Raleigh J. Shipley Civil War Diary

Collection — Box: Small Manuscript Collections Box 9

Identifier: MC 1462

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Scope and Content Note

The Shipley diary was written in a lined notebook 6 5/8" by 4". It consists of 48 numbered pages, with the day and date written in for each entry. Entries are usually very brief.

Dates

1865

Creator

Shipley, Raleigh J. (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

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Use Information

"No Use Restrictions Apply. No Interlibrary Loan. Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17)."

Biographical Note

Raleigh J. Shipley (June 2, 1844 - September 9, 1931) served in Co. M, 8th Missouri Cavalry. His name appears in the 1890 census of Dade County, Missouri, where he is buried in Greenfield Cemetery.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Raleigh J. Shipley Civil War Diary was lent to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries by Frank Vogel of Cherokee, Kansas for photocopying on April 22, 2002 after its discovery in "an old house" in Missouri.