United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:
George W. Roberts collection
Collection
Identifier: L579
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two Civil War diaries, correspondence, papers, a coffee can, and a spoon belonging to George W. Roberts in Indiana and the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1944. There are also numerous ribbons, buttons, and badges from Roberts, most from Grand Army of the Republic encampments or posts, as well as numerous 69th Indiana Regiment reunion ribbons (1889-1917, undated); an 1895 Indiana Trustees Association annual meeting ribbon; a 19th Indiana Veteran Volunteers...
Dates:
circa 1861-1944, undated
George W. Stephens Civil War letters
Collection — Folder S1247
Identifier: S1247
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises photocopied letters to and from George W. Stephens from 1862 regarding his experiences during the U.S. Civil War and news about his family back home.
Dates:
1862
H. Cook Griffith papers
Collection — Folder S545
Identifier: S0545
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from H. Cook Griffith in Alma, Nebraska ranging from 1888/07/22 to 1888/07/31 regarding his life and Civil War experiences.
Dates:
1888
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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H. Cook Griffith papers
Harry Watts collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1372
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed diary from Harry Watts in the United States ranging from 1861/07/15 -\to 1865/08 regarding history of unit and the American Civil War.
Dates:
1861-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harry Watts collection
Heineken family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0626
Scope and Contents
This collection includes several letters from members of the Heineken family, particularly to or from Christian, Samuel and Thomas Heineken, in Ohio, Indiana, and Great Britain ranging from 1810 to 1888 regarding settlement in Indiana and Ohio, family life, travel, weather, cholera epidemics, national politics, and farming. There is also a U.S. Civil War diary kept by Samuel Heineken during 1862-1863 and an 1888 roster of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry.
Dates:
1810-1888
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Heineken family papers
Helen Hudson papers
Collection — Folder S696
Identifier: S0696
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of typed transcripts of letters from various authors in Camp Morton, Indiana; Washington, D.C.; Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia ranging from 1861/07/12 to 1864/09/05 regarding family matters and army life.
Dates:
1974
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen Hudson papers
Henry and Sarah Conn correspondence
Collection — Folder S3391
Identifier: S3391
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from Henry and Sarah Conn to L. T. Hewens, a medical doctor in Oakalla, Illinois, regarding the use of an abortifacient drug during March 1863.
Dates:
1863
Henry C. Leeson diaries
Collection — Folder 1143
Identifier: S1143
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three diaries from Henry C. Leeson of ranging from 1861 to 1864 regarding his experiences as a Union soldier during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1861-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry C. Leeson diaries
Herschel Jasper Warner letter
Collection — Folder S1363
Identifier: S1363
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a typed copy of the letter which Herschel Jasper Warner wrote to his little sister Cloe from "Camp near Nashville and the Insane Asylum 1862." He wrote: "we have just drawed five days racions of sugar and Chancy is dealing it out to his men." He told about picket duty. "I have never felt the lest bit afraid when I was on post, away off in wood. Did not know what moment there might [be] a reble slip up and lay we cold. We go from three to five miles from camp." He told...
Dates:
1862
Hook family papers
Collection — Folder S0680
Identifier: S0680
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters written by John M. Hook to his brother, Matthias, from 1861 to 1863 while serving in G Company, 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The collection also includes a letter written in 1863 to Matthias Hook from Banner Davis, a man serving in the same unit as John. Other items in the collection are a letter written by Margaret Hook from Des Moines, Iowa in 1851; Bartholomew County, Indiana tax receipts paid by Mathias Hook (1853,...
Dates:
1851-1937
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hook family papers
