Richard T. Warthier letter
Collection — Folder: S1367
Identifier: S1367
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter and envelope from Richard T. Warthier in Henderson, Kentucky to his sister Drue Warthier on July 28, 1862, regarding military life with the 76th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates
- 1862
Creator
- Warthier, Richard T. (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
Richard T. Warthier served in Company C, 76th Indiana Volunteers, which was a 30-day unit raised to defend the state of Indiana against the invasion of John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate soldiers. According to W.H.H. Terrell's Report (Vol. 6, page 236), Richard T. Warthier was mustered in on July 19, 1862, and mustered out when his term expired. In this letter which Richard wrote to his sister, he mentioned two officers: Col. James C. Gavin, 7th Indiana, who was home in Greensburg at the time of Morgan's Raid, and 2nd Lt. John H. Braden. Both Col. Gavin and Col. John T. Wilder, 17th Indiana, raised the 76th Volunteers to serve for thirty days for the purpose of fighting the guerrilla raiders who had crossed the Ohio River. (See Terrell's Report, Vol. 3, page 11.) Richard wrote that Col. Gavin was wounded in the hand and Lt. Braden was killed. However, the 1900 census reports John H. Braden, who was born in 1836 and married in 1861, as being 63 years old and living with his family. Terrell's Report lists 2nd Lt. John H. Braden as mustered out.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains 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 completed 2018/05/24 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid completed 2018/05/24 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2018/06/08 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Warthier, Richard T. (Person)
- Title
- Richard T. Warthier letter
- 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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317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
