United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:
Jacob S. McCullough collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L287
Scope and Contents
This collection includes McCullough's Civil War diaries and an order book for the 37th Indiana Infantry ranging from 1861 to 1864.
Dates:
1861-1864
James A. Pressly diary
Collection — Folder S1079
Identifier: S1079
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of the Civil War diary from James A. Pressly in Marion County, Indiana, in 1865, regarding his service in the 79th Indiana Regiment, as well as copies of Republican campaign tickets indicating Pressly's brother John ran for the position of sheriff of Marion County, Indiana in 1876 and 1880.
Dates:
1865-1880
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James A. Pressly diary
James C. Vanderbilt collection
Collection
Identifier: L547
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Civil War letters from James C. Vanderbilt to his mother and aunt in New Albany, Indiana, ranging from 1861 to 1868, written while serving in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
Dates:
1861-1868
James Ferguson papers
Collection — Folder S457
Identifier: S0457
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from James Ferguson in Clay County, Indiana on 1861/12/22 regarding the effects of the war on life and comments on President Lincoln, his cabinet and generals.
Dates:
1861/12/22
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James Ferguson papers
James H. Dixon letter
Collection — Folder S179
Identifier: S0179
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one copy of a letter from James H. Dixon of Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana from Lafayette, Tennessee on April 16, 1865 regarding his supper, the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, the end of the U.S. Civil War, and family matters.
Dates:
1865/04/16
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James H. Dixon letter
James H. St John diary
Collection — Folder S1235
Identifier: S1235
Scope and Contents
This colleciton comprises a transcribed and typed diary from James H. St. John in 1863, concerning his service with the 83rd Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James H. St John diary
James L. Wheelock collection
Collection — Folder S1938
Identifier: S1938
Scope and Contents
This collection includes eleven letters written by James L. Wheelock during his service with the 113th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. Ranging from October 1862 to August 1863, the letters were sent to his father and to William Winslow from camps in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. The collection also includes two letters sent to Mr. Winslow on October 11, 1863 by Captain Levi Nichols and George W. Brigham of the 113th regarding Wheelock's death and a November 22, 1863...
Dates:
1862-1863
James M. Hart Civil War diary
Collection — Folder S0604
Identifier: S0604
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a 25-page typed manuscript created by Jerry M. Easley in 1974, containing the typed transcript of the James Hart diary dated 1863. The document includes 7 pages of introductory materials with background information on the 7th Indiana Regiment and the battles, campaigns, and military engagements in which the regiment and Hart participated, including Battles of Port Republic, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Bristoe, Wilderness, Laurel Hill and Spotsylvania.
Dates:
1863, 1974
James M. VanHook collection
Collection
Identifier: L308
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents compiled by James M. VanHook during his activities with the Freemasons, the Samuel Simonson Post No. 226 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and the Clark County Historical Society (1783-1917). The collection includes land grants, indentures, and other legal documents from Charlestown and Clark County, Indiana; biographical and historical sketches; historical information about Blazing Star Masonic Lodge and the Charlestown Methodist...
Dates:
1796-1907, undated
James McLaughlin papers
Collection — Folder S2504
Identifier: S2504
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of three letters from or about James McLaughlin ranging from 1863 to 1865, during his military service in the U.S. Civil War. The first letter dated May 11, 1863 is a handwritten transcription of McLaughlin's missive to his father and wife, Phebe, concerning running the blockage at Vicksburg. The second document is communication from Major J.C. Robinson at Raleigh, North Carollina, dated April 24, 1864, to the trustees of the 3rd Ward, Zanesville, Ohio,...
Dates:
1863-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James McLaughlin papers
