United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:
Ben Albert letters
Collection — Folder S010
Identifier: S0010
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters written by Ben Albert to his brother in 1862. Albert discusses life in the army, sending money and clothing home, and family life. Both letters are photocopied from the original. Due to the poor quality of the copy, transcripts are available.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ben Albert letters
Benjamin Franklin Askren diary
Collection — Folder S3065
Identifier: S3065
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a diary from Benjamin Franklin Askren in Nashville, Tennessee ranging from January 1 to June 10, 1864 regarding troop movements, soldiers in their free time, their duties, inspections and drills and his facial wound and his eventual decision to live during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1864
C. L. Armstrong papers
Collection — Folder S2679
Identifier: S2679
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed signed letter from C. L. Armstrong in Indianapolis, Indiana on 1864/09/04 regarding family life, the war, his desire to have his wife return from her visit to her parents and the arrest of Harrison H. Dodd, Order of American Knights, in Indianapolis and his incarceration in an iron cage at the soldier's home.
Dates:
1864/09/04
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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C. L. Armstrong papers
Captain William D. Wilson collection
Collection — Folder S1415
Identifier: S1415
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three handwritten Civil War documents, an 1895 handwritten letter from General James Longstreet, and a bound, typed manuscript (13 pages) of the personal recollections of William D. Wilson, drum major, 129th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, from Cahttanoogo to Atlanta, Savannah, Richmond and Washington. The 129th Illinois was attached to the First Brigade, 3rd Division, 20th Army Corps. The Civil War documents include a description of William, who was 17...
Dates:
1863-1865 and 1895
Clore and Garr family letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0503
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters written by the Clore and Garr families ranging from 1844-1879. The correspondence contains discussions about the weather, crops, family news, and the Civil War. Many of the letters were sent to John and Ann Garr by Ann's parents and siblings. They also received letters from their daughter, Mary; John's brother, Franklin; and his sister, Priscilla (1844-1866). The collection also contains family correspondence to and from James O. Garr (1868-1879).
Dates:
1844-1879
Dandridge E. Kelsey diaries
Collection — Folder S3035
Identifier: S3035
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of pages 1 to 211 and pages 932 and 933 from transcirpts of diaries from Dandridge Eliphant Kelsey in Dearborn County, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1853 to 1867, regarding his daily life, family, church and social activities, elections, travel, and military service during the U.S. Civil War. The transcripts were created by Gayle Harman Kelsey and concern the part of his diaries from when he and his family lived in Indiana. A child’s...
Dates:
1853-1867, 1982
Daniel H. Chandler collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0248
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the handwritten Civil War memoirs of Chandler as well as a letter written to Chandler from his son George detailing George’s visit to the sites of battles in which Chandler participated. Chandler’s memoirs are the basis for "History of the Fifth Indiana Battery" by D. D. Holm.
Dates:
1895, undated
Daniel Hughes papers
Collection — Folder S699
Identifier: S0699
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a mimeographed copy of a typed transcript of a diary, a carbon copy of a typed page and a photocopied autographed page from Daniel Hughes and Claud McDaniel in Indiana, Texas and elsewhere ranging from 1861 to 1960 regarding Civil War, daily life in the army, furlough and a history of the 25th Regiment Indiana Volunteers.
Dates:
1862/10/13-1863/08/09
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel Hughes papers
David L. Elliott collection
Collection
Identifier: L051
Scope and Contents
The collection contains U.S. Civil War materials of David L. Elliott. Included are family correspondence, discharge papers, family photographs, a Bible, receipts, distribution rolls, certificates, reunion ribbons, political campaign badges, and a Civil War diary (1864–1865). The collection also contains a history of the Battle of Chickamauga by Captain J. C. McElroy. There is also an 1865 muster-out roll for the 75th Regiment and Warren County postmaster appointment certificates from 1898 and...
Dates:
1845-1910
Edmund Engle Civil War diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: L410
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photostats of muster rolls, a marriage license, and other government papers of Captain Edmund Engle ranging from 1856 to 1880. Along with the official military documents, the collection also contains four diaries written by Engle. The diaries span from 1864 to 1866 and focuses primarily on his day-to-day activities like marching, encampment, and the general health of other soldiers.
Dates:
1856-1880
