Rufus Coombs Ames Civil War Diary

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Rufus Coombs Ames Civil War Diary

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2006.16

Scope and Content

Electrostatic copy of the Civil War diary (1861-1863) of Rufus Coombs Ames; together with family information compiled (1992) by his descendant, Marie Nutt Burns. This diary was written by Rufus Coombs Ames (1839-1923) during his service in the 2nd Maine, Company B during the Civil War 1861-1863. Ames details his early life in Rockport, Maine and his enlistment on April 25, 1861 for two years in the Union Army. He took part in 13 battles, including the first and second battles of Bull Run; first and second battles of Fredericksburg, Antietam, Hanover Court House, Malvern Hill, Mechanicsville, Sheppardstown, Yorktown, Savage Station and Beaverdam Creek. He served as a member of the 2nd Maine Infantry, enlisting at Castine when he was 22 years of age. Daily record of his experience in the Army begins on page 11 (Folder 1). The collection also contains family genealogy material covering the period 1595-1924 located in Folder 8 (Accession # CPL 2007.67)

Collection

Rufus Coombs Ames Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2006.16

Source or Donor

Marie Burns

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Diary

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Journal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Battlefields, Civil wars, Military life

Search Terms

Antietam, Civil War, Maine, Rockport, Sharpsburg, Military

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1595 - 1923

Archive Size/Extent

(7) manila folders with photocopies of handwritten diary entries attached to 8 1/2" x 11" white lined paper. Each entry has a page number associated with it and each folder is labeled with the page numbers contained within it.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1861-1885 Accruals: Genealogical material (folder 8) given accession number CPL 2007.67 System of Arrangement: Donor arranged the photocopies into seven folders by page number of the original diary.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

MS 021

Notes

Reference Code: 31896000869994

Location

Location

Container

MS 021 Box Rufus Ames Collection

Shelf

Shelf 4

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 1

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Container

MS 021

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Moran

Date

January 22, 2015

Location

Container

GEN 929.2 Ames

Wall

Genealogy

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Bilodeau

Date

January 7, 2009

Location

Shelf

Shelf 4, Shelf 4

Room

Main Room #2

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 29, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 7, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 7, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ames, Rufus Coombs

Person or Organization

Ames, Alvin G.

Person or Organization

Ames, Rufus G.

Related Events

Event

Civil War 1861-1865

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: CPL 2007.67 - genealogical material Full transcription of diary with maps and footnotes added by transcriptionist Deb Dodge.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2015-01-22

Created By

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Create Date

September 27, 2006

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025