United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:
Jonathan Turley collection
Collection
Identifier: L161
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of personal and business correspondence, business papers, and legal records of Jonathan Turley and his family, ranging from 1828 to 1934, with the bulk of the coverage being 1865-1895 and focus on his farm, mill, distillery, and lime burning operations. Included in the personal correspondence are Civil War letters from Jonathan’s brother Benjamin and as well as other friends. The later personal correspondence (1890s-1934) is all addressed to Lida and Jennie Turley. Also,...
Dates:
1828-1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jonathan Turley collection
Joseph F. McCarthy letter
Collection — Folder S863
Identifier: S0863
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the copy of a letter and envelope from Joseph F. McCarthy to Seth Hammond on November 23, 1862. Writting from Camp Carrington in Indianapolis, Indiana, McCarthy describes the business of his army regiment while waiting to leave for Arkansas as well as news of people from home.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph F. McCarthy letter
Joshua Lewis reminiscences
Collection — Folder S0861
Identifier: S0861
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a typewritten copy of Joshua Lewis's reminiscences that he wrote in February of 1905. The manuscript was dedicated to James Madison Lewis and the copy was made September 11, 1952 for Harold Lewis. In the manuscript, Lewis relates biographical information and his experiences serving with Company H, 20th Indiana Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. Some of the battles he describes include his eyewitness account of the March 8-9, 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads, also know as...
Dates:
1952/09/11
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joshua Lewis reminiscences
Kinzer family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0784
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of Jacob Kinzer's pocket diary from 1865, a journal written by Jacob or William Kinzer during a trip west in 1869, and a pocket diary from 1870. Also included are photocopies of Jacob Kinzer's draft notice, dated November 16, 1864, and a house rental agreement between Jacob Kinzer and William Ballard, dated March 15, 1865.
Dates:
1864-1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kinzer family papers
Kirkpatrick family collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1948
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials collected by members of the Kirkpatrick family from 1860 to 1934. The collection is primarily correspondence from Captain Thomas Kirkpatrick of Kokomo, Indiana ranging from 1863 to 1888 regarding matters of the 13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and also includes news clippings, cards, pressed flowers, ribbons, and a scrapbook.
There are also two land grants from 1849 issued to Francis O'Dowd for land in Winamac and in Indianapolis (OB103).
There are also two land grants from 1849 issued to Francis O'Dowd for land in Winamac and in Indianapolis (OB103).
Dates:
1849-1934
LaGrange County collection
Collection — Folder S1683-01
Identifier: S1683
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three items from LaGrange County, Indiana, including an undated advertising card for the Lima Manufacturing Company's Queen windmill in Lima, Indiana (currently Howe); a short, typed history of the LaGrange courthouse of 1843 and an account of a gavel made of the wood from the 1843 courthouse, which the LaGrange de Lafayette chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) returned to LaGrange County, after 1923; and a seven-page, typed narrative by Dan Wisel...
Dates:
1843-1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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LaGrange County collection
Lakin family correspondence
Collection — Folder S0798
Identifier: S0798
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence between members of the Lakin family of Plainfield, Indiana ranging from 1861 to 1863. The collection includes a letter written by M. Calvert (Mary Lakin Calvert) from Plainfield to "Dear Brother" with L.S. Lakin written at the bottom (January 1, 1861); a letter written on the back of Mary's letter from J.W. Lakin (Joseph W.) to "Dear Father" and sent from Camp McCauley, Paducah, Kentucky (January 12, 1862); a letter from Plainfield from J. W. (John...
Dates:
1861-1863
Leeson family papers
Collection — Folder S1301
Identifier: S1301
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises wartime letters and a document ranging from 1813 to 1865, concerning members of the Leeson family. One letter and a document concern Lieutenant __ Leeson and necessary supplies during the War of 1812. Three other letters are from Henry Clay Leeson to family regarding his military service at Vicksburg, as well as Fort Gibson, Grand Gulf, and Magnolia Bluffs, during the U.S. Civil War in 1863. There is also a letter to Major Moses D. Leeson of the 5th Indiana Cavalry on...
Dates:
1813-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Leeson family papers
Leonard Mahan diary
Collection — Folder S2191
Identifier: S2191
Scope and Contents
This collection is a typed copy of Leonard H. Mahan's diary from January 3, 1862 through August 6, 1863. The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 and 7, 1862, is on pages 2 and 3. Entries for 1863 begin on page 7. His final entry on August 6, 1863 states: "Strong talk of an early move. Suppose we will start on Monday for East Tenn. or Chattanooga. Army in splendid condition." On pages 12 and 13, Leonard listed the members of Company C, 31st Infantry, with himself as First Sergeant. On page 13, he gives...
Dates:
1862-1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Leonard Mahan diary
Letter on W.K. Helvic
Collection — Folder S3147
Identifier: S3147
Scope and Contents
This letter concerns the service of the Union soldier W.K. Helvic. It describes his service near Washington D.C. until September 5th, 1862, and his stay in a regiment hospital near Antietam, Maryland, for treatment of diarrhea and bilious fevers. The letter then describes his service assignments as a wagoner at Hay Market, Virginia and Thoroughfare Gap.
Dates:
1862/09/05
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Letter on W.K. Helvic
