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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Chittenden family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L031
Scope and Contents The collection contains the correspondence between George F. and Amanda Chittenden during their engagement and during the U.S. Civil War. The letters written during the Civil War discuss health conditions, army life, the siege of Vicksburg, life and politics in Indiana, and Confederate prisoners at Camp Morton. Also included are letters to Amanda Chittenden from family members and to George Chittenden regarding Republican politics, his work with the Indiana Hospital for the Insane, and other...
Dates: 1837-1913

Eliza A. Hardy letter

 Collection — Folder S0589
Identifier: S0589
Scope and Contents This collection contains a letter written by Eliza A. Hardy to her cousin on February 12, 1863. She mentions letters she received from her brothers, Morris and Sol, and from Dave Morton and Libe (?) who were all serving in Company A, 16th Indiana Regiment. She relates some of what the soldiers were experiencing while traveling "down the river", mentions Arkansas Post, and that she is talking of "going as a nurse to Memphis."
Dates: 1863/02/12

John E. Smith accounting documents

 Collection — Folder S1959
Identifier: S1959
Scope and Contents This collection contains an account of pay and clothing for John E. Smith following his death in the Civil War.
Dates: 1863

Jonathan T. Rogers Civil War correspondence

 Collection — Folder S2374
Identifier: S2374
Scope and Contents This collection contains photocopies of two items of correspondence between Jonathan T. Rogers and his mother, Elizabeth Dawson. The first letter is dated June 21, 1864 and was written by Dawson to her son after learning he was alive. The second letter was written to Dawson by Rogers on September 20, 1864 while he was a prisoner at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas. In his letter he describes the camp, mentions the number of soldiers imprisoned, prisoner exchanges and the possibility of his getting...
Dates: 1864

Morrison Davis parole document

 Collection — Folder S2604
Identifier: S2604
Scope and Contents This collection includes one parole document from the Army of Kentucky from 1862 regarding the parole of prisoner Morrison Davis.
Dates: 1862

William Judkins papers

 Collection — Folder S076
Identifier: S0076
Scope and Contents This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from Sarah Judkins in Indiana on 1861/11/05 regarding family business, a Civil War uniform button and two official documents verifying military service in the Mexican and Civil Wars.
Dates: 1861-1932