Soldiers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 228 Collections and/or Records:
Anthony Murrello Gulf War letters
Collection — Folder S2940
Identifier: S2940
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters and a holiday card sent by Anthony Murrello to Marjorie Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana during 1990-1991 while serving in the Gulf War.
Dates:
1990-1991
Arthur Douglass, Philippine-American War soldier's record and company memorial
Collection — Folder OBD058
Identifier: OBD058
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises two items, an oversized soldier's record for Arthur Douglass dated June 1, 1902 and signed by Captain Cecil Stuart at Fort Riley, Kansas and a soldiers memorial broadside for Troop C, 4th Cavalry, U.S. Army for foreign service in the Philippine-American War during 1899-1900. The latter includes a roster and "record of events" for the troop. Both include photographic images along the edges.
Dates:
1899-1902
Asa J. Smith collection
Collection
Identifier: L368
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Asa J. Smith’s manuscript, drafts, and notes for a biography of Hiram I. Bearss of Peru, Indiana. Bearss served over 20 years in the United States Marine Corps from the Spanish-American War until World War I, obtaining the rank of brigadier general. A few folders contain items for scrapbooks from Smith’s personal life and other literary interests.
Dates:
1901-1973
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Asa J. Smith collection
Aurelius M. Willoughby collection
Collection
Identifier: L303
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Aurelius Willoughby's Civil War diaries ranging from 1861 to 1865. Also included are discharge papers, memorabilia, and personal business papers dating from 1864 to 1917 and a manuscript history of Company H. 39th Indiana with photographs, circa 1910. The collection also includes 2 tintypes of Aurelius Willoughby, 32 cartes-de-visite depicting landmarks in Washington D.C., Georgia, and Niagra Falls, in addition to two portraits of Confederate General T. R. R. Cobb and...
Dates:
1861-1950
B. J. Warden Battle of Gettysburg personal narrative
Collection — Folder S1361
Identifier: S1361
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one document on three full sheets and one half sheet of green paper detailing B. J. Warden’s experience at the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War, July 1-4, 1863.July 1, 1863 B. J. Warden was in the 4th Brigade under John R. Brook, 1st Division, 2nd Corps. The men came from Centerville across the Potomac River. He was not in the first day’s fighting, on July 1, because they stopped for muster so payrolls could be made out. They arrived in...
Dates:
1863/07/01-1863/07/04
Bailiff family papers
Collection — Folder S0051
Identifier: S0051
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a series of photocopied letters primarily between Daniel Bailiff and his wife, Harriet. The correspondence spans from 15 December 1861 to 10 August 1864. In addition, the collection has a copy of Bailiff’s discharge certificate from the Union Army, a brief history of Bailiff’s church, a money order from Bailiff to his brother, obituaries of Bailiff and his wife, and two newspaper articles about Bailiff’s son, Winthrop.
Dates:
1861-1935
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Bailiff family papers
Barton W. Bearden papers
Collection — Folder S0087
Identifier: S0087
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two handwritten letters sent by Barton Bearden to his mother while serving with the 124th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. The first letter was sent shortly after the Battle of Resaca that took place in Georgia from May 13-15, 1864 and the second, dated October 27, 1864, was written from Cedar Bluff, Alabama. The collection also includes typewritten transcriptions of each letter, a calling card with Bearden's regiment and camp information on the front and a...
Dates:
1864-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Barton W. Bearden papers
Beck family papers
Collection
Identifier: L133
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from Elias W. H. Beck to his wife and father-in-law Samuel Milroy during the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War. Also included are letters from Walter Beck to Frances Keith during the Philippine-American War, as well as Beck’s photographys from the Philippines and Japan.
Dates:
1827-1899
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Beck family papers
Ben Keelor letter and obituary
Collection — Folder S2893
Identifier: S2893
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a transcribed copy of a letter from Ben Keelor, Jr. in Chattanooga, Tennessee to A.F. Davis, on November 27, 1863, regarding the account of the battle of Missionary Ridge in which Captain William D. Sering was killed and the accound of his body being returned home. There is also a transcribed obituary for Sebring from January 1864.
Dates:
1863/11/27-1864/01
Benjamin Wilson Smith collection
Collection
Identifier: L146
Scope and Contents
This collection includes writings and papers from Benjamin WIlson Smith in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1858 to 1949, regarding the history of Warrick, Spencer, and White counties, Indiana; Harrison County, West Virginia; Manchester Academy; and the postal system. Also included are his accounts of a trip from Virginia to White County, Indiana in 1846 and an autobiography. Also, his scrapbook of clippings and notes on politics, his advice to students in Dearborn County, Daughters...
Dates:
1858-1949
