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  Title

  Papers, 1857-1890; Bulk: 1861-1864

  Author

  Ames, Albert N., 1838-1864.  

  Pages:

  1

  Item info:

  2 copies available at New York State Library and Manuscripts and Special Collections.
  

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    Manuscripts and Special Collections
    	Copy	Material	Location
    SC12224	1	MANUSCRIPT	N (nocirc)

• MARC Record

  Papers, 1857-1890; Bulk: 1861-1864
  Ames, Albert N., 1838-1864.
  

  Control Number:

  (OCoLC)145407562

  Local call number:

  SC12224

  Author:

  Ames, Albert N., 1838-1864.

  Title:

  Papers, 1857-1890; Bulk: 1861-1864.

  Quantity:

  1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)

  Quantity:

  1 microfilm reel.

  Arrangement:

  Organized into three series I. Correspondence II. Writings, III. Miscellaneous material.

  Additional phys form:

  Also available on microfilm.

  Historical/biog note:

  Albert N. Ames was born October 15, 1838 in Oswego, New York. Albert's father, Cheney Ames, was prominent in politics and government of Oswego, and served in the New York State Senate, 1864-1865. Albert worked at a local factory and trained in a militia group in late 1860 through the summer of 1861, when he enlisted in the 1st New York Light Artillery Regiment being organized in part by his cousin Nelson Ames. Albert Ames would rise in rank to 1st Lieutenant. He died in action on September 27, 1864.

  Review:

  These papers consist chiefly of letters related to the military service of Albert Ames during the Civil War. The letters were sent mostly to his family in Oswego, New York or to his father in Albany, New York. The letters reveal much information about camp life, army gossip, patriotism, as well as battle descriptions. Albert was a conscientious young man who fought solely for the reunion of his country and he never mentions slavery as an issue worth fighting about. The remainder of the collection includes a small pocket diary kept by Albert Ames from May 3-September 16, 1864, which details daily activities; obituaries and letters of condolence, and other papers concerning the death of Albert Ames; and a historical and biographical sketch about Albert Ames that was written in 1890 by Nelson Ames, who later wrote a book about the 1st N.Y. Light Artillery in the war.

  Finding aids:

  Unpublished finding aid available in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12224.htm

  Corporate subject:

  United States. Army. New York Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

  Subject:

  Soldiers--New York (State) Correspondence.

  Subject:

  Soldiers--New York (State) Diaries.

  Geographic terms:

  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.

  Geographic terms:

  New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives.

  Geographic terms:

  Oswego (N.Y.)--History Sources.

  Personal author:

  Ames, Cheney, 1808-1892.

  Personal author:

  Ames, Nelson.

  Electronic access:

  Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12224.htm