George W. Roberts collection
Collection
Identifier: L579
Scope and Contents
The George W. Roberts collection includes two Civil War diaries, correspondence, a coffee can, and spoon belonging to George W. Roberts; annual encampment ribbons, Grand Army of the Republic awards and ribbons, and miscellaneous Civil War insignia ranging from circa 1861 to 1914.
The collection also includes membership and meeting ribbons from his daughter, Eva Roberts Courtney, who was president of the Woman’s Relief Corps during 1943-1944. Also included are transcriptions of George W. Roberts correspondence ranging from 1862 to 1912, undated.
Dates
- 1861-1943
Creator
- Roberts, George W., 1834-1913 (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
George W. Roberts was born on March 3, 1834 in Williamsburg, Indiana. As a local plasterer, he married Orisa A. Stetson on September 21, 1854. On August 3, 1862, Roberts enlisted in Company E, Indiana 69th Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to full sergeant and mustered out on July 5, 1865 in Mobile, Alabama. The Roberts family had three children: Alice, William, and Eva. Orisa passed away on October 30, 1894 and Roberts later married Mary E. Ball on September 6, 1902.
Roberts was an avid member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He died on March 10, 1913 in Richmond, Indiana.
Source:
Ancestry.com. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed July 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Roberts was an avid member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He died on March 10, 1913 in Richmond, Indiana.
Source:
Ancestry.com. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed July 2013. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Lynn Edwin Jones in 2011/08.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 2013/07 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created in 2013/07 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2020/09/04 by Brittany Kropf.
- Coffee
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.)
- Medals
- Military discharge
- Military life
- Military veterans
- Ribbons
- Roberts, George W., 1834-1913
- Soldiers
- Transcriptions
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 69th (1862-1865)
- Veterans -- Societies, etc.
- War diaries
- Woman’s Relief Corps (U.S.)
Creator
- Roberts, George W., 1834-1913 (Person)
- Title
- George W. Roberts collection
- 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
