Byrne, Peyton Buckner

Hall, George W.

Stamper, Benjamin Coleman

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Morehead State University

Morehead State University Special Collections & Archives Manuscript Accession Form   Collection Title: Benjamin Coleman Stamper Papers    Manuscript Series Number: MS064-2017   Date Received: January 12, 2017  Processed by:  Dieter C. Ullrich  Cataloged by: Dieter C. Ullrich  Date Listed: January 12, 2017   Date Span: 1865-1943  Size of Collection: 1 legal size file folder.   Number of Boxes:  0.25 legal half size document case.    Type of Material: Song lyrics, poetry and correspondence.   Condition of Material: Fair with fading, foxing and tears caused by aging and improper storage.   Arrangement:  Chronological arrangement.   Biographical / Historical Information: Benjamin Coleman Stamper was born on June 2, 1842 in Morgan County, Kentucky. He enlisted in the Confederate State Army with the 5th Kentucky Infantry on September 15, 1862 at West Liberty, Kentucky. He was reported wounded on August 15, 1864 and later surrendered at Washington, Georgia on April 15, 1865. Following the war he resided in the counties of Morgan, Menifee and Bath and passed away on December 11, 1930 in Montgomery County. He was buried in a private cemetery near Jeffersonville.    Scope and Content: Collection consists of song lyrics and poetry related to the American Civil War. The song lyrics were written by George W. Hall and Peyton Buckner Byrne sometime during the war. Included in the collection are correspondence and poetry describing the temperance movement of the 1880s and a military order issued by the 1511th Service Unit Medical Examination and Induction Board No. 7 at Cincinnati, Ohio on January 13, 1943.    Subject Headings / Descriptors: Stamper, Benjamin Coleman, 1842-1930. Byrne, Peyton Buckner, 1809-1886. Hall, George W. Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 5th. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Music and the war. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry. Temperance -- Poetry.  Notes: Collection was donated by Vernal Stamper of Morehead, Kentucky on December 16, 2016.  

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