Military veterans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:
John T. Wilder papers
Collection
Identifier: L276
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to John T. Wilder during the U.S. Civil War written by family, friends, officials, and soldiers, ranging from 1861 to 1865. Also included are military documents, topographical maps, some correspondence with Civil war veterans, and a few documents related to Wilder’s business interests in Tennessee.There are also two oversize folders containing two commissions and a report ranging from 1861 to 1863 (OB055); and maps, 1862-1864...
Dates:
1858-2002
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John T. Wilder papers
Joseph Albert Corsi papers
Collection — Folder S3027
Identifier: S3027
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of letters, clippings, and copies of photographs of Joseph Albert Corsi and Commander Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin ranging from 1941 to 1955, concering their naval service during and after World War II.
Dates:
1941-1955
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Albert Corsi papers
Kellogg and Plessinger family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1480
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents of the Kellogg and Plessinger families ranging from 1832 to 1920. There are a large number of letters from Francis Nelson Kellogg to his parents and sister while serving with Company K, 75th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War and typewritten transcriptions of most of his letters; letters from Benjamin F. Wiley and James B. Plessinger while they were serving in the war; and a letter and two invoices from J. W. Keely, acting assistant...
Dates:
1832-1920
Lazarus Noble collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2702
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Lazarus Noble’s business correspondence and papers from 1860 to 1869, undated, when Noble lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Included are correspondence relating to the Indianapolis Copper Mining Company for which Noble was an investor. Also included are letters regarding business interests in Vincennes; requests for assistance in obtaining state and federal appointments; a 1865 family vacation to Montreal (Canada); and U.S. Civil War related letters.
Dates:
1860-1869, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lazarus Noble collection
Leroy Jenkins pension documents
Collection — Folder S3335
Identifier: S3335
Scope and Contents
The collection includes photocopies of documents ranging from 1896 concerning the pension of Leroy Jenkins, a veteran of the U.S.-Mexican War.
Dates:
1896
Luster Ray Kleinknight collection
Collection
Identifier: L396
Scope and Contents
This collection includes programs, photographs, and papers from Luster Kleinknight ranging from 1877 to 1949 regarding his early life, high school, Purdue University and his study of engineer, the Triangle Fraternity, Field Artillery Central Officers Training School (F.A.C.O.T.S.) at Camp Zachary Taylor, travel, and social functions. Included is a great deal of ephemera, theatre, orchestra, and other entertainment programs, as well as tickets for events and transportation, photographs,...
Dates:
1896-1949
Mathew M. Salisbury papers
Collection — Folder S1754
Identifier: S1754
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter and two documents regarding Mathew M. Salisbury's service in the U.S. Civil War. The letter is from the Benjamin C. Wright & Co. and was sent on June 17, 1887 in response to a request by Mr. Salisbury for a copy of his discharge from Company K, 2nd Cavalry, 41st Regiment. His August 5, 1862 discharge paper was sent with the letter and is included in the collection. The second document is Salisbury's discharge paper from the 24th Battery, Indiana Light...
Dates:
1862-1887
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mathew M. Salisbury papers
Monroe D'Antignas collection of Civil War veterans claims
Collection — Folder S2614
Identifier: S2614
Scope and Contents
The collection includes original papers of seven soldiers seeking back pay for their service in the Civil War. The hand-written documents and letters compile these applications for back pay and bounty, submitted to the U. S. Treasury. Some papers were prepared by attorneys, and some were written by the applicant himself. There are also some muster sheets, correspondence, filled-in forms, and depositions.
Dates:
1864-1866
Nancy Johnson collection
Collection
Identifier: L764
Scope and Contents
This collection includes programs, pamphlets, and other items collected by Nancy Johnson from events she attended and from the Indiana Statehouse Tour Office where her husband Jim volunteered, ranging from 1983 to 2020 and undated. Most of the events, which included government swearing-in and award ceremonies, services, conferences, meetings, and celebrations for historic events and holidays, took place at the Indiana Statehouse. There are also materials about the Indiana Supreme Court and...
Dates:
1983-2020, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Nancy Johnson collection
Nathan R. Overman collection
Collection — Folder S1035
Identifier: S1035
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters sent to Nathan R. Overman predominantly from Nathan Cadwallader of Wayne and Randolph Counties, Indiana (1850-1878). The collection also contains Overman's original August, 1850 articles of agreement for teaching school in Tetersburg and a photocopy and transcription of another agreement from November 11, 1851; photocopies of his 1861 Franklin Almanac and Diary; a December 6, 1866 note authorizing payment of additional bounty for Civil War...
Dates:
1850-1903
