Notebook

Object Name:

Notebook

Object ID:

2018.026

Date:

1861-1862

Description:

Pocket notebook, used during Civil War by Henry B. Rendall (1837-1862) of Wolfeboro, NH. Ivory. Rectangular with pointed end. Eight panels, six of which are stamped at top, "MONDAY.", "TUESDAY.", "WEDNESDAY.", "THURSDAY.", "FRIDAY.", and "SATURDAY." Front and back covers joined with German silver clasp on top and rivet hinge on bottom. "Co. H." engraved in script on German silver shield mounted on front. Pencil inscription on Monday panel, and faint (erased) inscriptions on other panels.

Material:

Ivory
Metal
Silver

Provenance:

Henry B. Rendall was born in Wolfeboro, NH, in 1837 to William and Mary Ann (Blake) Rendall. Rendall was educated in public schools and worked on his father's farm and as a tin peddler. He enlisted in the 5th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers on September 7, 1861, mustering in as a 1st sergeant on October 19, 1861. On February 2, 1862, he was appointed a 2nd lieutenant, serving until his death on September 5, 1862. Rendall had arrived home in Wolfeboro on September 2, 1862, and died from hemorrhaging of the lungs.

Credit Line:

Gift of Patricia K. Greer

Subjects:

Civil War