United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
B. J. Warden Battle of Gettysburg personal narrative
Collection — Folder S1361
Identifier: S1361
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one document on three full sheets and one half sheet of green paper detailing B. J. Warden’s experience at the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War, July 1-4, 1863.July 1, 1863 B. J. Warden was in the 4th Brigade under John R. Brook, 1st Division, 2nd Corps. The men came from Centerville across the Potomac River. He was not in the first day’s fighting, on July 1, because they stopped for muster so payrolls could be made out. They arrived in...
Dates:
1863/07/01-1863/07/04
Civil War lantern slides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides in the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1864 regarding the U.S. Civil War, with images of maps, forts, battles, military ordnance, and prominent politicians and military leaders.
Dates:
circa 1861-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Civil War lantern slides
Civil War pension claim book
Collection — Volume 270
Identifier: V270
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a record book used to document pension claims of military veterans, largely from the U.S. Civil War, in Clark County, Indiana, ranging from 1887 to 1891. Most claims are identified with either Maring and Slusher or Maring, Slusher and Company, but a few note Evans, Jewel and Company as the claimant's representative. A number of the claims are for soldiers who had served in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois regiments. There are more than 30 claims from...
Dates:
1887-1891
Civil War travel passes
Collection — Folder S2561
Identifier: S2561
Scope and Contents
This collection includes travel passes to various individuals during the Civil War by members of the United States Army from 1861 to 1862.
Dates:
1861-1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Civil War travel passes
Margaret B. Paulus, Papers of General Robert Huston Milroy compilation
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V103
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four bound volumes containing typewritten transcriptions of General Robert Huston Milroy’s papers that range from 1854 to 1910. The papers were compiled and transcribed by Margaret B. Paulus in 1965 and include Milroy’s family and military correspondence, newspaper articles, and other documents related to Milroy’s life and his service in the Civil War.
Dates:
1965
Taylor Landers collection
Collection — Folder OBC080
Identifier: OBC080
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents certifying that Taylor Landers was honorably discharged from the United States Army after serving during the Civil War and a certificate of appreciation for honorable service from President Lincoln.
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Taylor Landers collection
Wesley Younger letters
Collection — Folder S1771
Identifier: S1771
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from Wesley Younger in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ranging from 1864/11/23 to 1864/12/23 regarding army life and family matters.
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Wesley Younger letters
