Diary of Rufus Ames

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Diary of Rufus Ames

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2006.16.1

Scope and Content

Transcription of the Civil War diary (1861-1863) of Rufus Coombs Ames. Transcription in 2013 by library volunteer Deb Dodge with added footnotes and maps. 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 Primary Object Term

Transcript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

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

Creator

Rufus Coombs Ames

Date(s) of Creation

1595 - 1923

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1861-1885 Accruals: Genealogical material (folder 8) given accession number CPL 2007.67 Genre: Civil War 1861-1865 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

31896000869994

Location

Location

Container

Blue binder

Wall

Genealogy

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Moran

Inventoried Date

Jan 22, 2015

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

General Notes

Note

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

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 27, 2006

Updated By

Administrator (Heather)

Update Date

February 7, 2015