United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 503 Collections and/or Records:
John Cashner diary
Collection — Folder S3049
Identifier: S3049
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopied transcription of a Civil War Era diary maintained by John Cashner during his time with Company E of the 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment. The diary begins on November 3rd, 1861 and journal entries go up to May 29th, 1862. Generally, there is a brief entry for every single day detailing the salient events that happened on that day. Topics covered include winter encampments, picket duty, items that were purchased and/or retrieved and daily camp life among...
Dates:
1861-1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Cashner diary
John D. Myers collection
Collection — Folder S1005
Identifier: S1005
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the diary, pension, and letter of John Myers. Myers’s diary entries begin on May 10, 1864, at Ringgold, Georgia, and ends on May 30, 1865 at Washington, D.C. This consists of 31 pages Xeroxed from the original small pages, 6 ½ wide x 4” high. From pages 32 to 39, John listed his finances, giving the total of $650.00 which he received while in the U.S. army service. These financial entries, in Millersburg, Indiana, begin on June 23, 1865 and end on Oct. 20, 1865. There...
Dates:
1864-1906
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John D. Myers collection
John E. Smith accounting documents
Collection — Folder S1959
Identifier: S1959
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an account of pay and clothing for John E. Smith following his death in
the Civil War.
Dates:
1863
John F. Blasdell papers
Collection — Folder S131
Identifier: S0131
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed transcript of a letter from John F. Blasdell in Louisiana on February 1, 1863 regarding life in the Army and his health.
Dates:
1863/02/01
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John F. Blasdell papers
John G. Clark papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1839
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of five folders, with the first four containing business records of John G. Clark ranging from 1856 to 1878. The bulk of the collection consists of documents related to land purchased by Clark located near Humboldt, Eureka, and Wyandotte, Kansas and Beatrice and Brownsville, Nebraska that was originally obtained by states as part of the Agricultural College Act (the Morrill Land Grant College Act) of July 2, 1862. Other records include two bank deposit books,...
Dates:
1856-1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John G. Clark papers
John H. Holliday papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0670
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters, official documents and telegrams from Gov. Joseph A. Wright, Gov. Oliver P. Morton, Alexander Ramsey, William Henry Harrison Terrell, Richard Thompson, Mayor John Caven, John Coburn, J. P. Dunn and Ebenezer Dumont in Indianapolis, Indiana, excerpts from the Western Sun, and officials of the United States War Department ranging from 1850 to 1880 and undated regarding Indiana and Civil War soldiers and payments and other related business.
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Dates:
1850-1922
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John H. Holliday papers
John H. Long letter
Collection — Folder S2217
Identifier: S2217
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two photostatic copies of a June 24, 1864 letter sent to William Archibald and written by John H. Long while he served at the general hospital at Kingston, Georgia during the Civil War. Long discusses the lodge of the International Order of Good Templars (I.O.G.T.), the movements of his regiment from Camp Nelson, Kentucky to Kingston during the Atlanta campaign, and the establishment of the hospital in buildings the Confederate Army had erected for the same purpose. The...
Dates:
1864/06/24
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John H. Long letter
John H. Ream discharge paper
Collection — Folder S2508
Identifier: S2508
Scope and Contents
This collection include the discharge certificate of John Henry Ream, who served in the Minute Men (106th Indiana Regiment) in the U.S. Civil War, specifically during Morgan's 1863 Raid into Indiana. The certificate, issued by the Adjutant General's Office is dated June 18, 1892, and is signed by N. R. Ruckle, Adjutant General. The document states that John H. Ream was a corporal in Company C, 106th Regiment, Indiana Minute Men, from July 10-15, 1863.
Dates:
1863
John Herschel Lemon papers
Collection — Folder S0821
Identifier: S0821
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters to Indiana State Library employees, a personal narrative, and a manuscript from John Herschel Lemon in Indiana ranging from 1921 to 1930 regarding the U.S. Civil War, military service with the 54th Indiana Regiment, and history about various political groups during the war, including Butternuts, Copperheads, Knights of the Golden Circle, Democrats, and Unionists.
Dates:
1857-1930
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Herschel Lemon papers
John J. Prible letter
Collection — Folder S1934
Identifier: S1934
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter written by Prible to his wife from Huntsville, Alabama on October 4, 1864. In the letter, he responds to learning about the death of his daughter, skirmishes with Confederate forces, and that he has not received money for some time.
Dates:
1864/10/04
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John J. Prible letter
