United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 503 Collections and/or Records:
Eli Lilly collection of Civil War envelopes
Collection — Folder S2609
Identifier: S2609
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 65 envelopes created during the Civil War with unique illustrations. Most of them are blank, but three are addressed to James H. Luther and four are addressed to members of the Waymire family.
Dates:
1861-1865
Elias Reeves letter
Collection — Folder S1847
Identifier: S1847
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostatic copy of a letter written by Elias Reeves on February 19, 1862 from Fort Craig at Arlington Heights, Virginia and sent to his friend James Pickard during the U.S. Civil War. In the letter, Reeves mentions that he's been sick for "some three months" since he'd left Indiana, was tired of "old Virginia," and had seen Washington and Annapolis, Maryland. A handwritten note added to the back of the second page after it was copied records that James Pickard had...
Dates:
1862, circa 1979
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elias Reeves letter
Elisha C. Beeman collection
Collection — Folder S2554
Identifier: S2554
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Elisha C. Beeman's diary containing entries regarding his daily activities, food, and travel while serving in the Civil War (1864-1865, undated), notes regarding Bible passages (undated), and personal account notations for purchases and work done (1869 and undated). Also included are photocopies of the diary pages, a July 6, 1864 military pass issued at Bridgeport, Alabama, three loose diary pages (circa 1864-1865), two letters sent to Elisha from his father on December...
Dates:
1863-1869, undated
Elisha Chamberlain correspondence
Collection — Folder S0245
Identifier: S0245
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostat copies of two letters sent to Elisha Chamberlain of Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana. The first letter was written September 8, 1862 by Augustine Elliott and sent from Helena, Arkansas while he served in 24th Indiana Infantry Regiment. The second letter was written April 16, 1865 by John Smith Ruberson, a former resident of Washington County, and sent from Springfield, Illinois.
Dates:
1862-1865
Eliza A. Hardy letter
Collection — Folder S0589
Identifier: S0589
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter written by Eliza A. Hardy to her cousin on February 12, 1863. She mentions letters she received from her brothers, Morris and Sol, and from Dave Morton and Libe (?) who were all serving in Company A, 16th Indiana Regiment. She relates some of what the soldiers were experiencing while traveling "down the river", mentions Arkansas Post, and that she is talking of "going as a nurse to Memphis."
Dates:
1863/02/12
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Eliza A. Hardy letter
Eliza George letter and photograph
Collection — Folder S2859
Identifier: S2859
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an undated photograph of George B. McCafferty in uniform and a handwritten letter from Eliza E. George to Mrs. McCafferty, George's wife, written on March 4, 1865 in Wilmington, North Carolina. George was the head of the army hospital in Wilmington and informed Mrs. McCafferty that her husband had been freed from prison and was ill, but that he would be taken care of to the best of her abilities.
Dates:
1865/03/04, undated
Elizabeth Bevington collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0113
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters to Hannah Johnson from George Johnson of the 65th Ohio Regiment and Amos Johnson of the 4th Ohio Regiment. Also included are other Civil War letters from Hamilton County and the 46th Indiana Regiment. The collection also has school papers, teachers’ licenses, certificates of the Mapel Oil Company, Terre Haute, Indiana and advertisements for lectures and theatrical performances in the area.There is also an oversize shares certificate which belonged...
Dates:
1861-1915
Elizabeth J. Roby papers
Collection — Folder S625
Identifier: S0625
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of family letters primarily written to Elizabeth J. Roby, a resident of Salem, Washington County, Indiana from her cousins, William and Agnes Scott, of Smyrna, Iowa and from other family living in Xenia, Illinois ranging from 1855 to 1868 regarding farm life and family news. Also included in the collection are some of the original envelopes with postage stamps, two receipts, and an envelope with scraps of dress goods.
Dates:
1855-1868
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elizabeth J. Roby papers
Elizabeth Shaw Smith papers
Collection — Folder S2261
Identifier: S2261
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of correspondence of Elizabeth Shaw Smith, including a July 2, 1862 letter sent by Frederick Thiebaud from Camp Morton, Indianapolis; an October 15, 1863 letter from her friend Mollie Peelman; a February 25, 1864 letter sent by J. (Jesse) D. Hall from Camp Carrington at Indianapolis; two letter sent by Hall from Fort Pulaski, Tennessee in May 1864 and on June 12, 1864 while serving with the 10th Indiana Cavalry; a June 25, 1865 letter sent by O. (Oliver) M....
Dates:
1862-1897
Ellen Keeney papers
Collection — Folder S758
Identifier: S0758
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters from James W. and Manly [Manlie] Leak in Washington, D.C. and Missouri ranging from 1865 to 1917 regarding James W. Leak.
Dates:
1865-1917
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ellen Keeney papers
