United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 506 Collections and/or Records:
Randolph County, Indiana Civil War collection
Collection — Folder S3205
Identifier: S3205
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopied correspondence and clippings ranging from from 1862 to 1971, relating to the involvement of residents of Randolph County, Indiana, in the CU.S. ivil War. The owners of the original documents are noted on some photocopies.
Dates:
1862-1971
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 Phipps pension record and correspondence
Collection — Folder S2769
Identifier: S2769
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of correspondence and papers relevant to pension benefits for Richard Phipps, and later his wife Mary Jane Phipps, ranging from 1875 to 1928.
Dates:
1875-1928
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
Ripley County, Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L229
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed transcripts of original diaries, correspondence, newspaper articles, poems, and other papers concerning Ripley County, Indiana ranging from 1822 to 1937, as well as articles and histories about specific aspects of the county's history, including churches, towns, schools, organizations, events, families, and the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1822-1937
Robert Cummings family collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2492
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of correspondence, account books, and other papers from the Cummings family in Cannelton, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1857 to 1932 regarding the accounting records of the Torrent Fire Company of Cannelton, Indiana; family and military life during the U.S. Civil War; and fundraising efforts of the Young Men's Christian Association during World War I.
Dates:
1857-1932
