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Rankin, Oliver Smith

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Wilson Smith collection

 Collection
Identifier: L146
Scope and Contents This collection includes writings and papers from Benjamin WIlson Smith in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1858 to 1949, regarding the history of Warrick, Spencer, and White counties, Indiana; Harrison County, West Virginia; Manchester Academy; and the postal system. Also included are his accounts of a trip from Virginia to White County, Indiana in 1846 and an autobiography. Also, his scrapbook of clippings and notes on politics, his advice to students in Dearborn County, Daughters...
Dates: 1858-1949
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Benjamin Wilson Smith collection

Oliver Smith Rankin collection

 Collection — Folder: S1093
Identifier: S1093
Scope and Contents This collection includes handwritten and typed copies of affidavits and sworn statements dating from 1864 through 1949 concerning Oliver Smith Rankin, from the 10th Indiana Volunteer Regiment, who was executed as a spy during the Civil War. Oliver was from Greencastle, Indiana, and resigned his commission in the U.S. Army so he could be on detached service in the Secret Service under the chief of army police, Col. Trussdail, and also under General Rosecrans of the Army of the Cumberland. Oliver...
Dates: 1863-1951
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Oliver Smith Rankin collection

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