34th Indiana Regiment Civil War letter
Collection — Folder: S3135
Identifier: S3135
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one undated, incomplete letter, whose contents fall into two parts. Pages 1 and 2 speak of “old buckners army”, the cold, and remark on the 93 members of the guard having to shoot their guns every morning. This first half of the letter closes with instructions to write to: “34th Regt. Ind. Vol. [,] Company A[,] in care of Capt. Wm. Twaim…Louisville, Ky.” The second half of the letter, pages 3 and 4, makes remarks on the character of the Rebels and reports that the author has received 13 letters. It begins with the words “So Good buy maby for the last time.” The letter is very fragile and cannot be removed from its sleeve.
Dates
- circa 1861-1865
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
The unknown author of this letter was assigned to Company A of the 34th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, which was organized on September 16, 1861 at Indianapolis.
Source: Previous Finding Aid
Source: Previous Finding Aid
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection only 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 1999/04/15 by Philip N. Williams. Collection reprocessed 2018/09/10 by Abby Currier. EAD finding aid created 2018/09/10 by Abby Currier.
- Title
- Civil War, 34th Indiana Regiment 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:
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
