Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:
Henry C. Barter discharge certificate
Collection — Folder S1836
Identifier: S1836
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the Civil War discharge certificate of Henry C. Barter, drummer of Company F, 25th Indiana Regiment. Barter was discharged on August 18, 1864 and the certificate was given at Chattanooga, Tennessee and signed by 1st Lieutenant Robert G. Shannon on August 22, 1864. In the upper left corner, there is a "Bounty Paid" stamp by E.L. Moore, Paymaster of the United States, dated March 27, 1867.
Dates:
1864-1867
Henry Martyn Cist papers
Collection — Folder S0257
Identifier: S0257
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence to Henry Martyn Cist and others, clippings, and photographs from several prominent military figures ranging from 1863 to 1891 regarding their military career, personal life, and political and war strategies during and after the Civil War.
Dates:
1863-1891
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry Martyn Cist papers
Henry W. Feldwisch letters
Collection — Folder S2035
Identifier: S2035
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies (poor quality) of two letters written by Henry W. Feldwisch and sent to family while he served with the 10th Indiana Cavalry during the U.S. Civil War. Written in German, one letter was sent from Camp Stansifer, Indiana (transcribed as Georgia in error) on March 28, 1864 and the other was sent December 8, 1864 from Nashville, Tennessee. The collection also includes photocopies of an undated photograph of Henry; transcriptions of eight letters, including the...
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry W. Feldwisch letters
Herman Sturm papers
Collection — Folder S1272
Identifier: S1272
Scope and Contents
Eight items are in this collection, thus:
(1) certificate appointing him Lieutenant Colonel for the 54th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Militia, signed by Governor O. P. Morton, dated November 19, 1862; (2) Special Orders 27, dated January 14, 1863, accepting the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel H. Sturm, 54th Regiment; (3) "To Whom It May Concern" letter by Governor Morton, dated May 13, 1865, asking the military authorities for kind attention and consideration...
Dates:
1862-1907
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Herman Sturm papers
Homer S. Woodworth letter
Collection — Folder S1454
Identifier: S1454
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a July 2, 1863 letter written by Homer Woodworth and sent to his cousin Arvilla Reeves at Nettle Lake, Williams County, Ohio. Woodworth, a private in the 100th Indiana Regiment, wrote the letter while "encamped at Haines Bluffs on the Yazoo River about six miles from Vicksburg" during the siege of Vicksburg. He gave dates and some details regarding the regiment's travel from Collierville, Tennessee to Vicksburg and also mentioned that he'd been sick and wasn't with his...
Dates:
1863/07/02
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Homer S. Woodworth letter
Hubert Hawkins collection
Collection — Folder S1854
Identifier: S1854
Scope and Contents
The documents in this collection are copies of correspondence and other materials of George Washington and people in Indianapolis, Indiana as well as others, from historical research conducted by Hubert H. Hawkins. The documents, which span the period between 1776 and 1908, concern Indiana and U.S. history, regarding topics such as the Revolutionary War, Irish immigration, Oregon Territory and Texas, the Civil War, and an account of Kentucky politician Cassius M. Clay killing Cyrus Turner in...
Dates:
1776-1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hubert Hawkins collection
I.H.C. Royse diary
Collection — Folder S1814
Identifier: S1814
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one Civil War diary from I.H.C Royse in ranging from 1862-1863.
Dates:
1862-1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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I.H.C. Royse diary
Indianapolis Arsenal collection
Collection — Folder S2140
Identifier: S2140
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two sets of typewritten transcriptions of U.S. War Department records ranging from 1822 to 1903 that are related to the Indianapolis Arsenal. The records were transcribed for the Indiana State Library in 1926 by Newton D. Mereness. The collection includes a photostat reproduction of the map of Indianapolis (circa 1860s) that was inserted between pages 33 and 34 of the first set and a list of the items found in the War Department records by Mr. Mereness that was added to...
Dates:
1822-1903, 1926
Isaac A. and David S. Hulick Civil War letters
Collection — Folder S2494
Identifier: S2494
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of two letters from Issac A. and David S. Hulick in the United States ranging from 1863 to 1864, while they were serving during the U.S. Civil War. David Hulick's letter is dated March 1863 from Murfreesboro, Tennessee while Isaac's was sent in May 1864 from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dates:
1863-1864
Jacob Fitzgerald Goltry correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3396
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters and transcriptions from Jacob Fitzgerald Goltry and his descendants in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Iowa ranging from 1861 to 2016 regarding correspondence between Jacob Fitzgerald Goltry and his wife, Emeline (Force) Goltry during his service in the Civil War.These letters offer insight into the everyday life and sentiments of a Union soldier as relayed to his wife at home. References are made to the living conditions and provisions of the...
Dates:
circa 1861-2016
