Solomon M. Glick Civil War letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2978
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters and typed transcripts from Solomon Glick in the United States, ranging from 1862 to 1865, regarding family and military life during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates
- 1862-1865
Creator
- Glick, Solomon Mattias, 1830-1906 (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
Solomon Mattias Glick was born to Solomon Glick and Mary Spangler on September 23, 1830, in Pickaway, Ohio. As part of a large Lutheran farming family, Glick had 17 brothers and sisters, 11 of which survived into adulthood. He married Mary Margaret Blessing on October 5, 1851, and together they had nine children. Upon the start of the Civil War Glick mustered into the Union Army and into the 4th Indiana Volunteer Calvary, 77th Regiment, L company. He survived through the war, writing home to his extended family throughout and promising to become an educator after the war. Glick initially went back to working on his father’s farm until he completed his own education and became a teacher in the local community himself. Glick later remarried Eveline Pennock on January 30, 1900, in Jackson, Indiana. He died on November 4, 1906, in Seymour, Indiana and was buried in Riverview Cemetery in the same city.
Sources:
Items in the collection
Ancestry.com. “Solomon M. Glick.” U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Solomon Glick.” United States Census, 1860. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/
FamilySearch. “Solomon Glick.” Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/
Findagrave.com. “Solomon Glick.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82117630/solomon-glick.
Sources:
Items in the collection
Ancestry.com. “Solomon M. Glick.” U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Solomon Glick.” United States Census, 1860. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/
FamilySearch. “Solomon Glick.” Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/
Findagrave.com. “Solomon Glick.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82117630/solomon-glick.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by transcriber, then chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Catherine Kehoe via the Bartholomew Country Historical Society on 1979/09/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2024/04/22 by Alexander Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created 2024/05/10 by Alexander Chrapliwy.
Creator
- Glick, Solomon Mattias, 1830-1906 (Person)
- Title
- Solomon M. Glick Civil War letters
- 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
