Stout, Frank C., fl. 1862-1863 [Collection of Frank C. Stout, D company, 34th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .11]

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Collection of Frank C. Stout (full name Benjamin Franklin Christian Stout) of the 129th Pennsylvania Volunteers, a nine month regiment. Collection includes two diaries, both of which are signed and primarily written in pencil. The first diary is approximately 140 pages and covers August-December 1862. The second diary is approximately 193 pages and covers December 1862-May 1863. Housed with the second diary is an unused postage stamp. Collection also contains miscellaneous documents, including a baptism record and medical information; a pamphlet relating an address delivered in 1897 by a Colonel Henry Royer; a photograph of the 34th Militia; and news clippings, including an obituary of Major Alexander Selfridge. A photograph accompanying the diaries is included as well [.11]

GLC#
GLC03131.07-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1862-1863
Author/Creator
Stout, Frank C., fl. 1862-1863
Title
[Collection of Frank C. Stout, D company, 34th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .11]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
2 v. + 11 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Soldier's Diary
Health and Medical
Death
Military Law
Crime
Clothing and Accessories

Showing 11 of 11 records

Collection Item
Diary

1862 Diary

August 1862 - December 1862

Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853

Camp 6, 129th Regiment. Daily record of army life. A notable entry includes Setember 3rd when the Brigadier General says: "I am not a speechmaker. This is not the business of the soldier, but to fight and obey orders, that is what you are here for...

GLC03131.07.01
Collection Item
Diary

1863 Diary

December 1862 - May 1863

Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853

Camp 6, 129th Regiment. Daily record of army life. On January 20th they find a man almost dead from drinking too much. On April 25the paymaster arrives causing the men to cheer. On May 13th, they arrive in Baltimore.

GLC03131.07.02
Collection Item
Autograph document

Baptism Record

22 May 1853

Kampman, Gerris, fl. 1853

Benjamin Franklin Stout was baptised and received the name Christian.

GLC03131.07.03
Collection Item
Autograph document

Evidence Required

1861-1877

Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853

Affidavit of a commissioned officer as to when and where and under what circumstances the alleged Malarial Fever was contracted.

GLC03131.07.04
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Frank Stout

9 January 1888

Clewell, L., fl. 1858

He asks Stout to fill out the enclosed affidavit, as he caught malaria while on picket duty and has had pain ever since. he also asks for the name of his surgeon.

GLC03131.07.05
Collection Item
Autograph document

Stout confirms Clewell caught Malaria while out on Picket

January 20, 1888

Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853

Stout provides evidence for Clewell's pension applciation.

GLC03131.07.06
Collection Item
Printed letter

to Sir

16 June 1863

Stout, Frankin, fl. 1853

A call to arms. Letter reminds recipient of Frank Stout's bravery and ability and asks that he fight under Stout. Stout is going back again for six months.

GLC03131.07.07
Collection Item
Pamphlet

An Address Delivered by Col. Henry Royer

9 November 1897

Royer, Col. Henry, fl. 1897

On the Formal Transfer of the Soldiers' Monument to the City Council of Pottsville. He remembered those who volunteered for the Union , in particular the 129th, of whom Stout was a member.

GLC03131.07.08
Collection Item
Newspaper clipping

Major Selfridge Dies in Philadelphia

14 July 1922

Major Alexander Selfridge, a civil war veteran dies at 79. He was the youngest commissioned officer in the Northern Ranks during the civil war.

GLC03131.07.09
Collection Item
Newspaper clipping

The Return of Co. C in 1865

22 July 1865

Myers, Elizabeth, fl. 1920-1974

On July 22, 1865 the remanant of Company C arrived home under Captain Stolzenbach. A great reception took place at the railroad station. Selfridge was there.

GLC03131.07.10
Collection Item
Photograph

[Soldier's standing at attention]

1863, 1922

Inscribed on verso: Chas. McCarty, David [illegible] (Sgt.), Bealer Julius (Harry's Father), Horace Jones, Henry Hielly - 2nd ft. Co. D. Co. D. 34th Penna. [illegible] Militia - June 30, 1863, at Reading, Pa. Capt J.C. Stout in foreground, hand in...

GLC03131.07.11