Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889
- Abstract:
- 1863 diary, Court of Inquiry papers, and related correspondence of Civil War brigadier general Isaac F. Shephard.
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet (5 document boxes and 1 metal box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Isaac F. Shepard papers, Wyles Mss 74. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers include an 1863 diary, Court of Inquiry papers, and related correspondence which document a seminal incident in which Shepard defended his troops against hostile treatment by white Union troops, was arrested--but subsequently had all charges dismissed by General Grant and was restored to his command.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born July 7, 1816. Harvard University graduate, class of 1842. Isaac F. Shephard served with various Civil War regiments, including command of the 52nd U.S. Infantry, Colored, from 1863 onwards, which made him ranking regimental officer (initially as colonel, later as brigadier general) of all African-American troops in the Union.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase from multiple sources, 1996, 1997, 2000.
- Physical location:
- A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice required for retrieval.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Isaac F. Shepard papers, Wyles Mss 74. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062