Finding aid for the Alfred E. Bell Papers


Title:
Alfred E. Bell Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Bell, Alfred E.
Dates:
1861-1865
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
Alfred E. Bell (ca. 1835-1912) was the Captain in the Ninth Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War. He was captured in Ohio in 1863 and incarcerated on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie until 1865. Afterwards he returned to Tennessee and entered politics. The collection consists of letters from Bell to his wife and to his sister, Fannie, while he was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island, also a letter to Bell from a friend and fellow prisoner, George F. Wilson.
Identification:
MS 4012
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Alfred E. Bell Papers, 1861-1865, consist of letters from Bell to his wife and to his sister, Fannie, while he was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island, also a letter to Bell from a friend and fellow prisoner, George F. Wilson.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War and the experiences of Confederate prisoners of war who were held at the prison on Johnson's Island in Ohio.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Bell, Alfred E., ca. 1835-1912.
Johnson Island Prison.
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4012 Alfred E. Bell Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Bertha Bohannon in 1986.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Alfred E. Bell Papers, 1861-1865

Box 1 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1861-1865




Box 1 / Folder 2
Envelopes, 1861-1865