Elias Reeves letter
Collection — Folder: S1847
Identifier: S1847
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostatic copy of a letter written by Elias Reeves on February 19, 1862 from Fort Craig at Arlington Heights, Virginia, and sent to his friend James Pickard during the U.S. Civil War. In the letter, Reeves mentions that he's been sick for "some three months" since he'd left Indiana, was tired of "old Virginia," and had seen Washington and Annapolis, Maryland. A handwritten note added to the back of the second page after it was copied records that James Pickard had been a resident of Freedom, Indiana, mustered into Company B, 31st Indiana Infantry on September 20, 1861 and was discharged on January 14, 1864 (actual year was 1863) for disability.
Dates
- 1862, circa 1979
Creator
- Reeves, Elias, 1843-1908 (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
Elias Reeves was born in June 1843 in Owen County, Indiana, to David G. and Frances (Dickerson) Reeves. Following the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War, he mustered into Company I, 19th Indiana Infantry on July 29, 1861. During his service, he was seriously wounded at Gettysburg and was a prisoner of war for 32 days in Libby Prison before mustering out as a corporal on July 28, 1864. He returned to Indiana and married Susan A. (Crockett) Warren in February 1875. They later moved to Kansas and lived in Esbon in Jewell County before moving to Lone Elm in Anderson County. He died at the age of 65 on November 25, 1908.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Elias Reeve." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Elias Reeves." Indiana, U.S. Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Elias Reeves." Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Corp. Elias Reeves." Find a Grave Memorial no. 90308642. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90308642/elias-reeves.
"The 19th Regiment at Gettysburg." Indianapolis Daily Journal (IN), August 11, 1863. https://access.newspaperarchive.com.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Elias Reeve." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Elias Reeves." Indiana, U.S. Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Elias Reeves." Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Corp. Elias Reeves." Find a Grave Memorial no. 90308642. Accessed April 10, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90308642/elias-reeves.
"The 19th Regiment at Gettysburg." Indianapolis Daily Journal (IN), August 11, 1863. https://access.newspaperarchive.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Donald Carter in 1979/09.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1998 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2021/04/10 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Reeves, Elias, 1843-1908 (Person)
- Title
- Elias Reeves letter
- 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
