Newberry and Cornelia Perry (Pangborn) Newberry, O. P. Newberry's brother was Walter Cass Newberry and his uncle was Walter Loomis Newberry, the founder of the Newberry Library. According to a printed Newberry family genealogy, O. P. Newberry spent three years (1849-1852) in California prospecting for gold and then served as a captain in Gen. Walker's filibustering expedition (1852-1853) against Sonora, Mexico. He was wounded and left for dead on the field, but later managed to find his way back to the U.S. In 1855, Newberry settled in Cameron, Missouri, where he worked as an engineer on the construction of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad and farmed lands inherited by his wife, Lydia Elizabeth (McCorkle) Newberry, to whom he was married in 1858. They had three children, Walter Franklin (b. 1860), Ella Perry (b. 1862), and Amasa Samuel (b. 1867). During the Civil War, Oliver Perry Newberry served as a first lieutenant of Company I in the 13th Missouri Regiment of Volunteers, as captain of Company I in the 25th Missouri Regiment of Volunteers, and as major in the 5th Missouri State Militia (2nd org.). Newberry returned after the war to his family in Cameron, where according to his wife's letters, he was unable to adjust to civilian life, drinking too much and working too little. In his own correspondence Newberry reported he was in a confused state. He died in 1874. .

Extent 0.4 linear feet (1 box)

Format Cabinet photographs, Cartes-de-visite, Correspondence, Envelopes, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Photographs, Tintypes

User-Contributed Transcription civil war & desolation. Few know in the east and north how much the Union loving men of this country have suffered in the defense of their homes and the old flag. If it be my fate to fall in this war for right I shall never wish a more glorious death bed than can be found on a victorious battle field and when I fall if fall I do and my spirit wings its flight may I meet my father as I know he would not call me son if I should prove recreant to my country in her hour of need and trouble. Mothers have given up their sons equally as dear to them, as we are to you, and very many have stifled in their hearts the despairing cry when reading the news and the absent ones

Archival Collection Title Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Newberry

BibID 991792848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1870px × 2898px 15.52 MB

File Created 06/04/2024

Filename 991792848805867_mms_Newberry_box_01_fol_010_01-2.tif

Unique Identifier NL12BXPQ

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