Finding aid for the Alden-Dunham Journal and Correspondence

Biography of Edward Holmes Alden

Edward Holmes Alden and Hercey Dunham Alden were the grandparents of Edward W. Green. Edward Alden was born July 17th, 1843. In June of 1862, while a student, he enrolled in Company B of the 87th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Chase, near Columbus. He was captured at Harper's Ferry and paroled as a prisoner in September of 1862. In October of 1862, his term of enlistment expired and he returned home to Ohio to farm. In September of 1864, Alden re-enlisted. He served as a Corporal with Company K of the 199th OVI until discharged at the conclusion of the war in June 1865.

Alden met Hercey Dunham (b. June 23rd, 1840) through his sister and their courtship was primarily conducted through correspondence. After their marriage in March of 1867, they moved from Middlefield Ohio to Hiram Ohio where they settled Greendale Farm on the southern end of Hiram Village. The Alden's had nine children. Mabel Mary, born in 1880 was the mother of Edward Green, who donated this collection to Hiram College.

Edward H. Alden was a veteran of the Civil War and the grandfather of Edward W. Green (Hiram College, Class of 1940).

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the correspondence of Edward Holmes Alden and Hercey M. Dunham (1865-1885) and the military records (87th and 177th OVI) and Civil War journal (1864-1865) of Edward Alden.

Collection contains documents of the Alden family.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Use

Researchers must have permission of the Hiram College Archives to reproduce items in this collection.

Restrictions on Access

Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Arndt Reading Room of the Hiram College Archives under the supervision of the archivist.

Indexing Terms

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Preferred Citation

[Folder Name], The Alden-Dunham Journal and Correspondence, Hiram College Archives, Hiram College, Hiram OH

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Edward W. Green, the grandson of Edward Holmes Alden and Hercey Dunham Alden, and an alumnus of Hiram College.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Joanne Sawyer.

Other Finding Aid

Original finding aid located at Hiram College Archives website,
http://library.hiram.edu/Archives/.

Detailed Description of The Collection