Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Claude Matthews letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0931
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters and a petition addressed to Governor Matthews regarding the coal miners' strike in southern Indiana, including communications from county sheriffs, Grand Army of the Republic posts, and miner's organizations (1894); correspondence regarding the Pullman Strike and rioting in Lake County (1894); and correspondence as Governor regarding the determination of the Indiana-Kentucky border, the Indiana State Fair, the extradition of criminals, and other official matters....
Dates:
1836-1894
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Claude Matthews letters
Francis Marion Van Pelt family collection
Collection
Identifier: L168
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Van Pelt family correspondence ranging from 1863 to 1929 and includes letters written by Frank, Madge and their children; letters sent to Frank's mother, Almira Van Pelt Smith, by her children and grandchildren; and letters sent by Madge's relatives in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Family documents range from 1879 to 1936 and include Frank's promotion and resignation certificates from the Railway Mail Service; "The Bee-Hive" cover pages from College Temple of...
Dates:
1861-1936
General William Harrison Kemper papers
Collection
Identifier: S0769
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items related to General William Harrison Kemper's Civil War service including his army diary dated from April 22, 1861 to August 3, 1861, a list of volunteers from Decatur County, Indiana who enlisted in Company B, 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, Kemper's discharge certificate from the regiment dated August 2, 1861, Kemper's certificates of promotion to assistant surgeon from February, 1863, and his discharge from service certificate dated May 5,1863. Also included...
Dates:
1854-1922
Grand Army of the Republic, George H. Thomas Post No. 17 collection
Collection
Identifier: L201
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mostly documents from the George H. Thomas Post No. 17 in Indianapolis. These include meeting minutes, ledger, muster, account, dues, receipts, ritual and ceremonial books, as well as correspondence, pamphlets, an organizational plate, a souvenir of Decoration Day, and other organizational paperwork. Also included in the collection are photocopies of the meetings minutes from the Johnson Post No. 368 in Montpelier (1884-1894).There is also the organization...
Dates:
1880-1933
Horan family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0682
Scope and Contents
This collection includes family letters from Ireland (1825-1840); letters of introduction for Horan written by Irish businessmen to acquaintances in the the United States (1836); tax receipts, merchant licenses, a will, naturalization papers, and other papers of Michael and Mary Horan from Kosciusko County, Indiana (1837-1858); Civil War veterans' papers and pension papers of Hiram F. Berst (1863-1888); Berst's certificates from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Patriarchal Circle and the...
Dates:
1825-1888
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Horan family papers
James M. VanHook collection
Collection
Identifier: L308
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents compiled by James M. VanHook during his activities with the Freemasons, the Samuel Simonson Post No. 226 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and the Clark County Historical Society (1783-1917). The collection includes land grants, indentures, and other legal documents from Charlestown and Clark County, Indiana; biographical and historical sketches; historical information about Blazing Star Masonic Lodge and the Charlestown Methodist...
Dates:
1796-1907, undated
Lewis King papers
Collection
Identifier: L083
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the minutes of the 27th Indiana Infantry Regiment Association; a religious tract from 1849 by Reverend Robert Newstead; a medal of a Grand Army of the Republic veteran from 1866; a typed and autographed manuscript from Lewis King; an autographed, signed poem by Lewis King; autographed and signed letters from Thomas Deputy, Joshua Deputy, W.E. McGuire, Mrs. Archie McEwen, and Edmund R. Brown in Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia ranging from 1862 to 1929 regarding Civil War...
Dates:
1849-1929
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lewis King papers
Mrs. F.W. Harrold collection
Collection — Folder: S602
Identifier: S0602
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and materials of the Wagner and Waymire families, largely related to the U.S. Civil War, ranging from 1861 to 1928, including muster rolls of the 17th Indiana Regiment, correspondence regarding the Waymire brothers of the 124th and 135th Indiana Regiment, correspondence of Captain J.H. Wagner, a Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) badge, and other Civil War-related correspondence.
Dates:
1861-1928
Stacy H. Cogswell collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0279
Scope and Contents
The first folder of the collection contains materials related to Mr. Cogswells membership in the G.A.R., such as by-law booklets and notices of reunions. The second folder contains Mr. Cogswell's correspondence with the Department of the Interior, fellow war veterans and congressmen in his efforts to obtain and increase his Civil War pension.
Dates:
1864-1909
Thomas Jackson collection
Collection — Folder: S0713
Identifier: S0713
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original papers, letters, and booklets from Thomas Jackson ranging from 1855 to 1908. Folder two contains pension requests for Jackson and other veterans. There is a Grand Army of the Republic ribbon and a badge. The collection also includes an 8-page document narrates Lovell Harrison Rousseau’s raid into Alabama and Georgia.
Dates:
1855-1908
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas Jackson collection
