United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 514 Collections and/or Records:
David Apgar papers
Collection — Folder S030
Identifier: S0030
Scope and Contents
This collection includes official government documents for David Apgar's military discharge from the 17th Indiana Regiment, Company B ranging from 1864 to 1865 during the American Civil War.
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David Apgar papers
David C. Turnbull collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3508
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, business and legal documents relating to Kosciusko County (1836–1849), St. Joseph County (1847–1916), and other counties, and photocopies of Civil War letters (1861–1865) from David C. Turnbull in Indiana and the United States. The correspondence of Alexander Grant of Cass County, Michigan (1871–1875); the Bidwell family of Niles, Michigan and Brownsville, Texas (1937–1940); and the Ackerman family of Niles (1940–1947) are also cinluded. There are also...
Dates:
1836-1966
David F. Allen biography
Collection — Folder S637
Identifier: S0637
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of an eleven page typewritten biography of David F. Allen of Frankfort, Indiana. Ranging from 1808 to 1911, the biography includes Allen's family history, detailed information about his military service with Company C, Indiana 10th Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, his service with Company C, 150th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War, and his service with Company 1 of the 38th Regiment U.S. Volunteers during the the...
Dates:
1808-1911
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David F. Allen biography
David Henry Harrison Shewmaker collection
Collection — Folder S1175
Identifier: S1175
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of a 24-page pamphlet published in 1904 of the address, "What War Has Done" by D.H.H. Shewmaker, that he gave at the eighth annual reunion of the Delaware County Veterans. In his address, Shewmaker discusses the American Civil War and other historic wars that influenced nations and the individuals involved. This collection also includes a one-page handwritten biography of Shewmaker circa 1967.
Dates:
1904-1967
David I. McCormick papers
Collection — Folder S869
Identifier: S0869
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a discharge certificate, a catalogue of flags carried by Indiana regiments in the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American wars, and a typed autobiography from David I. McCormick in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1898 to 1929, regarding personal reminiscences, family history, Owen County, politics, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War.
Dates:
1898-1929
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David I. McCormick papers
David L. Elliott collection
Collection
Identifier: L051
Scope and Contents
The collection contains U.S. Civil War materials of David L. Elliott. Included are family correspondence, discharge papers, family photographs, a Bible, receipts, distribution rolls, certificates, reunion ribbons, political campaign badges, and a Civil War diary (1864–1865). The collection also contains a history of the Battle of Chickamauga by Captain J. C. McElroy. There is also an 1865 muster-out roll for the 75th Regiment and Warren County postmaster appointment certificates from 1898 and...
Dates:
1845-1910
David Moreland, Jr. papers
Collection — Folder S2427
Identifier: S2427
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises 17 letters from David Moreland to his brother Henry Moreland in Howard County, Indiana ranging from 1862 to 1865, during his service in the Union army during the U.S. Civil War, regarding his views on the war and politics with mentions of David's family. There is also a photocopied 1905 newspaper article about Justice of the Peace Henry L. Moreland.
Dates:
1862-1865; 1905
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David Moreland, Jr. papers
Dixie O'Connor collection
Collection — Folder S1024
Identifier: S1024
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a Civil War sutlers check found by Dixie O'Connor at the Wilson's Creek Battlefield near Republic, Missouri. The token was given to a soldier in the 22nd Indiana Volunteer Regiment and it was "good for 25 cent in goods." There is also the October 25, 1963 letter O'Connor sent with the sutlers check to the Indiana State Library. His letter describes how and where he found the token and offers his speculation about how it got there (the 22nd did not take part in the...
Dates:
circa 1861-1862, 1963
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Dixie O'Connor collection
Dorothy Dignam collection
Collection — Folder S0359
Identifier: S0359
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two items: a circular letter from Brevet Brigadier General Reuben Williams to members of the 12th Indiana Regimant on June 19, 1865 and a letter from an unknown woman to her son Fred on October 31, 1902 regarding famly news, health, and voting.
Dates:
1865, 1902
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Dorothy Dignam collection
Dumin Labertew Civil War diary
Collection — Volume V575
Identifier: V575
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a leather-bound diary from Dumin Labertew in the United States, ranging from July 1864 to June 1865, regarding his service with Company B, 59th Indiana Infantry Regiment. The diary includes information on daily marching orders, living conditions, and activities, as well as an account of money owed to him by other soldiers.
Dates:
1864-1865
