A&M 1423Scott-Palmer Family Papers, 1856-1917 A&M 1423Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:46:02 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Scott-Palmer Family Papers Scott-Palmer family. A&M 1423 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4774 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each) 1856-1917 Papers of Jewett Palmer, a Union Army officer, Mayor of Marietta (Ohio), and Republican official of Washington County (Ohio). Includes correspondence, daily journals, clipping scrapbooks, military records, genealogical and autobiographical notes, and printed materials. The papers regard the activities of Company B of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) and Company G of the 36th OVI. There are also papers of Palmer's wife, Saida Scott, who taught music. Addendum of 1996/09/23 contains a muster roll of Company G, 36th OVI, signed by Captain Jewett Palmer, for 10/31/1863 - 12/31/1863. See Scope and Content Note for more information. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Scott-Palmer Family Papers, A&M 1423, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related A&M Collections

1423, 1458

Scope and Contents

Papers of Jewett Palmer, a Union Army officer, Mayor of Marietta (Ohio), and Republican official of Washington County (Ohio). Includes correspondence, daily journals, clipping scrapbooks, military records, genealogical and autobiographical notes, and printed materials.

The papers regard the activities of Company B of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) and Company G of the 36th OVI in Western Virginia along the B & O Railroad, at Summersville, Lewisburg, Meadow Bluff, and the Kanawha Valley; at Second Bull Run and Antietam; in Tennessee (1861), at Nashville, Carthage, Middle Tennessee, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge. In 1864, the 36th OVI returned to Camp Crook in Charleston, WV, moving along the Virginia Central Railroad up the Shenandoah to Martinsburg.

Collection also includes the journal of Wallace S. Stanley, Company G, 36th OVI (1861-1864); military records, and post-war records documenting veterans' activities, of the 18th and 36th OVI (ca. 1861-1865, 1880-1912); and correspondence and school papers of Saida Scott, who married Palmer in 1866 and taught music (1856-1863).

Addendum of 1996/09/23 is a muster roll of Company G, 36th OVI, signed by Captain Jewett Palmer, for 10/31/1863 - 12/31/1863.

See also A&M 1458.

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Camp Crook Charleston (W. Va.) Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) Lewisburg (W. Va.) Marietta (Ohio) Martinsburg (W. Va.) Meadow Bluff (W. Va.) Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) Summersville (W. Va.) Tennessee United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862 Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863 Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 Civil War -- War diaries Civil War - Ohio 18th Volunteer Infantry, Company B. Civil War - Ohio 18th Volunteer Infantry. Civil War - Ohio 36th Volunteer Infantry, Company G. Civil War - Ohio 36th Volunteer Infantry. Civil War battles. Diaries Missionary Ridge, Battle of, Tenn., 1863 Railroads Rivers and river valleys. Veterans. SEE ALSO under Civil War - veterans. Women's history -- 1850-1899 United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1864). Company B. United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865). Company G Virginia Central Railroad Company Palmer, Jewett. Palmer, Saida Scott. Stanley, Wallace S. Palmer family Scott, Theodore family. Scott-Palmer family. Series 1. Military Records (Box 1)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191255circa 1860-1866136th Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Company GArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191258undated1118th Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Company BArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191259undated1236th Ohio Infantry Volunteers, VeteransArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191260undated1336th Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Company G, Account of Capt. James StanleyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191261undated1436th Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Company G, military recordsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191262undated15Commissions, Civil War, Jewett PalmerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191265undated18Jewett Palmer, military orders, letters, and reportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191271undated113Series 2. Correspondence (Boxes 1 & 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912561856-186312Soldiers lettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191263undated16Jewett A. Palmer lettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912701862-1863112Saida Scott correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912741856-186121Saida Scott correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191275186222Saida Scott correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191276186323Saida Scott correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191277undated24Series 3. Journals and Scrapbooks (Boxes 1 & 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912571857-186612Journal of W.S. StanleyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191264undated17Jewett H. Palmer Journals Vol. 1-2Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912721857-1866114Jewett H. Palmer Journals Vol. 3-4Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912731857-1866115ScrapbooksArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191282undated2Series 4. Miscellaneous (Boxes 1 & 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912661872-18921Genealogical notes, Jewett PalmerArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191267undated19SpeechesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191268undated110Miscellaneous papersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912691872-1892111Saida Scott school papersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191278undated25Poetry clippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/191279undated26Series 5. Addendum 1996 (Box 2)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912801996 October 21236th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G Muster RollsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1912811863 October 31 - 1863 December 3127