Military veterans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Indiana, United Spanish War Veterans, Winfield T. Durbin Camp, No. 78 record book
Collection — Folder S1758
Identifier: S1758
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the record book of the Winfield T. Durbin Camp, No. 78, local chapter of the United Spanish War Veterans in Anderson, Indiana. Ranging from 1924 to 1966, the entries include the members name, address, birth date, occupation, entry date and discharge date of military service, nearest relative, and their signature. Also included is the "date mustered into camp" and additional remarks about the members that consist primarily of dates of death.
Dates:
1924-1966
Edward W. Nicholson papers
Collection — Folder S1554
Identifier: S1554
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of certificates, statements, letters, affidavits, transcripts of marraige and death records, and muster rolls relating to the Civil War veteran's pension of Edward W. Nicholson and his widow Emily Ellen Nicholson, ranging from 1861 to 1915.
Dates:
1861-1915
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edward W. Nicholson papers
Francis Marion Van Pelt family collection
Collection
Identifier: L168
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Van Pelt family correspondence ranging from 1863 to 1929 and includes letters written by Frank, Madge and their children; letters sent to Frank's mother, Almira Van Pelt Smith, by her children and grandchildren; and letters sent by Madge's relatives in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Family documents range from 1879 to 1936 and include Frank's promotion and resignation certificates from the Railway Mail Service; "The Bee-Hive" cover pages from College Temple of...
Dates:
1861-1936
Frank L. Hiatt "We Who Served" manuscript
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1282
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two copies of Frank L. Hiatt's manuscript, "We Who Served", in print and on a CD-R sound disc. Compiled in 2008, the family military history was created to honor and remember those of Hiatt's extended family who served the United States in all the branches of the military during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Iraq War, and during peace time. Hiatt's manuscript contains copies of certificates, correspondence, military documents, news articles, personal...
Dates:
2008
General William Harrison Kemper papers
Collection
Identifier: S0769
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items related to General William Harrison Kemper's Civil War service including his army diary dated from April 22, 1861 to August 3, 1861, a list of volunteers from Decatur County, Indiana who enlisted in Company B, 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, Kemper's discharge certificate from the regiment dated August 2, 1861, Kemper's certificates of promotion to assistant surgeon from February, 1863, and his discharge from service certificate dated May 5,1863. Also included...
Dates:
1854-1922
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
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) highway dedication photographs
Collection — Folder SP116
Identifier: SP116
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two black-and-white photographs from the dedication of the Grand Army of the Republic Highway on May 20, 1946 taken by Graves Spotshot Service in Dyer, Indiana. Pictured in the photograph by the highway sign are: Mrs. J. J. Roberts; two Civil War veterans John C. Adams and Frank C. Barton; Governor Ralph F. Gates; John H. Lauer; State Highway Commission chairman; Herman Hartman, commission member; and F.M. Crapeau.
Dates:
1946/05/20
Grand Army of the Republic, George H. Thomas Post No. 17 collection
Collection
Identifier: L201
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mostly documents and volumes from the George H. Thomas Post No. 17 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Indianapolis, Indiana. These include meeting minutes and volumes, including ledgers and muster, account, dues, receipt, ritual, and ceremonial books, as well as correspondence, pamphlets, a metal plate, a souvenir of Decoration Day, and other organizational papers. Also included in the collection are photocopies of the meetings minutes from the Johnson Post No. 368 in...
Dates:
1880-1933
Grand Army of the Republic state encampment, Anderson, Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L037
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises account records, invitations, resolutions, meeting minutes, clippings, correspondence, ribbons, ephemera, and a scrapbook concerning the planning and hosting of the Grand Army of the Republic state encampment at Anderson, Indiana, ranging from 1902 to 1904. There is also a letter regarding the 1904 encampment.
Dates:
1902-1904
Harry H. Coburn photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: SP032
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from Harry H. Coburn in Indianapolis and Greenfield, Indiana ranging from 1913 to 1927, regarding the impact of the 1913 flood on the White River and the surrounding areas, such as Riverside Park, near downtown Indianapolis; James Whitcomb Riley attending his final birthday celebration at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis (October 7, 1915) and the parade at the the Riley celebration in Greenfield, Indiana (October, 1925); and events in Indianapolis during...
Dates:
1913-1927
