Diary of the Reverend Samuel Tupper
| Author(s) | Tupper, Samuel, Reverend | |
| Spatial | Alexandria (Va.) | |
| Temporal | 1865 May 24-June 30 | |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-05-06T19:37:49Z | |
| Date Available | 2011-05-06T19:37:49Z | |
| Publication Date | 1865 May 24 | |
| Description | Reverend Samuel Tupper's American Civil War diary documents his volunteer relief work with the U. S. Christian Commission in May and June, 1865. The log book was issued by the Commission and provided delegates with eighteen printed pages of regulations for discharging their duties, blank space to record their daily work, and memoranda pages to detail names of soldiers assisted. Tupper left Worcester, Massachusetts, and began his duties near Alexandria, Virginia, where he ministered to Union soldiers. He recorded many daily diary entries including information about sermons, duties, and post-war conditions for civilians. He also recorded about a dozen names of soldiers and units with which he had worked. The manuscript is bound in leather. "U. S. Christian Commission" is embossed in gold on the front cover. The front cover and the first three signatures are loose and the spine is broken. The first eighteen pages are printed text with organizational information about the U.S. Christian Commission, with instructions to its delegates. The remaining 110 pages have printed headings and lines. Approximately ninety-five pages are filled with autograph notes, primarily in ink. | |
| Abstract | Personal diary of the Reverend Samuel Tupper , a relief worker for the U.S. Christian Commission, a Union relief organization during the Civil War. The diary includes the Commission's regulations. | |
| URL | http://www.lib.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0097_0110 | |
| Citation | MSS 0097, Item 0110, Diary of the Reverend Samuel Tupper, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware. | |
| Collection | MSS 0097 | |
| Other Identifier | MSS 0097, Item 0110 | |
| Unique Identifier | OCLC# 905856443 | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/5886 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | This item forms part of MSS 0097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection. | |
| dc.rights | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Keywords | United States Christian Commission | |
| Keywords | Alexandria (Va.) | |
| Keywords | Chaplains | |
| Keywords | Diaries | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Virginia--Description and travel | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Chaplains--Diaries | |
| dc.subject.other | Tupper, Samuel, Reverend, active 1865--Diaries | |
| Title | Diary of the Reverend Samuel Tupper | en_US |
| Type | Diaries | en_US |