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Title	William Holden Field Desk
Subject	Military Ohio Literary Ohio Librarians Desks
Place	Marietta (Ohio) Washington County (Ohio)
Description	This field desk belonged to Captain William Holden of Marietta. The desk was presented to him by the soldiers with whom he served at Newberne, North Carolina in 1863. It contains various drawers and compartments. One side could be opened for use as a writing surface. When closed, the locked desk could be easily carried. In 1908, Captain Holden presented the desk to his grandchild. It measures 23.75 by 11.5 by 16.25 inches (60.32 by 29.21 by 41.27 cm). William Holden was born in Marietta in 1839. He was a student at Marietta College when the Civil War broke out. He left school and enlisted in Company B of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) in April 1861. In September, he joined the 2nd Virginia Cavalry and served as lieutenant and quartermaster of the 1st Battalion until March 1862. He enlisted again in June of 1862 as captain and assistant quartermaster of the 9th Army Corps until April 20, 1866. Holden returned to Marietta and served as librarian of Marietta College from 1872-1874. The college granted him the degree of M. A. in 1873. His service at the college continued when he was elected treasurer in 1876. Holden again worked as librarian from 1878-1881. He moved to Cincinnati in 1881 and worked in a bookstore and a carriage company before becoming librarian at the Lloyd Scientific Library in Cincinnati. He died in 1913 and is buried in Cincinnati.
Date of Original	1863
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s) 94.4.386
Submitting Institution	The Castle
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
Type	StillImage
Format	picture; objects

Title	Om370_1018532_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om370_1018532_001.tif
Image Height	2044
Image Width	2949
File Size	1902.115 KB

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