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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

The collection has been digitized and is available online .

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Stephen R. Kelsey Diary and Notes, Ms1990-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in July and November 1990.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2001.

Biographical Note

Stephen R. Kelsey was a Union soldier in the 5th New York Regiment, Battalion J, during the American Civil War. He participated in the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865.

Scope and Content

The Stephen R. Kelsey Diary and Notes include a diary written between January and May 1865, while stationed in New York and Virginia with the 5th New York Regiment, Battalion J, during the American Civil War. He discusses participating in the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865. Entries refer to the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln and the capture of Jefferson Davis. The collection also includes a typescript essay by Ernest Flint Kelsey, Stephen Kelsey's son, commenting on the diary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Stephen R. Kelsey Diary and Notes, by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).