United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 506 Collections and/or Records:
Theodore Cowen collection
Collection — Folder S2048
Identifier: S2048
Scope and Contents
The collections contains letters sent by Theodore Cowen to his parents, sister Semeramia, and brother Harris, in Warsaw, Indiana, between 1863 and 1864, while he served throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Also included is a resolution by the Soldiers Aid Society in Warsaw, and a poem about the Civil War entitled, “Why I Don’t Join the Veterans”.
Dates:
1863-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Theodore Cowen collection
Thomas H. B. Sibel collection
Collection — Folder S2213
Identifier: S2213
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters written by Thomas H.B. Sibel and sent to his father and family from August 1861 to July 1863 during his service with the 20th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. Other photocopied items in the collection include a June 11, 1843 letter sent to Aaron Black of Newtown, Indiana from his brother M. Black of Lawrenceburg; October 1853 letters written by William and Catharine Howe from Polk County, Oregon Territory and sent to friends in Newtown...
Dates:
1843-1863
Thomas Harrison papers
Collection — Folder S3220
Identifier: S3220
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a ledger book, correspondence, and papers from Dr. Thomas Henry Harrison in Indiana and the United States, ranging from April 1856 to May 1863. The ledger includes his work in Hillgrove and Gettysburg, Ohio (1856-1859) and Pine Village, Indiana (1859-1863). The ledger lists medicine, supplies, and services rendered to residents of the two counties. Two of the loose papers relate to settling the estate of Harrison.
Dates:
1856-1866
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas Harrison papers
Thomas J. Craig, Civil War discharge certificate
Collection — Folder S0311
Identifier: S0311
Scope and Contents
The discharge certificate is written in pencil and ink. The pencil notations have faded, but the entries in ink are still visible. The discharge is signed by Louis Morris. The paymaster, Mr. Allen, marked “Paid” in the left margin. Thomas’ occupation when he enrolled in the army was farmer.
Dates:
1865
Thomas J. Sargent letter
Collection — Folder S3152
Identifier: S3152
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter written by Thomas J. Sargent in Madisonville, Tennessee on February 25, 1866 to his mother and father.
Dates:
1866/02/25
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas J. Sargent letter
Thomas Jackson collection
Collection — Folder S0713
Identifier: S0713
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original papers, letters, and booklets from Thomas Jackson ranging from 1855 to 1908. Folder two contains pension requests for Jackson and other veterans. There is a Grand Army of the Republic ribbon and a badge. The collection also includes an 8-page document narrates Lovell Harrison Rousseau’s raid into Alabama and Georgia.
Dates:
1855-1908
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas Jackson collection
Thomas N. McClung papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2628
Scope and Contents
This collection includes thirty-four letters written by Thomas N. McClung while he was a Union soldier during the Civil War to his family. Also included are three photographs, one newspaper clipping, and a copy of the "History of the Seventeenth Indiana: It's Marches and Battles."
Dates:
1861-1931
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas N. McClung papers
Thomas R. Armes diary
Collection — Folder S3257
Identifier: S3257
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a diary from Thomas R. Armes in 1862 regarding life in the Union army, weather, and troop movements during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas R. Armes diary
Thomas S. Basye collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3298
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter, diplomas, and a certificate from Dr. Thomas S. Basye and family of Spiceland, Indiana in Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinatti, Ohio, ranging from 1850-1871 and 1922, regarding his medical career, that of James Turner, and the spelling of the family surname, according to the letter from G. W. H. Kemper, giving the correct spelling of Basye’s name as per Mrs. Albert White, daughter of Basye, June 5, 1922.The certificates and diplomas comprise 2...
Dates:
1850-1922
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas S. Basye collection
Thomas W. Barnett papers
Collection
Identifier: L571
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photocopied diary of Thomas W. Barnett when he lived in Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana, from 1861 – 1870. Diary in folder 1, is written on pages from The Franklin Almanac and Diary for the Year 1861, which consists of 2 pages per month with a space for each date, the first page also showing sunrise, sunset, moon rise and moon setting time for each time zone in the United States, as well as the phases of the moon. This is a daily diary with...
Dates:
1861-1870
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas W. Barnett papers
