Guide to the Isaac F. Shepard papers Wyles Mss 74
Arrangement and description by D. Tambo; revised by Zachary Liebhaber, 2019.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2011; 2019
Title: Isaac F. Shepard papers
Identifier/Call Number: Wyles Mss 74
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 linear feet
(5 document boxes and 1 metal box)
Creator:
Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889
Date (inclusive): circa 1830s-1880s
Abstract: 1863 diary, Court of Inquiry papers, and related correspondence of Civil War brigadier general Isaac F. Shephard.
Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Isaac F. Shepard papers, Wyles Mss 74. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Purchase from multiple sources, 1996, 1997, 2000.
Biographical Note
Born July 7, 1816. Harvard University graduate, class of 1842. Isaac F. Shephard served with various Civil War regiments,
including command of the 52nd U.S. Infantry, Colored, from 1863 onwards, which made him ranking regimental officer (initially
as colonel, later as brigadier general) of all African-American troops in the Union.
Scope and Content
Papers include an 1863 diary, Court of Inquiry papers, and related correspondence which document a seminal incident in which
Shepard defended his troops against hostile treatment by white Union troops, was arrested--but subsequently had all charges
dismissed by General Grant and was restored to his command.
Related Materials
A book of poetry by Isaac Shepard,
Poetry of Feeling and Spiritual Melodies (Boston: Lewis and Sampson, 1844) has been cataloged separately and may be searched in the UC Santa Barbara Library online
catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
Correspondence
Diaries
Military records
Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889 -- Archives
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1864-1866)
box 1
(mainly incoming correspondence)
1830s
box 1
General (mainly incoming correspondence)
box 1
Correspondence - Longfellow (Henry W.), 1 letter (ALS)
5 July 1843
box 1
General (mainly incoming correspondence)
box 1
Denton Estate (bills regarding improvements)
box 1
Diaries (2 small leather bound diaries, one
circa 1845 and the other 1849-1853, 1867)
box 1
Miscellany (includes play and other writings)
Correspondence (incoming)
box 2
Congratulatory Letters (on appointment as Lieutenant Colonel)
1861
box 2
Letters of Introduction
1861
box 2
McNeil, John
circa 1860-1870
box 2
White River Expedition
1862
box 2
Court of Inquiry Papers
1863-1864
box 2
Documents (mainly bills and receipts; some orders)
Financial Records (bound)
box 4
Adjutant General, Missouri
1870-1871
box 5
Missouri Club
circa 1872-1873
box 5
Missouri Democrat
circa 1866-1874
box 5
Missouri State Atlas
1871-1873
box 5
Memorial Day Oration
May 30, 1870
box 5
Daguerreotype (later enlargement, of Isaac F. Shepard, Deborah Nash Shepard, and Ella Gertrude Shepard)
circa 1847
box 5
Cabinet Photos - 2 portraits, possibly copies of earlier images
box 5
Tintypes - 21 small images, female family members
box 5
5 cartes de visite, with Isaac F. Shepard in uniform
box 5
1 cabinet photo, inscribed "The Vick House." Vicksburg, Miss. Headquarters of Brig. Genl. Isaac F. Shepard.
box 5
1 portrait, Isaac F. Shepard in uniform.
box 5
Additions
Scope and Contents note
not yet integrated into collection
box 6
Artifacts
Scope and Contents note
Metal box with red lettering: "I. F. SHEPARD. MILITARY and BUSINESS PAPERS" (in oversize box)