United States. Army. Indiana Volunteer Regiment, 1st (1846-1847)

Scope and Contents Eight items are in this collection, thus: (1) certificate appointing him Lieutenant Colonel for the 54th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Militia, signed by Governor O. P. Morton, dated November 19, 1862; (2) Special Orders 27, dated January 14, 1863, accepting the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel H. Sturm, 54th Regiment; (3) "To Whom It May Concern" letter by Governor Morton, dated May 13, 1865, asking the military authorities for kind attention and consideration...

Scope and Contents This collection includes several items regarding William B. Kelly's service in the Mexican-American War: a certificate of disability and discharge, dated August 8, 1846 and signed by Captain Stanislaus Lasselle and Col. James P. Drake and with stamps by the U.S. Pension Office dated December 13, 1913; a handwritten list of names of the men in his regiment; and a handwritten copy (written in pencil on the back page of the regiment list) of an August 9, 1846 letter signed by Col. Drake granting a...

Scope and Contents This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from Sarah Judkins in Indiana on 1861/11/05 regarding family business, a Civil War uniform button and two official documents verifying military service in the Mexican and Civil Wars.