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Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Allison, Young Ewing, 1853-1932

Title: Papers, 1840-1932

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.

Size of Collection: 10 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A 439a

Scope and Content Note

The Young Ewing Allison Papers (1840-1932) includes extensive correspondence; manuscripts and printed copies of stories and articles by Allison; family papers, accounts, memorabilia accumulated by Allison; newspaper articles by and about him; and research and other projects in which he was interested. Also included are caricatures and sketches by Paul Plaschke, Wyncie King, and others; poetry and verse by Allison and friends and biographical and genealogical information gathered by Allison about his own and allied families.

These papers give insight into his political, civic, religious, and family attitudes; his literary and musical tastes; and his opinions on prohibition, women’s suffrage, World War I, and other issues of the day. Insurance is discussed throughout.

Biographical Note

1853       Born in Henderson, Ky.

1880       Became city editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

1883       Married Margaret “Maggie” Yeiser.

1888       Founded and edited an insurance trade newspaper the Insurance Herald.

1899       Started the Insurance Field.

1891       Wrote his epic poem Derelict.

1932       Died and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

For more information consult the Kentucky Encyclopedia (https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/146/).

 Folder list

fl. 1 Miscellaneous papers and funeral notices for Young E. Allison, 1801-1874, and his wife, Susan S. Wilson Allison, and 1866-1881.
fl. 2 Miscellaneous Allison family papers 1831-1899.
fl. 3 Tarrant and Selleck family correspondence and genealogical material 1874-1958.Charlotte and Edward C. Kuss papers 1904-1935.Papers about a cotton claim 1894-1918.Mary Selleck correspondence about the Ladies Mt. Vernon Assn. n.d.
fl. 4 Personal correspondence and documents.
fl. 5 Correspondence from Young E. Allison (1853-1932) to Young E. Allison, Jr.(1890-1965) 1897-1910.
fl. 6 Correspondence from Young E. Allison (1853-1932) to Young E. Allison (1890-1965), 1911-1915.
fl. 7 Margaret Y. Allison correspondence 1881-1943.
fl. 8 Legal papers 1899.
fl. 9 Young E. Allison-Lawrence F. Abbott correspondence 1930 Feb.-Oct.
fl. 10 Young E. Allison-Marcus W. Adams correspondence 1895-1910.
fl. 11 Young E. Allison-J. Bernhard Alberts, Jr. correspondence 1922-1931.
fl. 12 Young E. Allison-William L. Allen correspondence 1902-1910.
fl. 13 Young E. Allison-Emma Wilson Anderson correspondence 1913-1922.
fl. 14 Young E. Allison-Artes family correspondence 1920.
fl. 15 Correspondence from Clarence Axman 1897-1928.
fl. 16 Correspondence A and miscellaneous.
fl. 17 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1883-1899.
fl. 18 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1900-1910.
fl. 19 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1911-1913.
fl. 20 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1914-1916.
fl. 21 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1917-1919.
fl. 22 Correspondence from James Wilson Allison 1920-1923.
fl. 23 Funeral notices. Obituaries. Article: “One Hundred Years of Patents” by J. W. Allison.
fl. 24 Correspondence from Richard D. Bakrow and family 1893-1930.
fl. 25 Correspondence from S. Thruston and Sunshine H. Ballard 1917-1927.
fl. 26 Correspondence from Nancy Houston Banks 1931.
fl. 27 Correspondence from Alben W. Barkley 1928-1932.
fl. 28 Correspondence from James O’Donnell Bennett 1927-1929.
fl. 29 Correspondence from Carl Bernhardt 1932.
fl. 30 Correspondence from Robert Worth Bingham 1923-1929.
fl. 31 Correspondence from Eleanor Bowman 1929-1932.
fl. 32 Correspondence from John Young Brown 1891-1898.
fl. 33 Correspondence from Simon Bolivar Buckner and Delia Claiborne Buckner 1889-1912.
fl. 34 Correspondence miscellaneous B.
fl. 35 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1914-1915.
fl. 35a Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1916.
fl. 36 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1917-1918.
fl. 37 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1919.
fl. 38 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1920-1925.
fl. 39 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1927-1932.
fl. 40 Correspondence from J. Christian Bay 1933-1935.
fl. 41 P.H. Callahan-Allison correspondence 1924-1932.
fl. 42 J.A. and Mabel Porter Pitts Carey-Allison correspondence 1908-1919.
fl. 43 William B. Carlisle-Allison correspondence 1923-1931.
fl. 44 John B. Castleman-Allison correspondence 1896-1918.
fl. 45 Madison Cawein-Allison correspondence 1907-1917.
fl. 46 Eugene Cowles-Allison correspondence 1930.
fl. 47 Miscellaneous C correspondence.
fl. 48 Albert F. Dean-Allison correspondence 1898-1930.
fl. 49 Dixon family-Allison correspondence 1892-1932.
fl. 50 Charles Dobbs-Allison correspondence 1917-1927.
fl. 51 Cornelius J. Doyle-Allison correspondence 1927-1932.
fl. 52 John A. Doyle-Allison correspondence 1931-1932.
fl. 53 William F. Dunbar-Allison correspondence 1919-1932.
fl. 54 George DuRelle-Allison correspondence 1901-1926.
fl. 55 Miscellaneous D correspondence.
fl. 56 Henry Evans-Allison correspondence 1896-1924.
fl. 57 Miscellaneous E correspondence.
fl. 58 Lawson Fields-Allison correspondence 1916-1918 and n.d.
fl. 59 Correspondence from the Flexner family 1902-1928 and n.d.
fl. 60 William Fortune-Allison correspondence 1897-1932.
fl. 61 Newspaper articles by Allison 1920-1921.Booklet: “Stephen C. Foster and American songs” by Allison.
fl. 62 Correspondence from Madge Rowan Frost 1916-1922.
fl. 63 Robert Frothingham-Allison correspondence 1917-1932.
fl. 64 Lucy Furman-Allison correspondence 1897-1929.Photograph of Lucy Furman.
fl. 65 Miscellaneous F correspondence.
fl. 66 Francis H. Gavisk-Allison correspondence 1877-1932.
fl. 67 Correspondence from Louis N. Geldert 1896-1931.
fl. 68 William and Dolly Geppert-Allison correspondence 1893-1930.
fl. 69 Correspondence from Harry Giovannoli 1902-1904.
fl. 70 Miscellaneous G correspondence.
fl. 71 Miscellaneous Ha correspondence.
fl. 72 Miscellaneous He correspondence.
fl. 73 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1901-1918.
fl. 74 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1919.
fl. 75 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1920-1922.
fl. 76 Champion I. Hitchcock-Allison correspondence 1923-1925.
fl. 77 Miscellaneous Hi correspondence.
fl. 78 Miscellaneous Ho correspondence.
fl. 79 Miscellaneous Hu correspondence.
fl. 80 I correspondence.
fl. 81 J correspondence.
fl. 82 Darwin P. Kingsley-Allison correspondence 1908-1929.
fl. 83 Darwin P. Kingsley-Allison correspondence 1930-1932.
fl. 84 Ka-Ki correspondence.
fl. 85 Marc Klaw-Allison correspondence 1885-1928.
fl. 86 Kl-Kr correspondence.
fl. 87 La-Li correspondence.
fl. 88 Alice Lloyd-Allison correspondence 1931.
fl. 89 Lo-Ly correspondence.
fl. 90 Anna Blanche McGill-Allison correspondence 1924-1926.
fl. 91 Miscellaneous Mc correspondence.
fl. 92 Correspondence from Mary Lanier Magruder 1907.
fl. 93 Ma correspondence.
fl. 94 Me correspondence.
fl. 95 Mi correspondence.
fl. 96 Mo correspondence.
fl. 97 My-My correspondence.
fl. 98 Correspondence pertaining to My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown, Ky.
fl. 99 N correspondence.
fl. 100 Edmund M. Obrecht-Allison correspondence 1915-1931.
fl. 101 O correspondence.
fl. 102 Verses of Eliza Allison Park. Obituary of Eliza Allison Park.
fl. 103 The Crow Papers by Eliza Allison Park.
fl. 104 P correspondence.
fl. 105 Q correspondence.
fl. 106 Alice Hegan and Cale Young Rice-Allison correspondence 1903-1931.
fl. 107 Ben H. Ridgely-Allison correspondence 1888-1908.
fl. 108 Harrison Robertson-Allison correspondence 1923-1931.
fl. 109 Correspondence from Carl Rohl-Smith 1891-1897.
fl. 110 Correspondence from Otto A. Rothert 1913-1931.
fl. 111 R correspondence.
fl. 112 Flem D. Sampson-Allison correspondence 1930-1931.
fl. 113 Henry D. Sampson-Allison correspondence 1907-1920.
fl. 114 Correspondence from Mary Scott-Siddons 1891-1896.
fl. 115 Alfred and Joseph Selligman-Allison correspondence 1898-1917.
fl. 116 Swager Shirley-Allison correspondence 1911-1923.
fl. 117 Sa-Sn correspondence.
fl. 118 So-Sw correspondence.
fl. 119 Maurice H. Thatcher-Allison correspondence 1910-1932.
fl. 120 Lillian H. Thixton-Allison correspondence 1925-1932 and n.d.
fl. 121 Correspondence from James A. Thomas 1892-1908.
fl. 122 Thompson-Allison correspondence.
fl. 123 Susan S. Towles-Allison correspondence 1913-1932.
fl. 124 John Wilson Townsend-Allison correspondence 1915-1932.
fl. 125 Miscellaneous T correspondence.
fl. 126 U correspondence.
fl. 127 V correspondence.
fl. 128 Jefferson Wallace-Allison correspondence 1928-1929.
fl. 129 Correspondence from Tom Wallace 1923-1932.
fl. 130 Correspondence from Henry Waller 1892-1905.
fl. 131 Henry Watterson-Allison correspondence 1919-1921.
fl. 132 Correspondence from J. T. Welch 1910-1917.
fl. 133 Correspondence from Annie Nold Wells 1926-1927.
fl. 134 Augustus E. Willson-Allison correspondence 1907-1909.
fl. 135 Correspondence from Robert Burns Wilson 1886-1887.
fl. 136 Correspondence from Samuel M. Wilson 1905-1932.
fl. 137 E. Jay Wohlgemuth-Allison correspondence 1911-1932.Essay by Wohlgemuth “Within Three Chords.”
fl. 138 Urey and Anthony H. Woodson-Allison correspondence.
fl. 139 Miscellaneous W correspondence.
fl. 140 John W. Yerkes-Allison correspondence 1902-1907.
fl. 141 Miscellaneous Y correspondence.
fl. 142 Correspondence from unidentified authors 19th century.
fl. 143 Correspondence from unidentified authors 20th century.
fl. 144 Legal, educational, and official papers relating to the Herald under Allison’s editorship.
fl. 145 Accounts and checks 1910-1932.
fl. 146 Allison family lines: genealogical material.
fl. 147 Rubbing of monument of Y. E. Allison in Henderson Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
fl. 148 Poetry and verse.
fl. 149 Postal and other cards.
fl. 150 Material relating to “The Curious Legend of Louis Philippe in Kentucky” by Y. E. Allison. Correspondence 1821-1925.Typed copies of congressional bills about Bishop Joseph Flaget for exemption of customs duties. Newspaper clippings and galley proofs. Bound copy of a booklet. Miscellaneous notes.
fl. 151 Bound copy of “The Curious Legend of Louis Philippe in Kentucky.”Handwritten manuscript of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget (1764-1850).
fl. 152 Correspondence 1915-1932.Prints of “The Derelict.”Handwritten copies of “The Derelict” and an explanation of its creation. Copies of “The Derelict” in The Scope.
fl. 152a The Book Monthly, Mar. 1915.
fl. 152b The Book Monthly, June 1915.
fl. 152c Illinois Catholic Historical Review, Jan. 1926.
fl. 153 Booklets: “A Chapter of Trappist History in Kentucky,” by Y.E. Allison, 1925.
fl. 154 Manuscript and printed copy of “The Delicious Vice,” by Allison. Correspondence relating to the work 1907-1923.Newspaper articles relating to the work 1908-1919.
fl. 155 Manuscript editorials.
fl. 156 Booklet: “A Man that I Knew,” by Allison. Unbound booklet: “How Curly Head Fought the War,” by Allison.
fl. 157 Script and other material pertaining to “Mary the Apple Girl.”
fl. 158 Material relating to “The Old Music Master.”Booklets reprinted from the Sunday Magazine of the Courier-Journal 1919.Correspondence 1920.Musical Courier article 15 Jan. 1920.
fl. 159 Article: “My Old Kentucky Home.”Article criticizing the changes at Federal Hill.
fl. 160 Bound volume: “Insurance at Piney Woods,” 1896.“Fieldgraphs,” “Down in Piney Woods,” and manuscripts of articles from the Piney Woods Clarion, 1895-1898.
fl. 161 Material related to “Spawn of Satan.”Bound volumes of “Spawn of Satan,” 1929. Correspondence, 1929-1930.
fl. 162 Alberta Theater, 1923 and n.d.
fl. 163 Conscience Lunch Club material, 1917-1931.
fl. 164 Dirty Works Unlimited and the Hugger Mugger Brokers material, n.d.
fl. 165 Pamunkey Tribe of Real Indians material 1916.
fl. 166 Letters to the editor 1920-1930.
fl. 167 Postcards.
fl. 168 Miscellaneous photographs.
fl. 169 Miscellaneous art.
fl. 170 Sheet music: “Ballad of Whiskey Straight” and “The Derelict.”
fl. 171 Advertisements.
fl. 172 Family memorabilia: commencement notices, programs, etc.
fl. 173 Insurance policy 1844.
fl. 174 Kentucky University Tuition Certificate and Payment Coupons 1866-1869.
fl. 175 Broadsides 1840, 1863, 1868.
fl. 176 Henderson Weekly News, 5 Dec. 1871.
fl. 177 Henderson Daily Chronicle, 15 Sept. 1874.
fl. 178 Booklet: “Robert Louis Stevenson,” from the Southern Magazine, Mar. 1895.
fl. 179 Account book.
fl. 180 Operas: “The Ogalallas,” and “The Mouse and the Garter.”
fl. 181 Manuscripts and copies of manuscripts on miscellaneous subjects.
fl. 182 Insurance on Noah’s Ark by Allison. Maps, programs and miscellaneous brochures.
fl. 183 Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Oct. 1933.
fl. 184 Dramatic Magazine Quarterly Aug. 1899.
fl. 185 Booklet: “In Memoriam: Evelyn Lyon Hegeman.”
fl. 186 Filson Club Quarterly Oct. 1933
fl. 187 Booklet by J. Christian Bay.
fl. 188 “Forest Retreat and Its Garden”, by Otto A. Rothert.
fl. 189 Proceedings of the Young E. Allison Memorial Meeting Henderson, Ky. 24 June 1933.
fl. 190 “Otto A. Rothert, 1871- Secretary of the Filson Club, 1917-1945,” by Hambleton Tapp.
fl. 191 “A Tennyson-Browning Association Book,” by J. Christian Bay.
fl. 192 Newspaper clippings about Allison 1887-1939.
fl. 193 Newspaper clippings: Works and death of Young E. Allison, 1919-1933.
fl. 194 Newspaper clippings about friends and relatives of Allison 1912-1934.
fl. 195 Newspaper clippings about Gethsemani, Bardstown Cathedral and other Catholic sites, Lowell, Ky. Cradle of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stephen Foster and Old Kentucky Home. 1897-1928.
fl. 196 Newspaper clippings: “The Curious Legend of Louis Philippe in Kentucky 1923-1932.Henry Watterson’s History of the Spanish American War. Manuscript and galley proofs.

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Louisville, Ky.)

Title:  Records, 1837-1901

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.

Size of Collection:  7 volumes

Location Number:  Mss. BA M592

Scope and Content Note

Collection consists of 7 bound volumes of Methodist Church records from churches primarily belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South denomination in Louisville, Kentucky. The volumes contain membership information as well as minutes of official weekly trustee meetings and quarterly conferences.  Most of the records pertain to the 4th Street M.E.C., South and Walnut St. Station M.E.C., South.

Historical Note

Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1816, is considered to be the first official Methodist church built in Louisville.  During the 1830s it also served an affiliated congregation, the Fourth St. African Methodist Episcopal Church, which held separate services and meetings.  In 1846 the Fourth Street M.E. church was the location for the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, established over the issue of slavery.  In 1853, the church was sold and Walnut Street Station M.E. Church, South was constructed.  The latter church continued as a congregation until it merged in 1907 with another Methodist church.   

Volume List

Volume 1:  Membership records, 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, 1837-1842

Volume 2:  Records of meetings of Trustees, 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church and 4th Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1843-1845

Volume 3:  Membership records, 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1847-53.

Volume 4:  Membership records, probably of 4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South and its successor, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1848-1869.

Volume 5:  Minutes of meetings of the Stewards, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1872-1880

Volume 6:  Minutes of weekly meetings and Quarterly Conferences, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1869-1883

Volume 7:  Minutes of weekly meetings, Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1894-1901

Subject Headings

African American churches – Kentucky – Louisville.

African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Church records and registers – Kentucky – Louisville.

4th Street African Methodist Episcopal Church (Louisville, Ky.).

4th Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Louisville, Ky.).

Methodist Church – Kentucky – Louisville.

Methodist Episcopal Church. South. Louisville Conference.

Walnut Street Station Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Louisville, Ky.).

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator:  Whipple, H. George S., 1823-1884

Title:  Papers, 1848-1948 (bulk: 1848-1884)

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A W574a

Scope and Content Note

This collection documents the musical and theatrical interests of H. George S. Whipple, a music instructor in Louisville, Kentucky in the mid-19th century.  The collection includes copies of two original plays written by Whipple: “Night and Morning” and “Coupon Bonds”.  “Night and Morning” is noteworthy for its portrayal of female characters and an Irish servant, while “Coupon Bonds” is a moral tale, exploring the community’s obligation to soldiers returning home from war.  The collection also documents the arts scene in Louisville and the Ohio Valley region, though various broadsides, theater and concert programs, sheet music, and song cards.

 Related collections:

Whipple, H. George S., b. ca. 1822. Letters, 1859-1880.  (Mss. A W574)

Hiram George Sims Whipple letter, 26 August 1863.  (Mss. C W)

Parks, Anna. Receipt to Anna Parks from H. G. G. Whipple for $1.00 in payment for 1 quarter’s lessons in Singing Class, dated at Louisville, Jan. 1860.  (Mss. C P)

Biographical Note

H. George S. Whipple was born in Massachusetts in 1823. He married Mary Josselyn (b. ca. 1830) in 1859 and they had one child, Kittie, born in 1861. Whipple established a musical career in Louisville, Kentucky, where he taught music privately. He also taught music in the public schools, including Female High School, and was employed as an organist/choirmaster by several local churches in Louisville.  Whipple died in 1884 and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Folder List

Folder 1:  Original plays by Whipple, 1873, undated

Folder 2:  Broadsides, 1854-1904

Folder 3:  Theater programs, 1879-1882

Folder 4:  Concert programs, 1869-1948

Folder 5:  Sheet music, 1848-1883, undated

Folder 6:  Song cards, 1906-1913

Folder 7:  Miscellaneous, 1855, undated

Subject Headings

Broadsides.

Concerts.

Irish Americans.

Louisville (Ky.) – Social life and customs.

Louisville (Ky.) – Songs and music.

Louisville Girls High School, 1856-1950.

Louisville Opera House (Louisville, Ky.)

Macauley’s Theater (Louisville, Ky.)

Mozart Hall (Louisville, Ky.)

Musicians – Kentucky.

Opera – Kentucky – Louisville.

Popular music – 20th century.

Sexism and literature.

Sheet music.

Shorthand.

Southern Exposition (Louisville, Ky.)

Teachers – Employment – Kentucky.

Theater – Kentucky – Louisville.

Theater programs – United States.

United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Theater and the war.

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Tavern Club (Louisville, Ky.)

Title: Records, 1958-1988

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.

Size of Collection: 0.33 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. BD T233

Scope and Content Note

Collection contains the records of the Tavern Club, a gentleman’s club located in Louisville, Kentucky.  Included in the collection are the by-laws of the Club; correspondence; meeting minutes; membership lists, application forms, and new member nominations; annual reports; and financial statements.

Also included are plans by architects Louis and Henry Hartstern from October 1960 which propose renovation of space used by the Club in the building at 213 West Walnut Street.  The renovation plans include space for a kitchen, dining room, bar, lounge, billiard room, ballroom, and squash court.

Also of interest are song lyrics of “The Tavern in Town”, circa 1979, which label the Club chauvinistic because of its lack of female members.

Historical Note

Formed in 1958, the Tavern Club was described as a “Gentleman’s Social Luncheon Club.”  A proposal suggested a minimum of 50 club members, with facilities at the Henry Clay Hotel.  In 1960 the Club left the Henry Clay for new premises at 213 West Walnut Street (since renamed Muhammad Ali Boulevard).  The club renovated space in this building, which also housed the Berean Church Supplies store and studio space for the Louisville Ballet.  In 1987 the Club relocated again, this time to the Old House/Chez Gemini building at 432 South 5th Street.

This iteration of the Tavern Club appears to have taken its inspiration from an earlier gentlemen’s organization of the same name, which formed in Louisville in 1901.  See: Tavern Club records, 1901-1902 (Mss. C T).

 Folder List

Folder 1:          Records, 1958-1979

Folder 2:          Records, 1980-1983

Folder 3:          Records, 1984

Folder 4:          Records, 1985

Folder 5:          Records, 1986-1988

Subject Headings

Clubs – Kentucky – Louisville.

Fraternal organizations – Kentucky – Louisville.

Louisville (Ky.) – Buildings, structures, etc.

Louisville (Ky.) – Social life and customs.

Music – 20th century.

Sexism.

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Howe, Ebenezer B., 1815-1874

Title: Journal, 1846-1847

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.

Size of Collection: 0.33 cubic feet

Location Number:  Mss. A H855

Scope and Content Note

Journal of the Louisville Light Artillery, Company C of the 1st Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers (also called the Louisville Legion).  Under Captain Ebenezer B. Howe, the Louisville Light Artillery was a volunteer unit which served in the Mexican War from May 1846 to May 1847.  The journal contains a record of the company’s movements in northern Mexico; a description of the land, towns, and interactions with the Mexican citizenry; and a record of military engagements between the Americans and the Mexican army.

The Louisville Light Artillery served during the Battle of Monterrey of 21-24 September 1846, although the unit was removed from the primary fighting.  Subsequently stationed at Monterrey, Company C witnessed the unrest in the area following the Mexican defeat.  The company guarded Monterrey during the Battle of Buena Vista of 23 February 1847, with rumors and reports of the battle reaching the city.  The company was also involved in minor skirmishes guarding supply lines between Camargo and Monterrey in the early months of 1847.  A transcript of the journal is available.

This collection is comprised two accessions: 009×13 and 009×54, which have been combined for the sake of clarity.

Separation Note: The Civil War correspondence of William M. Heston (Mss. C H) was separated from this collection.

Biographical Note

 Ebenezer B. Howe (1815-1874) was an officer in the Mexican War, and later fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.  Howe was born in 1815 in New York State.  He was Captain of the Louisville Light Artillery, Company C, 1st Kentucky Volunteers (also called the Louisville Legion) during the Mexican War.  His company served from May 1846 to May 1847.  The Light Artillery was present at the Battle of Monterrey and performed garrison duty at Monterrey during the Battle of Buena Vista.

Howe appears in the Louisville city directories in 1841, where his occupation is listed as a gilder.  He was married, presumably prior to his arrival in Louisville, as no marriage was found in the Jefferson County records.  He was granted a furlough while in Mexico to return to Kentucky to see his wife.  At least one child was born to this marriage, a son named William B. Howe.  (Unsubstantiated information on Ancestry.com states that the name of Ebenezer Howe’s wife was Susan C. Payne and that the couple had four children.)

Soon after his return from the Mexican War, Howe left Louisville for California.  Howe was a known resident of California in 1852, appearing on the state census in Calaveras County.  On August 28, 1854, he married Arabella Kenicott in Alameda County, California.  He apparently abandoned Arabella in the late 1850s to travel to Texas or the surrounding area.

Howe fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy, enlisting in San Antonio in July, 1861.  He was a sergeant in the 1st Field Battery, Texas Light Artillery (Edgar’s Company), which fought in the Western theater, especially Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.  During the Red River Campaign, Howe was captured at Natchitoches, Louisiana in March 1864 and exchanged in July 1864.  After discharge, he married Judith Ann Stone Routon on May 22, 1867 in Natchitoches, Louisiana.  They had four children: Louise, Joseph, Ann, and Lee.

Howe died in 1874.  He is buried in Howe Cemetery in Red River Parish, Louisiana.  His widows Arabella and Judith both applied for a pension in 1887.

Folder List

Volume 1:           Ebenezer B. Howe journal, May 1846 – May 1847

Folder 2:              Hand-drawn map of the Battle of Buena Vista, 1847

Folder 3:              Transcript of Ebenezer B. Howe journal, May 1846 – May 1847

Folder 4:              Photocopy of Ebenezer B. Howe journal, May 1846 – May 1847

Subject Headings

Algiers (New Orleans, La.)

Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868.

Arista, Mariano, 1802-1855.

Brazos Island (Tex.)

Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847.

Canales, Antonio, 1800?-1852?

Civilians in war – Mexico.

Hamer, Thomas Lyon, 1800-1846.

Indians of North America.

Louisville (Ky.) – Emigration and immigration.

Louisville Legion.

Mexican War, 1846-1848.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Atrocities.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Campaigns – Mexico.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Casualties.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Desertions.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Equipment and supplies.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Maps.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Medical care.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Psychological aspects.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Public opinion.

Mexican War, 1846-1848 – Transportation.

Mexico – Description and travel.

Military deserters.

Military discipline.

Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846.

Operational rations (Military supplies)

Ormsby, Stephen, 1803-1869.

Psychological warfare.

Spies.

Steamboats.

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.

Temperance.

United States. Army. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 1st. Company C (1846-1847)

Wilber, John H.

Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849.