Gillmore Jordan commission
Collection — Folder: OBC085
Identifier: OBC085
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the commission of Gilmore Jordan to the rank of Major in the U.S. Army dated May 30, 1866.
Dates
- 1866/05/30
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Gilmore Jordan was born in 1824 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He, with his family, relocated to Indianapolis circa 1836. He married Harriet McLaughlin, and the couple had several children, one of which became the prominent Indianapolis business leader, Arthur Jordan. Gilmore Jordan enlisted at the age of twenty-one to serve in the Mexican War. Later, he worked for the federal government in Washington, D.C. When the Civil War began, he enlisted in the Union Army of the Potomac. Following the war, he returned to government service in Washington, D.C. After some time there, the family returned to Indianapolis, where Jordan died in February of 1897.
Sources:
1880 United States Census. Ancestry Library. 8 Feb. 2006 /www.ancestrylibrary.com.>
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. Greater Indianapolis, vol. 2. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1910. 1155-56.
Sources:
1880 United States Census. Ancestry Library. 8 Feb. 2006 /www.ancestrylibrary.com.>
Dunn, Jacob Piatt. Greater Indianapolis, vol. 2. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1910. 1155-56.
Extent
0.06 Cubic Feet ( 1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection includes one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Benjamin Clark during February 2006. Finding aid revised by Brittany kropf on 2015/11/12. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/06/01.
- Title
- Gillmore Jordan commission
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
