ORU_Ax118.xml Guide to the Royal Augustus Bensell Diary and Scrapbook 1862-1864 Bensell (Royal Augustus) diary and scrapbook Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
Royal Augustus Bensell diary and scrapbook Bensell, Royal A. (Royal Augustus), 1838-1921 Ax 118 0.5 linear feet 1 container 1 manuscript box 1862-1864 Royal Augustus Bensell (1838-1921) served as a corporal in the California Infantry during the American Civil War, was assigned to Ft. Yamhill, Oregon for three years, and later moved to Yaquina Bay, Oregon. The collection (1862-1864) contains a diary kept during his service, and scrapbook. English . 1

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 Bensell, Royal A. (Royal Augustus), 1838-1921 Bensell, Royal A. (Royal Augustus), 1838-1921 United States. Army. California Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--personal narratives United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories Oregon--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military—Civil War Soldiers--United States--Diaries Military Oregon Scrapbooks Diaries

Royal Augustus Bensell (1838-1921) was born in Cassville, Wisconsin, and traveled to California with his father in 1849.

Bensell was a resident of Volcano, California at the time of the American Civil War and enlisted in Company D, 4th California Infantry. The company was assigned to Ft. Yamhill, Oregon, where Bensell, a corporal, spent the next three years soldiering and keeping a diary.

He later moved to Yaquina Bay, and was an early settler of Newport, Oregon.

The collection (1862-1864) contains a diary kept during the American Civil War, and a scrapbook.

The diary consists of four volumes, from 1862 to 1864.

The diary was later edited by Gunter Barth. It was published by University of Oregon Books, in 1959, under the title, All Quiet on the Yamhill.

 Guide to the Royal Augustus Bensell Diary and Scrapbook

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