United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 506 Collections and/or Records:
Letter on W.K. Helvic
Collection — Folder S3147
Identifier: S3147
Scope and Contents
This letter concerns the service of the Union soldier W.K. Helvic. It describes his service near Washington D.C. until September 5th, 1862, and his stay in a regiment hospital near Antietam, Maryland, for treatment of diarrhea and bilious fevers. The letter then describes his service assignments as a wagoner at Hay Market, Virginia and Thoroughfare Gap.
Dates:
1862/09/05
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Letter on W.K. Helvic
Levi D. Massie letters
Collection — Folder S0909
Identifier: S0909
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four letters from Levi D. Massie in Virginia to Kate Massie ranging from 1864 to 1864, regarding his service in the Confederate army during the U.S. Civil War. There is also another letter sent to Levi D. Massie from C. Robs dated December 9, 1865 concerning surveying and his horse.
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Levi D. Massie letters
Levi L. Levering Civil War diary
Collection — Folder S3334
Identifier: S3334
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a diary from Levi L. Levering ranging from 1865/02/01 to 1865/05/17 regarding his time in the U.S. Civil War as a musician.
Dates:
1865
Lew Wallace collection
Collection
Identifier: L173
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of Lew Wallace’s military papers from September 1862, relating to the defense of Cincinnati, Ohio and northern Kentucky. Included is correspondence from Wallace and his staff regarding the defense and administration of the area, report on the defense of the Ohio River, and additional reports and official papers. The collection does contain some miscellaneous letters following Wallace’s armed service and a fragment of his memoir.
Dates:
1848-1905
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lew Wallace collection
Lew Wallace letters
Collection — Folder S2323
Identifier: S2323
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 4 letters written by Lew Wallace while he served as colonel of the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The first letter is dated May 2, 1861 and was sent to Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton from headquarters regarding tendering his regiment for 3 years service. The remaining letters were sent from Wallace Barracks in Indianapolis and include a letter sent to John Vajen, Quarter-Master General of Indiana, regarding boot purchases for Wallace's men (May 4, 1861); a letter...
Dates:
1861
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lew Wallace letters
Lewis B. Jessup diary
Collection
Identifier: S2165
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopy of the Lewis B. Jessup diary. The first half of the diary was written while Jessup was a soldier with the 24th Indiana Volunteer Infantry stationed in Galveston, Texas. The first part of the diary focuses on troop movements and camp life and also contains short biographies on some of the men in his unit. The style of the diary changes after his return to Indiana in late 1865 and focuses on his daily life. The diary also contains: a March 1868 land rental...
Dates:
1861-1910
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lewis B. Jessup diary
Lloyd Whitmer collection
Collection — Folder S1859
Identifier: S1859
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two typewritten copies of "The Change - From Buns to Bobs: A Study of Modes of Hairdressing on Ladies in Tell City Fifty Years Ago (1920-1930)," a report and program given by Lloyd Whitmer to the Tell City Historical Society in October 1975. The report includes an appendices containing typewritten transcriptions of the 1925 Saturday Evening Post article, "Erstwhile Crowning Glory"; excerpts of the articles "Why I...
Dates:
1961-1975
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lloyd Whitmer collection
Louis W. Knobe collection
Collection — Folder S1438
Identifier: S1438
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a journal of Civil War reminiscences written by Louis W. Knobe in March of 1866, recounting battles fought by the 18th Indiana Infantry Regiment between 1861 and 1863, based on notes he wrote on the battlefield. The battles recounted in the volume include: Pea Ridge, March 6-8, 1862 (pages 24-27); Magnolia Hill, May 1, 1863 (pages 28-30); Champion Hill and Black River, May 16-17, 1863 (pages 31-32); Vicksburg, May 19-July 4, 1863 (pages 33-45); Jackson, Mississippi,...
Dates:
1861-1924
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Louis W. Knobe collection
Lucius Burrie Swift collection
Collection
Identifier: L155
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Lucius B. Swift’s correspondence from the period 1885-1908 relating to his work with federal civil service reform, including correspondence relating to the work of the National Civil Service Reform League; Swift’s publication of the Civil Service Chronicle; federal appointments in Indiana and elsewhere, and the work of the U.S. Civil Service Commission; and the role of reformers in state and national elections. Also included...
Dates:
1851-1931
Lucius C. Embree papers
Collection
Identifier: L052
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of business, political, and personal papers of Elisha, James T., David F., and Lucius Embree ranging from 1800 to 1930. Elisha Embree's papers include receipts, accounts, land indentures, and other financial papers relating to his land and business interests; correspondence regarding his legal business in Princeton, Evansville, and other southwestern Indiana towns, including retained copies of Embree's letters and correspondence of his partners Samuel Hall and Charles...
Dates:
1800-1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lucius C. Embree papers
