United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:
Jacob Harlan collection
Collection — Folder S0590
Identifier: S0590
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two typed transcripts of a diary by Jacob Harlan ranging from 1863 to 1865 regarding his military service during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1863-1865, 1918
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacob Harlan collection
Jacob K. Smith collection
Collection — Folder S1207
Identifier: S1207
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a diary from Jacob K. Smith in Iowa ranging from April 1864 to November 1864 regarding Iowa Infantry during the Civil War.
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacob K. Smith collection
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. Hanlin letters
Collection — Folder S0578
Identifier: S0578
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of four letters sent by James C. Hanlin to his sister ranging from 1859 to 1863. Three of the letters were written while James was serving with Company E, Indiana 1st Calvary in Arkansas and he shared information about the weather, his health, attending services at a Catholic church, his regiment's movements, and a description of a battle he was involved in on October 25, 1863 near Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Also included is a copy of an invitation to the second...
Dates:
1857-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James C. Hanlin letters
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 E. Toner collection
Collection — Folder S1316
Identifier: S1316
Scope and Contents
The letters by James Edward Toner are photocopies. In the April 1864 letter to his father from Memphis, Tennessee, he wrote about the riot in Matton, Illinois. He described sights in Vicksburg, and his trip to New Orleans. In October 1864, James wrote from Terrebonne, Louisiana, about the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel Redfield due to consumption and Major Conover replacing him. He wrote that he feared Governor Oliver P. Morton would not be re-elected. H. B. Finch, Military Attorney, wrote...
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James E. Toner collection
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. Luther collection
Collection
Identifier: L094
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily contains Luther family correspondence, including Civil War letters from James H. Luther's three sons while in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Tennessee. Also included are letters from Luther's children working in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, and California, as well as letters written to James’ wife while attempting to establish a business in San Francisco, California (1869–1870). Additional correspondence includes letters from John E. Luther to...
Dates:
1861-1889
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James H. Luther collection
James H. Montgomery Civil War diary
Collection — Folder S2264
Identifier: S2264
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of a transcription of a diary kept by James H. Montgomery from February 10, 1864 to January 25, 1865, while he served with the United States Army Signal Corps during the Civil War. His diary includes entries regarding the weather and his daily activities, a list of the members of the Signal Corps, the song "My Birthday Song," acrostics, and poems. The collection also includes a photocopy of a one-page document regarding the origin of the coat of...
Dates:
1864-1865; 1967
