United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 498 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin H. Griffith collection
Collection — Folder S1802
Identifier: S1802
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three documents touching on the military career of Benjamin H. Griffith during the Civil War. Two are commissions to rank. The third document is the muster-out roll of a regiment commanded by Benjamin H. Griffith. The materials are dated from 1861 to 1864.
Dates:
1861-1864
Benjamin H. Myers letters and portrait
Collection — Folder S2974
Identifier: S2974
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters, one typed and one handwritten, from Benjamin H. Myers in the United States while he was serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. The first letter is written while Myers was in Beverly, Virginia on July 17, 1861; the second while he was in Ringston, Georgia on May 22, 1864, just eight days before he would be killed in battle. There is also a hand-colored printed portrait of Myers.
Dates:
1861-1864
Benjamin Spooner papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1229
Scope and Contents
This collection contains general and special orders to Benjamin Spooner and the 83rd regiment
from O.P. Morton and Laz Noble. Also included are letters of the 83rd regiment and a petition of
commissioned officers.
The materials within this collection are Photostat copies and have been arranged in chronological
order
Dates:
1862-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Benjamin Spooner papers
Benjamin Williams diary
Collection — Folder S3050
Identifier: S3050
Scope and Contents
The collection includes two items, a photocopied Civil War diary kept by Williams and a photocopy from a Gibson County history with a history of the 91st Regiment. The diary dates from October 12, 1861 to July 1, 1864. The entries vary from short entries of one or two sentences to lengthy retrospective essays. Early 1863 references concern travel by steamer on the Ohio River in the area of Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson and Spottsville, Kentucky. Afterwards, Williams’ company briefly...
Dates:
1861-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Benjamin Williams diary
Benjamin Wilson Smith collection
Collection
Identifier: L146
Scope and Contents
This collection includes writings and papers from Benjamin WIlson Smith in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1858 to 1949, regarding the history of Warrick, Spencer, and White counties, Indiana; Harrison County, West Virginia; Manchester Academy; and the postal system. Also included are his accounts of a trip from Virginia to White County, Indiana in 1846 and an autobiography. Also, his scrapbook of clippings and notes on politics, his advice to students in Dearborn County, Daughters...
Dates:
1858-1949
Bernard F. Mullen collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2309
Scope and Contents
This collection contains research material compiled by Andrew Mullen, C.P.P.S. of the St. Charles Seminary at Carthagena, Ohio, regarding his great grandfather, Bernard F. Mullen. The research documents include typewritten transcriptions of newspaper articles and military correspondence and orders ranging from 1860 to 1863. A number of the transcribed military documents are noted as coming from the National Archives. A transcription of Bernard Mullen's obituary from the February 12, 1879 ...
Dates:
1860-1976
Blackford County Civil War Reenactment Club, Inc. collection
Collection — Folder S3491
Identifier: S3491
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an unbound copy of "Indiana Civil War Veterans, Blackford County, 1861-1865" by Orvill Uggen, Jr. and co-author Lucile Henley. Printed on February 16, 1994, the 58-page document offers information regarding Blackford County, Indiana soldiers, including name, date of birth, regiment, company, enlistment date, discharge date, and burial location. The collection also includes a pamphlet for the fifteenth annual Civil War Days held at Hartford City, Indiana in October 2004.
Dates:
1994-2004
Brady family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2020
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, indentures, deeds, tax receipts, and other legal documents of the Brady family of Fountain and Warren counties in Indiana ranging from 1801 to 1890. The collection includes the appraisal and auction sale documents (written in French) regarding the personal effects of James Brady that were left with Senateur Babin in Iberville, Louisiana (December, 1801); receipts and legal documents of John Brady (1811-1845) and William Brady (1838-1889); correspondence...
Dates:
1809-1890
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Brady family papers
Branham family papers
Collection
Identifier: S3199
Scope and Contents
This collection contains David Branham’s letters to his wife, Cynthia, written while he was supervising railroad construction in Martinsville. Also included are family letters written during the Civil War, legal and business papers, minutes of the Soldiers Aid Society of North Madison, Indiana, and a certificate of thanks to William Branham for serving as a volunteer during the Civil War. There are also a certificate of thanks to William Branham for serving as a volunteer during the...
Dates:
1812-1896
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Branham family papers
Brayton family papers
Collection
Identifier: L411
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of personal correspondence of the Springer and Brayton families from 1842 to 1940. Included are William Springer’s letters to his wife while serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Also included is the personal correspondence of the John Brayton family and related families in Warren County, New York and Washington, Indiana. There are also a significant amount of papers on Margaret Brayton (1895-1986) of Muncie, Indiana. Papers...
Dates:
1820-1969
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Brayton family papers
