Paul Ambrose Oliver Collection 1862-1912

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Consists mainly of letters by Civil War Army officer Paul Ambrose Oliver..

Description

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Description

The collection consists mainly of letters by Oliver but includes some letters by other correspondents. The collection contains letters by him to family members, especially to his brother Samuel, while he was an officer in the Union Army (1862-1865) during the Civil War. In addition, there is a history of the 12th Regiment of the New York National Guard, of which Oliver was a member, and the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to him for valor during a battle (1864) at Resaca, Ga.

Collection Creator Biography

Paul Ambrose Oliver worked in the shipping business prior to the start of the Civil War. In 1861, Oliver joined the 12th Regiment of the New York National Guard as a second lieutenant. During the war, Oliver was present at the battles of 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredricksburg, and Chancellorsville. Oliver left the army in 1865, having been brevetted to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers for his actions at Resaca, Ga. In 1892, Oliver was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his conduct at Resaca. Following the war, Oliver established and operated an explosives factory in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Gift of Samuel Bonnell (AM17327).

Processing Information

Folder Inventory added by Jameson Creager (2015) in 2012.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Paul Ambrose Oliver Collection; 1862-1912, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American history/Civil War and Reconstruction

Subject Terms

• Brothers
• History
• Medal of Honor
• Medals, badges, decorations, etc
• New York (State). National Guard. Regiment, 12th
• Officers
• Oliver family
• Oliver, Samuel
• Personal narratives
• United States
• United States. Army

Genre Terms

• Correspondence

Contents and Arrangement

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Request Checked Items

	Title	Date	Container
	Correspondence of Paul A. Oliver	1862-1864	Box 1, Folder 1-3
	Copies of letters written by Paul A. Oliver	undated	Box 1, Folder 4
	Correspondence received by Paul A. Oliver	1864-1888	Box 1, Folder 5
	Correspondence to and from other people	1863-1912	Box 1, Folder 6
	History of the 12th Regiment	undated	Box 1, Folder 7
	Documents	1865	Box 1, Folder 8
	1 Photograph	undated	Box 1, Folder 9
	Medal of Honor	undated	Box 1, Folder 10
	Newspaper clipping- Oliver's Obituary	1912	Box 1, Folder 11