United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work

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.

Scope and Contents This collection contains photocopies of general store records during the years 1826-1866, including a general account book from the township of South Middleton, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania during 1826-1830; a register of the wives and children of Union soldiers from Brandywine Township, Hancock County, Indiana and accounts of the goods provided for themduring the American Civil War from 1861 to 1864; and a report from the trustee of Brandywine Township to the county commissioners from 1859...

Scope and Contents This collection includes a bound volume containing the records of the Soldiers Relief Society of La Porte County, Indiana ranging from 1861 to 1865. The book was created circa 1894 by Arthur W. Cochran from a 1869 copy made by his mother, H.V. (Andrew) Cochran, a member and assistant to the secretary of the society. The book contains the organization's constitution and an article about the society written for publication by the secretary. During the U.S. Civil War, the society sent a total of...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a letter, diplomas, and a certificate from Dr. Thomas S. Basye and family of Spiceland, Indiana in Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinatti, Ohio, ranging from 1850-1871 and 1922, regarding his medical career, that of James Turner, and the spelling of the family surname, according to the letter from G. W. H. Kemper, giving the correct spelling of Basye’s name as per Mrs. Albert White, daughter of Basye, June 5, 1922.The certificates and diplomas comprise 2...