Description: William Frederick Allen correspondence

William Frederick Allen correspondence

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Main Author:	Allen, William Frederick 1846-1915 (Creator)
Collection:	William Frederick Allen Correspondence
Collection Number:	1919
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Evans, Amos H. Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 Mitchell, John W. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental Histories > Pennsylvania

Physical Description:	0.2 Linear feet 0.2 linear feet, 1 box, 62 items
Summary:	This collection consists of correspondence received during the Civil War by William Frederick Allen (1846-1915) of Bordentown, New Jersey. Son of Joseph Warner Allen and Sarah Allen (nee Norcross), he attended Bordentown Model School and the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia. Aged just 14 when the war began, Allen nonetheless enlisted in the military around 1861 and was given command of “Anderson’s Cadets.” Later in life Allen became a civil engineer, and as secretary of the American Railway Association, he was instrumental in persuading the railroad companies to adopt the four-zone standardization of train schedules. The correspondence in this collection comes from Allen’s friends from Bordentown. Much of the early correspondence in this collection is from Jonah S. Scovel, a friend who lived in Bloomington, Illinois. Scovel wrote at some length about his positive thoughts regarding the newly elected Abraham Lincoln; he and Allen seemed to have differing opinions on this matter. Many of Allen’s friends enlisted in the military during the Civil War. Much of the correspondence from 1863-1865 discusses the Virginia campaign; several of these letters come from friends stationed in camps in Virginia. Another significant group of correspondence comes from a young Richard Watson Gilder, called “Watsy” in the letters. Gilder would go on to achieve a degree of notoriety as a poet and as editor of "The Century Magazine." Also represented in the correspondence are Joseph W. Allen, Amos E. Evans, John Hooper, Esq., Edward V. Lausdale, and William C. Sargeant.

Physical Description:

0.2 Linear feet 0.2 linear feet, 1 box, 62 items

Summary:

This collection consists of correspondence received during the Civil War by William Frederick Allen (1846-1915) of Bordentown, New Jersey. Son of Joseph Warner Allen and Sarah Allen (nee Norcross), he attended Bordentown Model School and the Protestant Episcopal Academy of Philadelphia. Aged just 14 when the war began, Allen nonetheless enlisted in the military around 1861 and was given command of “Anderson’s Cadets.” Later in life Allen became a civil engineer, and as secretary of the American Railway Association, he was instrumental in persuading the railroad companies to adopt the four-zone standardization of train schedules. The correspondence in this collection comes from Allen’s friends from Bordentown. Much of the early correspondence in this collection is from Jonah S. Scovel, a friend who lived in Bloomington, Illinois. Scovel wrote at some length about his positive thoughts regarding the newly elected Abraham Lincoln; he and Allen seemed to have differing opinions on this matter. Many of Allen’s friends enlisted in the military during the Civil War. Much of the correspondence from 1863-1865 discusses the Virginia campaign; several of these letters come from friends stationed in camps in Virginia. Another significant group of correspondence comes from a young Richard Watson Gilder, called “Watsy” in the letters. Gilder would go on to achieve a degree of notoriety as a poet and as editor of "The Century Magazine." Also represented in the correspondence are Joseph W. Allen, Amos E. Evans, John Hooper, Esq., Edward V. Lausdale, and William C. Sargeant.

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