United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
27th Indiana regimental history collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2425
Scope and Contents
This collection contains seven items pertaining to the history of the 27th Indiana Regiment and its members who served during the U.S. Civil War, ranging from 1864 to 1926.The roster lists the names of veterans with their address and remarks. There are columns headed with years from 1885 through 1898, and check marks to show attendance at reunions. Although the book is in poor condition, the entries are legible in ink and pencil. Pages 1 through 99 list the soldiers alphabetically...
Dates:
1864-1926
Civil War collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1512
Scope and Contents
This collection includes various badges (ribbons) from regimental reunions and veterans organizations' meetings, such as the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps (WRC),in Indiana ranging from 1877 to 1921. There is also a postcard to John A. Cottman from William W. Dudley in Richmond, Indiana on June 20, 1873 regarding badges of the "Iron Brigade," which included the 19th Indiana Regiment. There are also 3 bound volumes containing photo-offset copies of...
Dates:
1873-1921
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Civil War collection
Emma Gray scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: V317
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Emma C. Gray regarding the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 and the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, programs, delegate ribbons, and other mementos. Most of the items in the scrapbook range from 1935 to 1956, but there is a bookplate on the inside front cover that notes that the scrapbook was presented in memory of Emma Gray at the GAR State Day held at the Indiana State...
Dates:
1935-1974
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Emma Gray scrapbook
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
Grand Army of the Republic, George H. Thomas Post No. 17 collection
Collection
Identifier: L201
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mostly documents from the George H. Thomas Post No. 17 in Indianapolis. These include meeting minutes, ledger, muster, account, dues, receipts, ritual and ceremonial books, as well as correspondence, pamphlets, an organizational plate, a souvenir of Decoration Day, and other organizational paperwork. Also included in the collection are photocopies of the meetings minutes from the Johnson Post No. 368 in Montpelier (1884-1894).There is also the organization...
Dates:
1880-1933
James M. VanHook collection
Collection
Identifier: L308
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents compiled by James M. VanHook during his activities with the Freemasons, the Samuel Simonson Post No. 226 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and the Clark County Historical Society (1783-1917). The collection includes land grants, indentures, and other legal documents from Charlestown and Clark County, Indiana; biographical and historical sketches; historical information about Blazing Star Masonic Lodge and the Charlestown Methodist...
Dates:
1796-1907, undated
Mrs. F.W. Harrold collection
Collection — Folder S602
Identifier: S0602
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and materials of the Wagner and Waymire families, largely related to the U.S. Civil War, ranging from 1861 to 1928, including muster rolls of the 17th Indiana Regiment, correspondence regarding the Waymire brothers of the 124th and 135th Indiana Regiment, correspondence of Captain J.H. Wagner, a Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) badge, and other Civil War-related correspondence.
Dates:
1861-1928
Worth Reed collection
Collection — Folder S3379
Identifier: S3479
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a program for Patriotic Day, observed on November 5, 1897 in Indiana public schools and held in connection with the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Also included is a typewritten historical sketch regarding the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), with information taken from Records of Members of the Grand Army of the Republic by W.H. Ward and "The Grand Army of the Republic," an article by G.S. Merrill that was...
Dates:
1897, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Worth Reed collection
