Civil War Soldier Records [Handwritten Biographies], 1861 - 1866

Item — Container: Bound Volume Shelving, Town Clerk’s Vault

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Soldiers, 1861-1866

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Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript verion of “A Record of the Soldiers of Southborough During the Rebellion from 1861 to 1866 together with Extracts from Public Documents.” which was published in 1867. It was re-bound under the title “Civil War Soldier Records”. The work provides biographical notes on Southborough's soldiers in the civil war. It includes birthdates, familial relations, enlistment and service details, and other facts relevant to genealogy. Soldiers are listed alphabetically, and their write ups range from being a paragraph long to several pages.

Dates

Creation: 1861 - 1866

Creator

From the Collection: Town of Southborough (Organization)
From the Collection: Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Organization)

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Preservation Actions

This volume underwent conservation treatment in October 2007 at Brown’s River Records Preservation Services in Essex, Vermont (now Kofile Inc.).

Treatment Summary: Book dismantled and binding materials removed. Paper mended with Japanese tissue or Crompton heat set tissue. Paper deacidified using magnesium oxide. Book resewn and bound in Hewit vegetable tanned goatskin and acid-free materials.