Edwin Farley Diary

Collection

Identifier: 0156

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a 104 page manuscript diary that covers the period from August 1861 through June 1862 and includes entries made in the states of Wisconsin, Missouri, and Mississippi.

Dates

1861 - 1862

Creator

Farley, Edwin (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Edwin Farley served in Company K, 8th Wisconsin, and later was an officer in the 3rd U.S Colored Cavalry. Farley moved to Paducah, Kentucky after the war; was Deputy U.S. Marshall 1875-1878; Collector of Internal Revenue 1883; Postmaster of Paducah 1892; State Treasurer of Kentucky, 1907; Deputy Commander of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Kentucky, 1914; and married a Kentucky woman in 1871.

Extent

1 Items (1/2 doc box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 99-106 was processed by Dwayne Cox, 1999. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Shelby Strozier, 2024. Finding aid modified by Phyllis Simmons, 2025.