AHJ_ah03596 Description of the Mary E. Almy Journal, 1891 Almy (Mary E.) Journal Processed by Leslie Waggener University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2019

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 Finding aid encoded by Leslie Waggener. 2019 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Almy, Mary E. Mary E. Almy journal 1891 03596 0.10 cubic ft. (1 folder) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Journal of a woman who made a journey by military ambulance in 1891 from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, to Casper, Wyoming, accompanied by the Ninth United States Cavalry Regiment, Company E (an African American troop). Biography of Mary E. Almy

Mary Elizabeth Allen Richards Almy (1841-1915) was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Her family moved to Massachusetts and later to Illinois. In 1861, she married Thomas Jefferson Almy (1836-1916) in Illinois. The couple had three children, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Grace. Mary E. Almy and her family left Illinois and homesteaded in the area of Salt Lake City, Utah. While Mary E. Almy stayed in Salt Lake City, Thomas Jefferson Almy bought land for a coal mining venture near Evanston, Wyoming, which was first known as “Wyoming Camp” and later as Almy, Wyoming. In 1891 Mary E. Almy traveled by military ambulance from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, to Casper, Wyoming, then by train to Fort Robinson, Nebraska. With her were her infant granddaughter Mildred Almy Parker, daughter Elizabeth Almy Parker, and son-in-law Lieutenant Montgomery Davis Parker. The ambulance was escorted by African American troops of the Ninth United States Cavalry Regiment, Company E. Mary E. Almy and her husband later returned to Illinois where Mary died in 1915.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains a photocopy of a transcript of a journal written by Mary E. Almy during a journey by military ambulance with her daughter and granddaughter in 1891 from Fort Waskakie, Wyoming, to Casper, Wyoming. The ambulance was escorted by the Ninth United States Cavalry Regiment, Company E. The Ninth Cavalry Regiment was one of a few segregated African American regiments. Although the transcript is only eight pages, Almy's descriptions of the march, the soldiers, and camp life are detailed.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Mary E. Almy at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Mildred Almy Parker Yount in 1971.

 Processing Information

The material was processed by Leslie Waggener in May 2019.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th. United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century. African American soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century. Voyages and travels -- Personal narratives. Travel -- Biography. Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.). Travel -- History -- 19th century. Autobiography -- Women authors -- United States. Women -- Diaries. Fort Washakie (Wyo.) Fort Robinson (Neb.) Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918. West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Diaries Social Life and Customs Military People, Ethnicity, and Culture African Americans Women Immigration and American Expansion Pioneers Wyoming Container List 1 Journal of Mary E. Almy (transcript): Fort Washakie, Wyoming, to Casper, Wyoming 1891