Finding aid for the Adoniram Judson Warner Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Warner, Adoniram Judson
Title: Adoniram Judson Warner Papers
Dates: 1858-1903
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-1910) was an educator and Union officer, of Pennsylvania, and United States Representative from Ohio (1879-1881 and 1883-1887). The collection consists of quarterly school rolls (1858-1859); Lewiston, Pennsylvania, farm accounts (1859); general and current accounts (1859-1863); and narratives of the Battle of Antietam, 1862, and of the Battle of South Mountain, 1862, written in 1903 by Warner, who participated in them.
MS Number MS 0548
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Adoniram Judson Warner Papers, 1858-1903, consist of quarterly school rolls (1858-1859); Lewiston, Pennsylvania, farm accounts (1859); general and current accounts (1859-1863); and narratives of the Battle of Antietam, 1862, and of the Battle of South Mountain, 1862, written in 1903 by Warner, who participated in them.

This collection will be useful for researchers studying the history of the American Civil War, especially first person Union Army officer accounts of the battles of Antietam and South Mountain in 1862. Those studying the life of Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-1910) and nineteenth century farming in Pennsylvania will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically. It is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
South Mountain, Battle of, 1862.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Warner, Adoniram Judson, 1834-1910.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 548 Adoniram Judson Warner Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Warner Family.l

Detailed Description of The Collection

Adoniram Judson Warner Papers 1858-1903

Box Folder
1 1 Accounts, quarterly school rolls, and battle accounts 1858-1863
1 2 Miscellaneous loose papers, including correspondence and invitations removed from bound volume in Folder 1 1879-1903