Jacob M. Campbell Papers, 1796-1888 A&M 1109

Jacob M. Campbell Papers, 1796-1888 A&M 1109


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1109
Title
Jacob M. Campbell Papers 1861-1888 1861-1865
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197964
Quantity
1.7 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Campbell, Jacob Miller, 1821-1888
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jacob M. Campbell Papers, A&M 1109, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Biographical / Historical

Colonel Jacob M. Campbell was the commander of the 54th Pennsylvania Volunteers assigned the task of guarding a 56 mile stretch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O Railroad) between Martinsburg and Cumberland. The area was infested with southern sympathizers, and guerrilla activity was rife. Campbell was charged with protecting loyal citizens, and bringing bushwackers to bay. Campbell served under General B.F. Kelly and later Generals Sigel, Hunter, and Crooks. His command, later including the 4th Brigade of the 1st Division, Army of West Virginia, saw minor action along the B&O and participated in the march down the Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1864. Campbell was mustered out of service in late August, 1864.

Scope and Contents

Military orders, telegrams, military correspondence concerning Campbell's command, lists of Confederate deserters, ordnance and quartermaster returns, additional military records, and a personal diary of Colonel Campbell, commander of the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers which operated along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Cumberland, Maryland, and Martinsburg, West Virginia. Subjects include civilian-military relations; guerrilla activities of John D. Imboden, the Ringgold Raiders, and the McNeill's Rangers; treatment of Confederate sympathizers; fighting in the Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1864; and military operations in the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

Related Material

1109, 1267

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Campbell, Jacob Miller, 1821-1888
  • Civil War - Pennsylvania 54th Volunteers.
  • Civil War - Ringgold Cavalry.
  • Civil War - raids and raiders.
  • Civil War -- War diaries
  • Civil War -- McNeill's Rangers
  • Civil War -- Military deserters
  • Cumberland (Md.)
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895
  • Martinsburg.
  • Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • Rivers and river valleys.
  • Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Campbell, Jacob Miller, 1821-1888
  • Imboden, John D. (John Daniel), 1823-1895

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Cumberland (Md.)
  • Martinsburg.
  • Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)