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Catlett T. Shaw pension and muster roll

 Collection — Folder: S1169
Identifier: S1169

Scope and Contents

This collection includes copies of Civil War records from Pvt. Catlett Toliver Shaw, 123 Indiana Regiment, Company G, ranging from 1864 to 1880, regarding his military service, disability and pension.

Dates

  • 1864-1880

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

Catlett Toliver Shaw was born in 1826 in Bracken County, Kentucky. Records indicate he enrolled as a farmer on 29 February 1864 at Ripley County, Indiana, and served as a private in the 123 Indiana Regiment, Company G. In March 1865, at the Battle of Wyse Forks, North Carolina, he contracted disease from exposure to cold, and returned to Indiana. He married Martha J. Wooley in Ripley County, Indiana, in 1848. He died in 1898, and is buried in Ripley County, Indiana.

Sources:

National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Ancestry.com Dodd, Jordan. Indiana Marriages to 1850 [database on-line]. Ancestry.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 Bryce H. Stevens on 1972/08/17.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2016/12/01 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/12/01 by Linda Gellert.
Title
Catlett G. Shaw pension and muster roll
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:
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