Correspondence, 1888-1933
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes John Godown’s Civil War letters to his fiancée, Francis Fairbank of Lowell, Massachusetts, while he was in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia and letters written from a Confederate prison camp in South Carolina during 1864–1865. Included are reminiscences by Godown of his early life and Civil War years, as well as reminiscences of his daughter Mary Godown McLaughlin, of growing up in Indianapolis.
Also included is a field notebook from 1862 to 1864 and a photocopied letter from the Old Fort News. The notebook includes sketches of battlefields and positions of soldiers. He listed the men in Pioneer Company, 4th Division, 15th A.C. (Artillery Company), dated December 31, 1863, in Scottsboro, Alabama. There is a drawing with dimensions for a bridge. He kept an accounting of finances under the heading: Allen Hamilton and Company. On September 19, 1863, he listed 18 names under the heading: Carpenters detailed.
Also included is a field notebook from 1862 to 1864 and a photocopied letter from the Old Fort News. The notebook includes sketches of battlefields and positions of soldiers. He listed the men in Pioneer Company, 4th Division, 15th A.C. (Artillery Company), dated December 31, 1863, in Scottsboro, Alabama. There is a drawing with dimensions for a bridge. He kept an accounting of finances under the heading: Allen Hamilton and Company. On September 19, 1863, he listed 18 names under the heading: Carpenters detailed.
Dates
- 1861-1951
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Godown, John M., 1833-1911 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
