John C. Anderson letters
Collection — Folder: S025
Identifier: S0025
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters. and an accompanying typed transcript, from John C. Anderson in Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, Tennessee to his brother, James L. Anderson in La Porte, Indiana on January 15, 1863 and October 10, 1863, regarding army life and the battles at Murfreesboro and Chattanooga during the American Civil War.
Dates
- 1863
Creator
- Anderson, James Levi (Recipient, Person)
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
John C. Anderson served in Union army during the Civil War, fighting around Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1863.
His brother James Levi Anderson was born in Oswego, New York on March 9, 1823. He lived in La Porte, Indiana in 1860 with his wife June [Jane] and children, Emma, David and Edgar. Jane died in 1866. James Anderson married Hannah Burley Nov. 17, 1867 in New Buffalo, Michigan. In 1870, he lived in Kankakee Township, La Porte County, Indiana, with his second wife Hannah and two sons, David and Edgar. He died April 17, 1902 and is buried in Patton Cemetery in La Porte, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Anderson, James." 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Anderson, James." 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Anderson, James L." Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
FindaGrave.com. "Anderson, James Levi." Find a Grave Index. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://www.findagrave.com
His brother James Levi Anderson was born in Oswego, New York on March 9, 1823. He lived in La Porte, Indiana in 1860 with his wife June [Jane] and children, Emma, David and Edgar. Jane died in 1866. James Anderson married Hannah Burley Nov. 17, 1867 in New Buffalo, Michigan. In 1870, he lived in Kankakee Township, La Porte County, Indiana, with his second wife Hannah and two sons, David and Edgar. He died April 17, 1902 and is buried in Patton Cemetery in La Porte, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Anderson, James." 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Anderson, James." 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Ancestry.com. "Anderson, James L." Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
FindaGrave.com. "Anderson, James Levi." Find a Grave Index. Retrieved 2015/07/29. http://www.findagrave.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Ernest C. Anderson on 1963/05/26.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of the John C. Anderson letters are available electronically in Indiana Memory: https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll31/search/searchterm/john%20anderson/order/nosort.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/02 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/29 by Edythe Huffman.
- Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
- Correspondence
- La Porte County (Ind.)
- Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke)
- Soldiers
- Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Creator
- Anderson, James Levi (Recipient, Person)
- Anderson, John C. (Correspondent, Person)
- Title
- John C. Anderson letters
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
