537 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 12/1986. Last revised 12/20.

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EXTENT: 0.21 linear feet

DATE: 1863

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The H. (Hubert) Lee Brumback II Collection contains a diary from the Civil War, , covering the period from April 21, 1863 to June 25, 1863, with daily entries by Jacob H Brumback. Brumback mentions participation in the Grand Review by J.E.B. Stuart (1833-1864) on June 5, 1863, as well as in the Battle of Brandy Station (VA), 1863, and the Battle of Upperville (VA) on June 21, 1863. He mentions participating in many small raids, especially in West Virginia, in which the regiment captured both Union soldiers and supplies.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Jacob Henry Francis Brumback (1839-1827) served in Company C of the 12^th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America, as a private. He lived in Frederick County, Virginia as of March 11, 1862, when he enlisted in Winchester. Records show him present for muster periods Sept. /Oct. 1863 through July/Aug. 1864. He was paroled at Winchester on May 10, 1865.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Frye, Dennis E. 12^th Virginia Cavalry. Lynchburg, VA: H .E. Howard, Inc., 1988.

CITE AS: H. Lee Brumback II Collection, 537 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Brumback Family - genealogical material, 4 items, 7 leaves, typescript (photocopy)

Brumback, Jacob H. - diary, April 21, 1863-June 25, 1863, 4 leaves, typescript

Brumback, Snapp, and Stours graveyard, 1 leaf, typescript

Keller-Pitman graveyard, 1 leaf, typescript

Nossett graveyard, 1 leaf, typescript