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H. Lee Brumback Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

537 THL

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

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, duplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

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 12th 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. 12th 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