Major Edward V. Preston papers
Scope and Content
The collection is arranged in one series related to Major Preston's time as a military paymaster.
Series 1: Paymaster Records, 1855-1877, undated, consists primarily of muster rolls, officer pay vouchers, discharge papers, hospital notices, returns, receipts, requisitions, books, and personal papers. This series is further arranged into Regiments, Administrative Records, and Books. Regiments primarily include muster rolls for state and federal regiments, and these are arranged in alphabetical order by state/federal level. Administrative Records consist of records that are unconnected to specific regiments, and these are arranged in alphabetical order by type of record, then in chronological order. Books contain various books, paybooks, and manuals used by Major Preston in the course of his work, and similar sized books are stored together in boxes.
Dates
- 1855-1877
- Majority of material found within 1861-1865
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Biographical Note
Edward V. Preston was born in Willington, Connecticut on June 1, 1837. The start of his military career was as a First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster for the 5th Connecticut Regiment when he enlisted in July of 1861. In 1863, Preston was promoted to Major and assumed the role of Paymaster. After he was discharged in 1865, he began work at Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut and stayed there for fifty-six years. Major Preston's appointments at Travelers were Assistant General Agent in 1866 and General Agent in 1868. The title of General Agent was later changed to General Manager of Agencies in 1901. Outside of his occupation, Major Preston was heavily involved in clubs and organizations. He was an officer in the Grand Army of the Republic and the Travelers Club and held the title of President with the Army and Navy Club at Eastern Point. Major Preston passed away due to pneumonia on July 10, 1921. He was held in such high regard by Travelers that on the day after Major Preston's passing, Travelers offices across the country were to close at noon in remembrance. He was survived by his wife Clara Litchfield Preston and daughter Evelyn Wallace Preston.
Extent
13.25 cubic feet
Abstract
The collection contains documents kept by Major Edward V. Preston, who was a quartermaster and then a paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War. Included in the papers are muster rolls, officer pay vouchers, discharge papers, hospital notices, returns, receipts, requisitions, books, and personal papers.
Arrangement
Series 1. Paymaster Records, 1855-1877, undated
Regiments, 1862-1865
Arranged alphabetically by state/federal level.
Administrative Records, 1861-1877, undated
Arranged alphabetically by type of record, then chronologically.
Books, 1855-1868
Similar sized books are stored together in boxes.
Provenance
The Major Edward V. Preston papers were donated by Major Preston to the State Library on March 27, 1909.
Processing Information
Wayne Buckmir, a student intern from the graduate program of Information and Library Science at Clarion University, processed the collection in October-December, 2018 and as a volunteer in February-May, 2019. Sarah Morin processed the collection in June, 2019.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Baton Rouge (La.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Chicago (Ill.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Connecticut Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Connecticut--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Discharges Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Forms (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fort DeRussy (Washington, D.C.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Hartford (Conn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Illinois Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indiana Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Iowa--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kentucky Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letter books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lists (document genres) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Logs (records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Louisiana Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Madisonville (La.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Maine Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuals (instructional materials) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Massachusetts Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Memorandums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Military records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Missouri Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muster rolls Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New Hampshire Subject Source: Lcnaf
- New Hampshire--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Orleans (La.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- New Orleans (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New York Subject Source: Lcnaf
- New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Notes (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ohio Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orderly books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Orders to pay Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Paybooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Pennsylvania Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Port Hudson (La.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Requisitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Returns (military reports) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Rosters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tax records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Thibodaux (La.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Finance Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Immigrant Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Secret service Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Cavalry--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vicksburg (Miss.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Virginia Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wisconsin Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Wisconsin--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 069:064, Major Edward V. Preston Papers, 1855-1877, bulk 1861-1865
- Subtitle
- Inventory
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Wayne Buckmir and Sarah Morin.
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
