Overview of the Collection
Western Reserve Historical Society
Bell, Alfred E.
Alfred E. Bell Papers
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Alfred E. Bell (ca. 1835-1912) was the Captain in the Ninth Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War. He was captured in Ohio in 1863 and incarcerated on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie until 1865. Afterwards he returned to Tennessee and entered politics. The collection consists of letters from Bell to his wife and to his sister, Fannie, while he was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island, also a letter to Bell from a friend and fellow prisoner, George F. Wilson.
MS 4012
The records are in English
closed stacks1861-1865
Scope and ContentThe Alfred E. Bell Papers, 1861-1865, consist of letters from Bell to his wife and to his sister, Fannie, while he was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island, also a letter to Bell from a friend and fellow prisoner, George F. Wilson.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War and the experiences of Confederate prisoners of war who were held at the prison on Johnson's Island in Ohio.
Statement of ArrangementThe collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.
Restrictions on AccessNone.
Preferred Citation[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4012 Alfred E. Bell Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Acquisition InformationGift of Bertha Bohannon in 1986.
Indexing TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:Bell, Alfred E., ca. 1835-1912.Johnson Island Prison.Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.Detailed Description of The CollectionAlfred E. Bell Papers1861-186511Correspondence1861-186512Envelopes1861-1865