Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook
Valentine, Herbert E. (Herbert Eugene), 1841-1917
Ms.1995.027
0.1 Cubic Feet
1 folder
1862-1864, 1908, 1911-1912
Herbert E. Valentine (1841-1917) served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection contains a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Valentine with newspaper clippings written in 1911-1912 about his regiment's war activities, photographs from a monument dedication ceremony for his regiment in New Berne, North Carolina in 1908, and 39 ink wash scenes sketched during the war years.
The materials in the collection are in English.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook, Ms1995-027, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2002.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2002.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Biographical Note
Herbert E. Valentine (1841-1917) served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, and he authored
Story of Co. F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteers in the War for the Union 1861-1865 (W.H. Clarke & Co., Boston, 1896). He was a photographer, who enlisted while living in Salem, Massachusetts. He is buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.Sources:
- "Herbert Valentine" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46549946/herbert-valentine
- "Herbert E Valentine" entry, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 database, Ancestry.com, https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1555&h=1602494&tid=&pid=&queryId=f59334ae54e6df49722efc96f9dc16db&usePUB=true
Scope and Content
The Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook is a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Valentine, who served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Scrapbook comprises a series of newspaper clippings from the Salem [Massachusetts]
News, written in 1911-1912 by Valentine, giving details of his regiment's war activities. It also includes photographs, many taken in New Berne, North Carolina, by Valentine in 1908, during dedication of a monument to members of his regiment. The scrapbook also has Valentine's 39 ink wash scenes sketched during the war years.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Civil War
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Scrapbook1862-1864, 1908, 1911-19121