Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
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
Noah Davis collection
Collection — Folder: S0341
Identifier: S0340
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters, articles, and photographs from the Davis family in Indiana ranging from 1851 to 1972 regarding famly life and business and the U.S. Civil War. There are also genealogical charts prepared by Julia Helen Davis Smith on October 31, 1972. Subjects of the photographs are family reunions and a G.A.R. convention. The articles contain information about medicines, women, temperance meetings, and a washing machine.
Dates:
1851-1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Noah Davis collection
R. J. Edleman letter
Collection — Folder: S0404
Identifier: S0404
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a transcript of a speech from R. J. Edleman at a Grand Army of the Republic post in Indiana on March 29, 1895 regarding his recollections of the 1860 presidential election and the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1895
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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R. J. Edleman letter
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
Worth Reed collection
Collection — Folder: S3379
Identifier: S3479
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a program for Patriotic Day, observed on November 5, 1897 in Indiana public schools and held in connection with the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Also included is a typewritten historical sketch regarding the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), with information taken from Records of Members of the Grand Army of the Republic by W.H. Ward and "The Grand Army of the Republic," an article by G.S. Merrill that was...
Dates:
1897, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Worth Reed collection
