Guide to the James A. Goble Diary MSS.0574
Goble, James A.
- Publication:
University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
Box 870266
June 2012
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-04-17T14:57-0500
- Language Usage:
English
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James A. Goble Diary
- Unit ID:
MSS.0574
- Repository:
University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.2 Linear feet
- Dates:
1862-1863
- Quantity:
Front cover of diary is missing.
- Abstract:
Civil War diary of a soldier in the First Alabama Infantry who was born in New York and later lived in Auburn, Alabama, before moving to Chelsea, Massachusetts.
- creator
Goble, James A.
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
none
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
none
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains the Civil War era diry of James A. Goble. The diary begins in March 1862 and documents his brief service with the First Alabama Infantry, his time in prison in Illinois, and return to Louisiana. He served with his regiment at Port Hudson, Louisiana, where his wife joined him from Auburn, Alabama. Diary entries from this period are filled with descriptions of injuries. His diary documents the Confederate surrender and his and his wife's subsequent journey from Louisiana to their family home in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
- Acquisition Information:
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
unknown
- Processing Information:
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Updated by Donnelly Walton, 2012; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Biographical/Historical note
James A. Goble was born in New York around 1830 and by 1860 was living in Auburn, Alabama, where he was a painter. He was married to Emma L. Goodwin. He served in the First Alabama Infantry regiment, but in 1863 sailed from Louisiana to New York. From New York, he and his wife returned to their home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in late July 1863.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
James A. Goble Diary, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
Source(s)
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1st. (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Alabama (localbroad)
Civil War (localbroad)
Daily Life and Family (localbroad)
Diaries (aat)
Health, Medicine and Welfare (localbroad)
Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 (lcsh)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate (lcsh)
War and Military (localbroad)
Diary Box 2771 Folder 1