Allen, Theodore F. (1842-1919) Diaries, 1864-1865
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Theodore F. Allen (1842-1919)
Title: Diaries, 1864-1865
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these diaries, see the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 0.33 cubic feet
Locator Number: Mss./A/A431
Scope and Content Note
Military diaries, May 26, 1864 – July 4, 1865, recorded by Theodore F. Allen, Captain, 9th Ohio Cavalry Regt. During this time Allen also was Assistant Adjutant General, Cavalry Division Army of the Ohio and Assistant Inspector General, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 6th Division Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi. Allen’s descriptions of actions of 7th Ohio Cavalry and other units of Maj. Gen. Stoneman’s Cavalry Corps in Battles of Cynthiana, KY, pursuit of Gen. John Hunt Morgan, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, and Battles of Franklin, TN and Nashville, TN. Also includes observations of daily military life of cavalry units in the Union army, personal opinions of competency of Union generals and status of civilians in areas occupied by the Union army. Vol. 1 includes lists of 7th O.V.C. battles and officers and reasons for termination of their service. Folder 4 contains 3 photographs of Allen and a printed article.
Biographical Note
Theodore Frelinghuysen Allen was born June 13, 1842 in Mansfield, Ohio, the son of Isaac J. Allen. The family later moved to Columbus, Ohio where Allen’s father became editor of the Ohio State Journal. He would later follow in his father’s footsteps and also go into the newspaper business. In April and May of 1861 Allen served briefly in the 2nd Kentucky Infantry followed by appointment as First Lieutenant and Adjutant in the 7th Ohio Cavalry August 28, 1862. Allen was later promoted to Captain of Company D of the 7th Ohio Cavalry and eventually brevetted Colonel U. S. Volunteers. He was mustered out July 4, 1865.
After the war Allen settled in Cincinnati, Ohio and there on April 25, 1867 married Mary F. Weakley, the daughter of a minister. Ted and Mary had only one child, a daughter, Mary. They lived most of their life in the greater Cincinnati area, except for the years 1883-1891 when they lived in New York City. Allen wrote a number of articles concerning his service in the Civil War, including an account of his capture by rebel forces at the Battle of Rogersville and his escape which appeared in “Sketches of War History”, Mollus, Ohio, Vol. 6, Cincinnati, Ohio: Monfort, 1908, pp. 147-167. Mary passed away in 1909 and Ted died at age 76 at the Methodist Home in Cincinnati on April 30, 1919.
Folder List
Folder 1: Diary 1864
Folder 2: Diary 1865
Folder 3: Diary 1865
Folder 4: Photographs and printed article
Subject Headings
African American soldiers – Tennessee
Allatoona Pass (Ga.), Battle of, 1864
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Bonds – Confederate States of America
Brough, John, 1811 – 1865
Burbridge, Stephen Gano, 1831 – 1894
Camp Nelson (Ky.)
Camp Smith (Tenn.)
Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald) 1831-1898
Chattanooga (Tenn.) – Description and travel
Columbia (Tenn.), Battle of, 1864
Corse, John Murray, 1835-1893
Cynthiana (Ky.), Battle of, 1864
Dalton (Ga.) – Description and travel
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Franklin (Tenn.), Battle of, 1864
Garrard, Israel
Georgia – Description and travel
Georgia – History – Civil War, 1861-1865
Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825 – 1901
Hood, John Bell, 1831 – 1879
Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 14th (1863-1865)
Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 16th (1863-1865)
Illinois Infantry Regiment, 115th (1862-1865)
Illinois Light Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
Johnson, Richard W., 1811 – 1865
Kentucky – Description and travel
Kentucky – History – Civil War, 1861-1865
Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, 12th (1862-1865)
Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, 16th (1863-1864)
Kilpatrick, Judson, 1836-1881
Lawrenceberg (Tenn.)- Description and travel
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Marietta (Ga.) – Description and travel
McCook, Edward Moody, 1833 – 1909
McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828 – 1864
Mental illness – Treatment
Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1863-1865)
Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1863-1865)
Miner, George G.
Missouri Infantry Regiment, 48th (1864-1865)
Money – Tennessee
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
Nashville (Tenn.) – Description and travel
Nashville (Tenn.), Battle of, 1864
Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865)
Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)
Ohio Heavy Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)
Periodicals – Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper
Presidents – United States – Election – 1864
Resaca (Ga.), Battle of, 1864
Rocky Faced Gap (Ga.), Battle of, 1864
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Stone Mountain (Ga.) – Description and Travel
Stoneman, George, 1822 – 1894
Tennessee – Description and travel
Tennessee – History – Civil War, 1861-1865
Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Destruction and pillage
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – African-Americans
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Anecdotes
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Cavalry operations
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Confiscations and contributions
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Equipment and supplies
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Jews
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Scouts and scouting
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Campaigns
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Casualties (Statistics, etc.)
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Naval operations
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Peace
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Poetry
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Prisoners and prisons
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Transportation
United States.Army – Barracks and quarters – Heating and ventilation
United States.Army – Military life
Wartzburg (Tenn.) – Description and travel
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
