United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Harry Alyea collection
Collection — Folder S019
Identifier: S0019
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...
Dates:
1826-1866
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harry Alyea collection
Soldiers Relief Society records book
Collection — Folder S2406
Identifier: S2406
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...
Dates:
circa 1894
Thomas S. Basye collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3298
Scope and Contents
The collection consists diplomas and a certificate belonging to Dr. Thomas S. Basye of Spiceland, Indiana: 2 oversize diplomas, James Turner's Doctor in Medicine diploma from the Indiana Medical College in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 28, 1871(?) and Thomas Basye's M.D. diploma from Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery on February 7, 1850, and Basye's membership certificate from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery's medical and scientific society on February 6, 1861...
Dates:
1850-1922
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas S. Basye collection