Name/Title
Diary of William Fauntleroy Turner, Ripon Lodge, Jefferson County, VirginiaEntry/Object ID
ARC290Scope and Content
Diary of William Fauntleroy Turner, Ripon Lodge, Jefferson County, Virginia
Entries from Jan 1, 1861, to Jan 16, 1862, written in Columbian Annual Diary for 1861, New York: E. B. Clayton's Sons, Printers and Stationers, along with a few loose papers, some indicating pages on which certain subjects are mentioned.
Subjects of entries during this first year of the Civil War are the weather, trips/visits to and from other people/farms/places, activities on the farm, movements of armies.
William F. Turner was the son of Henry Smith Turner and Catherine Blackburn Turner of Wheatlands, between Charles Town and Berryville (see genealogical information in media). W. F. Turner died November 1, 1872, aged 59, and is buried in Zion Episcopal Graveyard.Acquisition
Accession
543Source or Donor
Turner, Thomas and Mary JoAcquisition Method
GiftArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1861 - 1862Archive Size/Extent
1 bound book measuring 6 3/4" x 4" x 3/4"; covered with book cover made from a typing paper
Written on first page is Wm. F. Turner Ripen Lodge Jeff. Co. VirginiaArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: Jan 1, 1861, to Jan 16, 1862