United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 478 Collections and/or Records:
Press J. O' Bannon letter
Collection — Folder S3048
Identifier: S3048
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter sent to James Lemmons from Press O'Bannon at Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 15, 1861 tendering his resignation as justice of the peace of Ohio Township.
Dates:
1861/06/15
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Press J. O' Bannon letter
Preston Kiser letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3018
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of U.S. Civil War letters from Preston Kiser to his wife and children, ranging from 1861 to 1862, with miscellaneous additional materials. Kiser’s letters describe military life in camp, illnesses, and home activities. Each copied letter is accompanied by a typed transcription created by Frances Alma Newkirk Reber, Kiser's great-granddaughter between 1982 and 1984. The materials have been left as Reber organized them, so there is not strict...
Dates:
1861-1872, 1982-1984
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Preston Kiser letters
Promissory notes
Collection — Folder S3346
Identifier: S3346
Scope and Contents
This collection includes promissory notes ranging from circa 1842 to 1864 regarding several states, including Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Dates:
circa 1842-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Promissory notes
Ransom T. Young letters
Collection — Folder S1477
Identifier: S1477
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from members of the Young family of Indiana, including Ransom T. Young, his wife Emma, and his brothers, James M. and John C. Young, to their sister, Mary E. (Young) Jones between 1864 and 1875. There are also other Civil War letters from Hoosier soldiers and their relatives, including letters sent to James and Mary (Johnson) Briggs of Utica, Indiana from their brothers and friends, as well as two letters from J.W. Lakin to his siblings from 1861 to 1865....
Dates:
1861-1875
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ransom T. Young letters
Rebecca Columbia Radspinner diary
Collection — Folder S1094
Identifier: S1094
Scope and Contents
This collection is a photocopy of a handwritten diary for the year 1863. On Thursday, July 9, Rebecca wrote: "Today I received a letter from George and one from Mrs. Edmonton. Morgan [Confederate General John Hunt Morgan] sent troops into Indiana and took possession of Corydon." The next day, she wrote: "Today our men left for Seymour at the call of the Govenor. Sad day." Her entry on July 13 was: "This morning near twenty gunboats and transports passed here and some of the troops stopped and...
Dates:
1863
Rebecca Jane Shell correspondence
Collection — Folder S1173
Identifier: S1173
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of five letters sent to Rebecca Jane Shell during the U.S. Civil War ranging from 1862 to 1863. She received a November 4, 1862 letter from her brother John while he was at Camp Sullivan in Indianapolis; an April 19, 1863 letter from Marcus C. Crowley sent from Boston Station, Kentucky; two letters letter from her brother William from Camp Salt River Bridge in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky (May 16, 1863) and Camp Bardstown Junction, Bullitt...
Dates:
1862-1863
Richard Hembree court-martial proceedings
Collection — Folder S3223
Identifier: S3223
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of Richard Hembree's court-martial proceedings during circa 1861-1865 at an unknown location.
Dates:
circa 1861-1865
Richard T. Warthier letter
Collection — Folder S1367
Identifier: S1367
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter and envelope from Richard T. Warthier in Henderson, Kentucky to his sister Drue Warthier on July 28, 1862, regarding military life with the 76th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Richard T. Warthier letter
Richard W. Thompson collection
Collection
Identifier: L158
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Richard W. Thompson’s political correspondence, including correspondence regarding state and national Whig and Republican party politics, and Thompson’s role in political campaigns (1840s-1880s); letters from constituents during his terms in Congress regarding political appointments and local politics (1841-1849); Civil War correspondence, including correspondence regarding state and national politics and Thompson’s duties in Terre Haute (1861-1865); his...
Dates:
1818-1931
Robert F. Braden papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0136
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies of enlistment papers, military communiqués and signed, autographed letters from Robert F. Braden in Missouri ranging from 1853 to 1868 regarding life in the army, family matters and military matters.
Dates:
1853-1868
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Robert F. Braden papers
