United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 498 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Brown papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0174
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an original, autographed, signed letter from Charles R. Brown in Indiana in January 1963 regarding the seal of the secretary of state of Indiana and photocopies of autographed, signed legal documents and letters from people in Washington, D.C., Montezuma, Indiana and elsewhere ranging from 1847 to 1862 regarding legal matters and life in the army during the Civil War.
Dates:
1847-1862, 1963
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Charles Brown papers
Charles Goodman discharge papers
Collection — Folder S2570
Identifier: S2570
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the original item, a military discharge signed July 28, 1864 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Also written over the print, in red ink, is the paid-in-full certification from a paymaster in Indianapolis, dated August 3rd, 1864. The document also bears a stamp in blue ink for bounty paid, dated May 8, 1867, by US paymaster E.L. Moore. In faded blue typescript is information about Goodman's burial in Indianapolis in 1918. On the reverse is stamped and signed the approval of a...
Dates:
1864/07/28
Charles L. Smeidel, Civil War letters
Collection — Folder S2610
Identifier: S2610
Scope and Contents
This collection contains typed transcriptions of letters written by Charles Smeidel from 1861 to 1862. Some letters are incomplete. His letters were primarily to his wife and young daughter from Mississippi, but also from Illinois and Missouri.
Dates:
1861-1862
Charles Mayer Wetherill collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1387
Scope and Contents
The collection includes 3 folders of correspondence to and from Charles M. Wetherill, including letters from residents of Lafayette, Indiana, concerning the Lafayette Union Club during the U.S. Civil War (1862-1863); his handwritten journal and receipts from his trip to Niagara Falls, Montreal, and New England (1844-1845); personal letters from Charles (Sr.) Wetherill to his brother William, a student at Mount Airy, Pennsylvania (1817-1818); and an original, 34-star American flag.
Dates:
1817-1863
Charles W. Moores, Jr. speeches
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0982
Scope and Contents
The collection contains speeches given at various school ceremonies and on the topic of education in general ranging from 1901 to 1916 and undated. There are also speeches on Benjamin Harrison and Abraham Lincoln; a speech delivered to Civil War veterans on Decoration Day; and a history of Fourth Presbyterian Church, which was located at the corner of Market and Delaware Streets in Indianapolis and later merged with Grace Presbyterian to form Fairview Presbyterian Church.
Dates:
1901-1916, undated
Charles Wesley Homsher diary
Collection — Folder S0677
Identifier: S0677
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of extracts from Charles Wesley Homsher's diary titled, "A Few Notes While in Andersonville Prison, Georgia" and the typewritten transcription of the diary entries. The diary relates Homsher's experiences during the Civil War from the time of his capture on July 31, 1864 at Clinton, Georgia until his release and discharge from military service in June, 1865. Also included are informational handouts from the Andersonville Prison Park - National Cemetery that...
Dates:
1864-1865
Chauncey H. Brooks papers
Collection — Folder S169
Identifier: S0169
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from Chauncey H. Brooks in Alabama and Tennessee ranging from 1863/07/18 to 1863/10/07 regarding war and home life.
Dates:
1863/07/18-1863/10/07
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Chauncey H. Brooks papers
Chittenden family collection
Collection
Identifier: L031
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the correspondence between George F. and Amanda Chittenden during their engagement and during the U.S. Civil War. The letters written during the Civil War discuss health conditions, army life, the siege of Vicksburg, life and politics in Indiana, and Confederate prisoners at Camp Morton. Also included are letters to Amanda Chittenden from family members and to George Chittenden regarding Republican politics, his work with the Indiana Hospital for the Insane, and other...
Dates:
1837-1913
Christian Krahmer Civil War discharge
Collection — Folder S0790
Identifier: S0790
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Christian Krahmer's U.S. Civil War discharge paper from service with Company K, 7th Regiment Indiana Cavalry Volunteers on May 31, 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee.
Dates:
1865/31/05
Civil War collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1512
Scope and Contents
This collection includes various badges (ribbons) from regimental reunions and veterans organizations' meetings, such as the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps (WRC),in Indiana ranging from 1877 to 1921. There is also a postcard to John A. Cottman from William W. Dudley in Richmond, Indiana on June 20, 1873 regarding badges of the "Iron Brigade," which included the 19th Indiana Regiment. "3 bound volumes containing photo-offset copies of original...
Dates:
1873-1921
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Civil War collection
