Guide to the James Warren Clark Papers, 1861-2011
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W. Lawrence and Janet Enegren, 2014
James Warren Clark Papers, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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James Warren Clark (1837-1926) was the son of James Penniman Clark (1803-1865) and Maria Frost Clark (1805-1883). He was born in Medway, Massachusetts and had one brother, W.P. Clark. James enlisted twice into the Union Army during the Civil War (42nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry), from September 13, 1862 to August 20, 1863 and from July 7, 1864 to November 11, 1864. He married Amelia Lucinda Wallace (1842-1900) and they had one daughter, Mary A. Clark.
The collection includes thirty-seven letters (1862-1863), most received or sent by James Warren Clark (member of 42nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry) during the Civil War. Also included are Clark's "cipher" diary (1862-1863) and Civil War related documents and printed ephemera (1861-1911) belonging to Clark, as well as cased and framed images and tintypes of Clark and others. In the letters from Clark, he discusses his experiences while stationed in New Orleans and his opinions about the war; the family letters shed light on daily life in Clarke's home environs in Massachusetts.
Organized into two series: Correspondence and Diary, 1862-1864; and Documents, Clippings, and Printed Ephemera, 1861-1915.
Correspondence to and from James Warren Clark and other family members and friends. Correspondents include Clark's mother Mary J. Clark, his brother W.P. Clark, his father, his cousin Sarah Coohidge, and friends including B.L. Adams, Addie A. Clark, Abby L. Wood, Calvin R. Fitts, and Sarah Tuck. Also included in this series are general orders distributed by Sgt. Col. J. Stedman to the troops and Clark's diary (in code), 1862-1863.
Arranged by form then alphabetically by correspondent.
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Civil War "cipher" diary of James Warren Clark, 1862-1863
B.L. Adams to James Warren Clark, 1862-1863
Addie A. Clark to James Warren Clark, 1863-1864
James Warren Clark to Addie A. Clark
James Warren Clark to W.P Clark [brother], 1863
James Warren Clark to "Dear Father", 1863
M.F. Clark [mother] to James Warren Clark, 1862-1863
W.P. Clark [brother] to James Warren Clark, 1863
Sarah A. Coohidge to James Warren Clark, 1863
Calvin R. Fitts to James Warren Clark, 1863-1864
Sarah Tuck to James Warren Clark, 1862-1863
Abbie L. Wood to James Warren Clark, 1862-1863
Abby [?] to "Dear Cousin" [James Warren Clark?], 1863
James Warren Clark's certificates, documents, and invitations, including the 42nd Massachussetts' reunion invitations along with military and personal certificates.
Arranged chronologically.
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Biographical material compiled by donor, 2011
Documents and Certificates, 1861-1913
General Orders - Sgt. Col. J. Stedman
Newspaper Clippings - Extra Gazette and Courier, 1861
Massachusetts 42nd Regiment Reunion Invitations, 1897-1915
Two cased and two framed images (three ambrotypes and one daguerreotype); one tintype of Clark and his wife, and four small tintype portraits of Clark, from Civil War era and earlier.
Daguerreotype, tintypes, and ambrotypes, primarily of James Warren Clark