Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
