United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1862-1865)
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Brady family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2020
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, indentures, deeds, tax receipts, and other legal documents of the Brady family of Fountain and Warren counties in Indiana ranging from 1801 to 1890. The collection includes the appraisal and auction sale documents (written in French) regarding the personal effects of James Brady that were left with Senateur Babin in Iberville, Louisiana (December, 1801); receipts and legal documents of John Brady (1811-1845) and William Brady (1838-1889); correspondence...
Dates:
1809-1890
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Brady family papers
Charles Wesley Homsher diary
Collection — Folder: S0677
Identifier: S0677
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of extracts from Charles Wesley Homsher's diary titled, "A Few Notes While in Andersonville Prison, Georgia" and the typewritten transcription of the diary entries. The diary relates Homsher's experiences during the Civil War from the time of his capture on July 31, 1864 at Clinton, Georgia until his release and discharge from military service in June, 1865. Also included are informational handouts from the Andersonville Prison Park - National Cemetery that...
Dates:
1864-1865
Gapen-Moore family papers
Collection
Identifier: L546
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of the correspondence and genealogy of the Gapen, Moore, and Davis families. Topics covered within the collection include family matters, person dealings, business and retail matters, and the U.S. Civil War (Henry C. Gapen – 5th Indiana Cavalry, Charles D. Davis – 9th Indiana Regiment Company K). The collection also contains a pamphlet of the "5th Indiana Cavalry in East Tennessee" by G. H. Russell (1864) with a short biography of Henry Clay Gapen....
Dates:
1777-1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gapen-Moore family papers
John H. Long letter
Collection — Folder: S2217
Identifier: S2217
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two photostatic copies of a June 24, 1864 letter sent to William Archibald and written by John H. Long while he served at the general hospital at Kingston, Georgia during the Civil War. Long discusses the lodge of the International Order of Good Templars (I.O.G.T.), the movements of his regiment from Camp Nelson, Kentucky to Kingston during the Atlanta campaign, and the establishment of the hospital in buildings the Confederate Army had erected for the same purpose. The...
Dates:
1864/06/24
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John H. Long letter
Leeson family papers
Collection — Folder: S1301
Identifier: S1301
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises wartime letters and a document ranging from 1813 to 1865, concerning members of the Leeson family. One letter and a document concern Lieutenant __ Leeson and necessary supplies during the War of 1812. Three other letters are from Henry Clay Leeson to family regarding his military service at Vicksburg, as well as Fort Gibson, Grand Gulf, and Magnolia Bluffs, during the U.S. Civil War in 1863. There is also a letter to Major Moses D. Leeson of the 5th Indiana Cavalry on...
Dates:
1813-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Leeson family papers
William L. Lindsey letter
Collection — Folder: S2606
Identifier: S2606
Scope and Contents
This is a letter written in response to a letter from an anonymous woman that was delivered to William L. Lindsey. In it, he discusses his service in the Union Army and marriage.
Dates:
1865/05/17
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William L. Lindsey letter
Zerelda Hood papers
Collection — Folder: S0679
Identifier: S0679
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters predominantly written by James P. Dougherty to his sister, Zerelda Hood, during the Civil War from 1862 to 1865. The collection also contains letters written to Zerelda during the war by her brother William H. Dougherty, her sister, Elizabeth Beckett, Elizabeth's husband, R. T. Beckett, Mary Martha Alford of Greenfield, Indiana, and Dianna Hood. Two additional items within the collection are a writing assignment by Zerelda's daughter, Eliza Hood, from 1869 and...
Dates:
1862-1869, 1905
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Zerelda Hood papers
