Manuscript Division Joseph Warren Keifer Papers

Joseph Warren Keifer Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS28332

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Joseph Warren Keifer (1836-1932) span the years 1850-1865 and chronicle Keifer's service in the Union army during the Civil War. Included in the collection is Keifer's extensive correspondence with his wife, Eliza Stout Keifer. These letters reflect Keifer's attitudes and observations during military campaigns in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia and cover such topics as camp life, morale, the New York draft riots in 1863, and the reaction in the army to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

In addition to this correspondence, the collection also contains military correspondence, a letterbook of the Third Brigade, Third and Sixth Army Corps (16 June 1863-20 June 1865), general orders in both printed and manuscript form, ordnance and paymaster records, casualty lists, reports on operations, and related material.

Dates

Creation: 1850-1865

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access and Restrictions

The papers of Joseph Warren Keifer are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Copyright Status

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Joseph Warren Keifer is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Biographical Note

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1836, Jan. 30: Born, Clark County, Ohio
1858: Admitted to the bar; practiced law in Springfield, Ohio
1860: Married Eliza Stout
1861: Enlisted, United States Army; Major, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1862: Colonel, 110th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1864: Brigader General, 110th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1865: Mustered out of army; Resumed law practice
1868 - 1869: Member, Ohio State Senate
1876: Delegate, Republican national convention
1877 - 1885: Member, United States House of Representatives
1898 - 1899: Major General, United States Army
1900: Published Slavery and Four Years of War (New York: Putnam. 2 vols.)
1905 - 1911: Member, United States House of Representatives
1911: Addressed Conference on Universal Peace, Brussels, Belgium
1932, Apr. 22: Died, Springfield, Ohio

Extent

1,100 items
6 containers
1 oversize
2.2 linear feet
3 microfilm reels

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Additional Description

Abstract

Army officer, lawyer, banker, and congressman. Correspondence, military orders, casualty lists, ordnance and paymaster records, and other military records documenting military life and operations of the Third and 110th Ohio infantry regiments, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Potomac during campaigns in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged by type of material.

Additional Guides

A description of the Keifer Papers appears in Civil War Manuscripts: A Guide to the Collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress (Washington: Government Printing Office. 1986), p. 141; and in the Library of Congress Information Bulletin , 20, no. 2 (Jan. 1961), pp. 11-12.

Catalog Record

https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79028332

Provenance

The papers of Joseph Warren Keifer, army officer, lawyer, banker, and congressman, were given to the Library of Congress in 1958 by his son, William W. Keifer.

Microfilm

A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on three reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.

Transfers

Five maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division where they are identified as part of these papers.

Processing History

The papers of Joseph Warren Keifer were arranged and described in 1990. The collection was rearranged and the finding aid revised in 1994 and in 2007.