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	Search results for 1861    Refine your search Subject United States -- Histo... (37) Military Life (32) United States History ... (32) Soldiers (25) United States History ... (20) Show more... Creator Forbes, Edwin (28) Beem, David Enoch, 183... (2) Brady's National Photo... (2) Guernsey, Alfred H ... (2) Kirkpatrick, William D (2) Show more... Format of Original Etching (28) Manuscript (21) Carte de Visite (9) Carte-de-visite (9) Sheet Music (5) Show more... Date 1876 (26) ca 1861 (15) 1861 (12) 1863-02-08 (2) [1876?] (2) Show more... Notes This Item was Part of ... (9) 0000.0542 (4) This Item is Part of t... (3) William D Kirkpatrick ... (2) This Item was Part of ... (2) Show more... results 1-20 of 102 item(s)  page 1 of 6 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. On the Potomac, 1861 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers; Campfires; Rifles; Firearms; Cooking utensils; Eating & drinking; Military uniforms; Military life; Military cookery The tintype shows members of the Twelfth Indiana Infantry eating around a campfire. The men posed for the camera, holding plates and cups. One soldier appears to be feeding another with a spoon or fork,... 2. Eleventh Indiana Volunteers Swearing to Remember Buena Vista, at Indianapolis, May 1861 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1865); Capitols; Crowds; Patriotism; African Americans Lew Wallace's Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first to organize and march. It swore to avenge the charge of cowardice that had disgraced the Indiana regiments at the Battle of Buena... 3. Francis M. Kalley Letter Kalley, Francis M.; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence The letter was written from Huttonville (West Virginia), dated 26 October 1861 to B.T.W. Benson in Bridgeton, Parke County, Indiana. He writes about the health of the regiment having deteriorated since... 4. Christopher Long Letter December 29, 1861 Long, Christopher B.; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 51st (1861-1865); Soldiers--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 The letter was written from Camp Grigsby, Kentucky, and tells of the travel from Camp Morton to their present location. He reports that one of the soldiers, William Harbin, died from eating a poisoned... 5. John Hunt Morgan Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 Born in Huntsville, Alabama Morgan moved to Kentucky with his family when he was six. He married Rebecca Bruce ca. 1848. She died in 1861 and he married Martha Ready in 1862. He served during the Mexican... 6. Major General George Brinton McClellan Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Instrumental in creating the Army of the Potomac, the Philadelphia native graduated from West Point in 1846. He was chief engineer and vice-president of the Illinois Central Railway before the war, and... 7. George Brinton McClellan Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Instrumental in creating the Army of the Potomac, this Philadelphia native graduated from West Point in 1846. He was chief engineer and vice-president of the Illinois Central Railway before the war, and... 8. Oliver Morton to Abraham Lincoln United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Correspondence In August 1861 Governor Morton wrote President Abraham Lincoln that Indiana was ready to put 37,000 men into the field. Morton proposed to organize the last 10,000 into "a complete army corps, and command... 9. Camp Morton, Near Indianapolis, Indiana Military camps; Soldiers; Camp Morton (Ind.); Military facilities; Military life; Military training; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indianapolis (Ind.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 In 1859 Henderson’s Grove north of the city became the site for the State Fairgrounds. By the end of April, 1861 it was sheltering six thousand newly enlisted men. Later that Camp Morton became part... 10. Marie Ester Brandt Diary Entries, 1861-1865 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Hanover (Ind.); Madison (Ind.); Indiana--Politics and government--1861-1865; United States--Politics and government--1861-1865; Indiana--Social life and customs Selected entries from the diaries of Marie Ester Brandt during the Civil War years. The diary entries describe daily life, social activities, and Civil War experiences in the towns of Hanover and Madison,... 11. Captain George Washington Riley United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Indiana Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); Soldiers; Soldiers--Indiana--Dearborn County; Military uniforms; Military personnel; Daguerreotypes; Portraits Captain Riley was from Manchester, Indiana. He enlisted as a Captain August 8, 1861. September 5, 1861 he was commissioned into G Company of the 8th Indiana Infantry. He resigned March 4, 1863. 12. Ruins of Stone Bridge at Bull Run United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Campaigns & battles; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Military maneuvers The center section of the stone bridge has been taken out. Many of the trees have been destroyed. A Union soldiers is seated on the remains of the bridge. 13. Beem Letter, December 1861 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864); Soldiers; Love letters; Christmas Love letter from David Beem to his fiancee Hala (Mahala Joslin) on Christmas Eve while he is serving with Company H of the 14th Indiana Volunteer Regiment in Virginia. Beem talks about the current hardships... 14. Front Page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 27, 1861, with an Illustration of the Battle of Rich Mountain United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Rich Mountain, Battle of, W. Va., 1861; Campaigns & battles; Cannons; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Log buildings; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1865) The illustration shows the 13th Indiana charging down the road toward Rebel troops. A cannon left behind by the Rebels is off to the side. A log cabin is in the background. 15. Personal War Sketches of the Members of Geo. H. Chapman Post No. 209 Grand Army of the Republic. Geo. H. Chapman Post No. 209 (Indianapolis, Ind.); Veterans--Indiana--Indianapolis--Societies, etc.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Soldiers; Chapman, George H. (George Henry), 1832-1882; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Bound volume of personal war sketches from members of the G.A.R. Geo. H. Chapman Post in Indianapolis. The Civil War veterans recount stories, memories, and details of their service and experiences in... 16. Beem Letter, October 1861 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence; Soldiers--Correspondence; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864); Cannons; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons; Cheat Mountain (W. Va.) Letter from David Beem to his wife Hala (Mahala Joslin) relating the details of a recent battle. Beem's company marched to a secession camp about 14 miles from Cheat Mountain. The fighting was intense... 17. Chart Showing Number of Volunteers for the Union Army for 1861 and 1862 Military service, Voluntary; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military mobilizations; Military service; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Chart lists the approximate number of volunteers per state that joined the Union Army in 1861 and 1862 and the length of time the volunteers agreed to serve. Indiana's total was 104,316. The grand total... 18. Samuel W. Sawyer Letter to Rev. H.W. Hunt Sawyer, Samuel W.--Correspondence; United States. Army. Indiana--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains--Correspondence; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains--Correspondence The letter is from Mr. Sawyer to Rev. H.W. Hunt in which Sawyer writes of his activities as a chaplain. 19. Franklin J. Moore Letters, 1861-1863 Moore, Franklin J.; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 43rd (1861-1865); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence The five letters were written by Moore while serving in the 43rd Indiana Regiment, 1861-1863. The 31 October 1861 letter tells of the regiments forming and his being elected as Orderly Sergeant. The remaining... 20. Letter from Edwin Milroy to His Uncle Samuel Milroy in Greenfield, Indiana Milroy, Edwin; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)--Correspondence; Soldiers--Indiana--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence; Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives The letter is from Nashville, Tennessee written 10 December 1862. He notes that they are camped along Murfreesboro Pike and that the rebels hold the town. He mentions local prices for food and says he... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 102 item(s)  page 1 of 6 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  >> ) :: previous : next
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