Kelion Franklin Peddicord Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes several letters of Kelion F. Peddicord to his family while he was imprisoned during the Civil War; letters of fellow war veterans R.M.J. Arnette, G.H. Blakeslee, and J. Ogden Murray, to Peddicord; and correspondence to and from Kelion Peddicord’s sister Mrs. India P. Logan. Collection also contains rolls and reminiscences compiled by Peddicord regarding his military service and that of his unit.
Dates
- 1862-1910
Creator
- Peddicord, Kelion Franklin, 1833-1905 (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Preservation copy of scrapbook (Folder 9) must be used instead of original (Folder 10).
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical Sketch
Kelion Franklin Peddicord was born October 1, 1833, near Barnesville, Ohio. His family later moved to Virginia and then Tennessee. He enlisted in the Confederate army in the fall of 1861, serving as orderly sergeant in Company C, Morgan’s Squadron of Kentucky cavalry. While sick in Huntsville, Alabama, in May 1862, he was captured and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. He was exchanged in September 1862. He then joined Quirk’s Scouts of Morgan’s command. In May 1863 Quirk’s Scouts reported to Colonel R.C. Morgan’s 14th Kentucky Cavalry, and became Company B. In July 1863 he was captured again at Buffington, Ohio, and was confined in several northern prisons until the close of the war. Following the war he moved to Palmyra, Missouri. He died August 28, 1905.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet ( (1 box))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in five series: Correspondence from Kelion F. Peddicord Series, Correspondence to Kelion F. Peddicord Series, Compiled Rolls and Reminiscences of Kelion F. Peddicord Series, Mrs. India P. Logan Papers, and Miscellany Series.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Not available.
Processing Information
Inventory compiled by Dennis Northcott, July 2002.
- Confederate States of America. Army (Associated name)
- Delaware -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Prisoners of war -- United States
- United States -- Armed Forces
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Creator
- Peddicord, Kelion Franklin, 1833-1905 (Author, Person)
- Logan, India Peddicord (Author, Person)
- Title
- Kelion Franklin Peddicord Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository