James O. Walton collection
Collection — Folder: S1355
Identifier: S1355
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed copies of letters which James O. Walton sent to his wife Mary Ann ranging from February 1864 to January 1865 during the American Civil War, with information about military life, Generals William Sherman and John Bell Hood, the presidential election, and health.
Dates
- 1864-1865
Creator
- Walton, James O. (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
In 1860, James O. Walton, son of William C. and Nancy Walton, was 16 years old and living in Shelby, Ripley County, Indiana. Born in Ohio, Walton married Mary Ann and they had several children: George, Anthony T., Mary J., Melisse, Anna L. and James W. Walton served in Company H, 10th Indiana Cavalry, 125th Regiment of Volunteers during the U.S. Civil War. He was mustered out on August 31, 1865, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. In 1870, the family lived in Cotton, Switzerland County, but ten years later, they were back in Shelby.
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 records transfer from the Indiana State Library on 1937/04/02.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2018/05/10 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/10 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2018/06/08 by Brittany Kropf.
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864
- Correspondence
- Family
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Military life
- Politics and government
- Presidents -- Election
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
- Soldiers
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1863-1865)
- Walton, James O.
Creator
- Walton, James O. (Person)
- Title
- James O. Walton collection
- 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
