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United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 38th (1861-1865)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Brayton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L411
Scope and Contents The collection consists principally of personal correspondence of the Springer and Brayton families from 1842 to 1940. Included are William Springer’s letters to his wife while serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Also included is the personal correspondence of the John Brayton family and related families in Warren County, New York and Washington, Indiana. There are also a significant amount of papers on Margaret Brayton (1895-1986) of Muncie, Indiana. Papers...
Dates: 1820-1969

Daniel F. Griffin collection

 Collection
Identifier: L060
Scope and Contents The collection includes 44 original Civil War letters from Daniel F. Griffin to his wife, Mary Compton, in New Albany, Indiana, and photostat family letters from before the war. The collection also includes typed transcripts of 27 of his Civil War letters to his wife, as well as a notebook containing notes on regimental accounts and several hand drawn maps.
Dates: 1847-1883

John Sipe and A.H. Phillips letters

 Collection — Folder: S1651
Identifier: S1651
Scope and Contents This collection includes copies of 23 letters written by John Sipe to Sallie Phillips while he was serving with the 38th Indiana Infantry Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War. The letters are dated from September 9, 1861 to December 24, 1862 and covers a vareity of subjects. The collection also includes one letter written from A. H. Phillips to his sister Sallie on July 6, 1864. This letter concerns his own daily experiences serving in the Civil War. Some of the places...
Dates: 1861-1864

Walter Q. Gresham letters

 Collection — Folder: S541
Identifier: S0541
Scope and Contents The collection contains letters written by Walter Q. Gresham to various lawyers and to his friend, Tom Slaughter, as well as copies of letters written to Gresham during his service as a general in the U.S. Army, ranging from 1869 to 1898. A handwritten note from Grover Cleveland praising Gresham is also included.
Dates: 1869-1898