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Conditions Governing Acces

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

This 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], 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.

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.

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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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

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/ ).