Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:
James E. Pearce letters
Collection — Folder S1045
Identifier: S1045
Scope and Contents
Collection includes three letters from James E. Pearce on January 10, 1864 while serving under General Sherman during the Civil War; to James E. Pearce from Christian Long on February 9, 1826; and to James E. Pearce from Lizzie Olinger with an unknown date. Lizzie Olinger's letter includes song lyrics.
Dates:
1862-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
James E. Pearce letters
James Marquis collection
Collection — Folder S2545
Identifier: S2545
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typewritten transcriptions of letters written by James Marquis while serving with Company F, 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and sent to his mother and sister Margaret. The first letter was written April 12, 1863 at "camp on the field", the next was written December 17, 1863 from "Relleys Ford, Va." (Kelly's Ford?), and the last one on April 2, 1864 from Culpeper, Virginia. The collection also has four additional transcribed letter--two written by...
Dates:
1863-1864, circa 1960s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
James Marquis collection
James Nelson Shepherd collection
Collection
Identifier: L311
Scope and Contents
This collection contains James Nelson Shepherd's Bible (1855); his pocket diary (1861-1866) with entries from his service in the Civil War and his personal accounts; his letters to his fiancée, Arminda Rhyan of New Goshen, Vigo County, Indiana and a couple of her needlepoint items, with one using human hair (1860-1862); Civil War letters to Shepherd from his brothers, Thomas E. Shepherd of the 31st Indiana and Edgar M. Shepherd from home (1862); Shepherd's farm ledgers (1864-1866), including...
Dates:
1855-1958, undated
James S. Fogle Civil War letters
Collection — Folder S2977
Identifier: S2977
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed transcripts of letters from James S. Fogle in the United States to his family ranging from 1861 to 1863 during the American Civil War regarding military life in the Union Army.
Dates:
1861-1863
Jesse C. and Stephen M. Burch papers
Collection — Folder S193
Identifier: S0193
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed copy of a letter from Jesse C. Burch in an hospital in Evansville, Indiana on 1862/09/05 regarding family matters and the war. There is also a typed copy and a photocopy of an autographed, signed letter from Stephen M. Burch near Raleigh, North Carolina on 1865/04/22 regarding family matters, the war, and Lincoln's assassination.
Dates:
1862/09/05-1865/04/22
Joel W. McGrew collection
Collection — Folder S3091
Identifier: S3091
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the military service records and pension claims of Captain Joel W. McGrew. Materials date from 1861-1892. Papers include officer's commissions, discharges, pension claims and approvals, amongst others.
Dates:
1861-1892
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Joel W. McGrew collection
John B. Elliott diary
Collection — Folder S2385
Identifier: S2385
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a diary kept by John B. Elliott of Harrison County, Indiana while he served with Company K, 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. The entries begin on October 4, 1862 during the Battle of Corinth and ends on April 30, 1863 with his regiment near Vicksburg. His diary provides a view of camp life and the labor of war.The collection also includes an undated clipping of an illustration of one of the locomotive engines built by Hinkley and Drury of Boston,...
Dates:
1862-1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
John B. Elliott diary
John Coburn, "Two Military Picnics" reminiscences
Collection — Folder S1778
Identifier: S1778
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten copy of the U.S. Civil War reminiscences of General John Coburn titled, "Two Military Picnics: The Bloodless Battle of Pogue's Run and the Expected Massacre at New Abany and Jeffersonville, Ind." circa 1880s. Coburn begins his story with the following sentence: "I propose to relate some incidents that came under my observation while a soldier, and with which I had a personal connection." Though potentially serious, he refers to the events as "picnics"...
Dates:
circa 1880s
John G. Clark papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1839
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of five folders, with the first four containing business records of John G. Clark ranging from 1856 to 1878. The bulk of the collection consists of documents related to land purchased by Clark located near Humboldt, Eureka, and Wyandotte, Kansas and Beatrice and Brownsville, Nebraska that was originally obtained by states as part of the Agricultural College Act (the Morrill Land Grant College Act) of July 2, 1862. Other records include two bank deposit books,...
Dates:
1856-1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
John G. Clark papers
John H. Ream discharge paper
Collection — Folder S2508
Identifier: S2508
Scope and Contents
This collection include the discharge certificate of John Henry Ream, who served in the Minute Men (106th Indiana Regiment) in the U.S. Civil War, specifically during Morgan's 1863 Raid into Indiana. The certificate, issued by the Adjutant General's Office is dated June 18, 1892, and is signed by N. R. Ruckle, Adjutant General. The document states that John H. Ream was a corporal in Company C, 106th Regiment, Indiana Minute Men, from July 10-15, 1863.
Dates:
1863
