Robert F. Braden papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0136
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of enlistment papers, military communiqués and letters from Robert F. Braden in Indiana and Missouri, ranging from 1853 to 1868, regarding life in the Indiana militia and U.S. army during the U.S. Civil War, family matters, and military life. There are also photocopies of transcribed letters published in the August 1864 issue of the Indiana History Bulletin.
Dates
- 1853-1868
Creator
- Braden, Robert F., 1835-1877 (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
Robert Floyd Braden was born on September 21, 1835 to Burr (1802-1861) and Mary Dulin (Jenners) Braden (1807-1863) at Jefferson, Clinton County, Indiana. He had four brothers and three sisters. Braden was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Indiana militia on December 7, 1853. He worked as a merchant until 1861. When the U.S. Civil War broke out, Braden was commissioned as a first lieutenant in Company G, 26th Indiana Regiment on July 27, 1861. On February 6, 1863, he was promoted to captain and transferred to Company B. Braden was discharged on June 2, 1865. Braden died on October 12, 1877 in Lafayette, Indiana and was buried in Spring Vale Cemetery in Lafayette.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Robert F. Braden." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed August 9, 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Robert F. Braden." Web: Montgomery County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1877-2010. Accessed August 9, 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Capt. Robert Floyd Braden." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7692720/robert-floyd-braden.
"Selected Letters of Robert F. Braden, 1861-1863." Indiana History Bulletin, 41, no. 8 (August 1964): 110-121. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll16/id/13110/rec/2.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Robert F. Braden." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed August 9, 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Robert F. Braden." Web: Montgomery County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1877-2010. Accessed August 9, 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Capt. Robert Floyd Braden." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7692720/robert-floyd-braden.
"Selected Letters of Robert F. Braden, 1861-1863." Indiana History Bulletin, 41, no. 8 (August 1964): 110-121. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll16/id/13110/rec/2.
Extent
0.025 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
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 Hubert Hawkins on 1965/03/03.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/03/05 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/03/05 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2025/02/19 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Braden, Robert F., 1835-1877 (Person)
- Title
- Robert F. Braden papers
- 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
