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Record Group: 407 Accession: 99-163

Collection Name: Aaron Shimer Oberly Papers

Dates: 1862-1865

Cubic Feet/Number of Items: 0.25

Number of Boxes: ½ doc box

Scope/Content: Contains letters written by Oberly to Miss Maria A Woodford of New Haven, Connecticut. There are thirty-five letters in the collection, but there are gaps in the correspondence (please see finding aid for inventory). Oberly’s letters to Miss Woodford are primarily love letters, but he does discuss some medical practices, some of his colleagues, and happenings at the naval academy.

Oberly letters and diary are also part of Auburn University Libraries' Civil War Diaries and Letters in the Digital Library

Biographical / Historical Sketch: Oberly served during these years as a naval surgeon, mostly at or near Newport, Rhode Island. While there, Oberly provided medical services for the staff and at the naval academy located at Newport. Oberly also served on the USS Kineo, a that patrolled between Key West and mouth of the Mississippi River, as well as the USS Santee, and the USS Macedonia.

Access Restrictions (Indicate nature of Gift Agreement): Open

Processed by: Gary Gunnels Date: 3/23/00 FINDING AID AUBURN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Acc. No.: 99-163 Collection Name: Aaron Shimer Oberly Papers RG No.: 407 Listed by: Gary Gunnels Date: 3/23/00

SERIES 1: Letters to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, 1862-1865

Box 1 1. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford, Jan. 8, 1862 (U.S. Sabine) 2. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford, Jan. 18, 1862 3. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford, Feb. 5, 1862 4. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Feb. 12, 1862 5. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Feb. 24, 1862 (U.S. Gunboat Kineo) 6. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Feb. 26, 1862 (U.S. Gunboat Kineo) 7. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Mar. 1, 1862 (Key West) 8. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Oct. 9, 1862 (U.S. Santee) 9. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Dec. 20, 1863 (Newport, R.I.) 10. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Jan. 6, 1864 (Newport, R.I.) 11. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Jan. 21, 1864 (Newport R.I.) 12. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Jan. 26, 1864 13. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Feb. 14, 1864 (Newport, R.I.) 14. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Feb. 17, 1864 (Naval Academy) 15. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Feb. 28, 1864 16. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Mar. 15, 1864 17. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Mar. 31, 1864 (Philadelphia) 18. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Apr. 6, 1864 (Newport, R.I.) 19. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Apr. 16, 1864 20. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, May 8, 1864 21. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, May 12, 1864 (Annapolis) 22. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, May 22, 1864 23. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Jun. 1, 1864 24. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, June 16, 1864 (USS Macedonia) 25. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, July 10, 1864 (USS Macedonia) 26. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, July 14, 1864 (USS Macedonia) 27. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, July 17, 1864 28. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, July 26, 1864 (Gardner’s Bay) 29. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, July 28, 1864 30. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Aug. 7, 1864 (USS Macedonia) 31. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Aug. 10, 1864

2 32. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Aug. 14, 1864 33. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Aug. 28, 1864 (USS Macedonia) 34. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, Oct. 12, 1864 (USS Santee) 35. Ltr. to Maria A. Woodford from A.S. Oberly, June 10, 1865 (USS Santiago de Cuba)

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