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	Search results for War    Refine your search Subject United States History ... (137) United States -- Histo... (132) Indiana -- History -- ... (67) Military Life (52) Soldiers (51) Show more... Format of Original Manuscript (106) Engraving (35) Etching (33) Carte de Visite (27) Postcard (27) Show more... Notes This Item was Part of ... (70) 0000.0542 (11) This Item was Part of ... (9) The Park was Establish... (8) Elijah Witney Israel (... (7) Show more... Creator Forbes, Edwin (32) Beem, David Enoch, 183... (9) Guernsey, Alfred H ... (8) Drawn and Printed by G... (7) Miller, Harry H (7) Show more... Date 1876 (26) 1862 (22) 1865 (17) ca 1861 (15) 1861 (12) Show more... results 1-20 of 441 item(s)  page 1 of 23 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Letters Concerning the Release of Henry McLaughlin, Prisoner of War on Johnson Island, 1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons; Johnson Island Prison; Brown, Susan McLaughlin; Prisoners of war; McLaughlin, Henry B. These letters show how Susan Brown was able to secure the release of her brother, Henry McLaughlin, from prison at Johnson Island near Sandusky, Ohio. Susan receives a letter from E. A. Sconill at the... 2. 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... 3. Letter from Mary Elizabeth Clark of Henry County, Kentucky to Her Sister Emily Ross of Howard County, Indiana Kephart family--Correspondence; Slavery--Kentucky--Public opinion; Slavery--Indiana--Public opinion; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Moral and ethical aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion The letter reveals the tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery family members. Although the letters written to Mary Elizabeth from Emily are not in the collection, they apparently expressed pro-abolition... 4. Morgan's Raid into Indiana, July 10, 1863 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Morgan's Ohio Raid, 1863; Campaigns & battles; War destruction & pillage Indiana was the location of one of the only two forays by Confederate troops into northern territory during the Civil War. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his raiders captured Salem, on July 10, 1863, burned... 5. Allen Ogborn Civil War Diary, 1863 United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-1864); Soldiers--Indiana--Wayne County--Diaries; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Ogborn, a native of Wayne County, Ind., served with the Nineteenth Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. He was mortally wounded at Gettysburg. These diary entries are for June 13-18, 1863. 6. 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... 7. Map of Seat of War 1861-1865 United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps With the exception of isolated raids such as Morgan's and Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, the war was fought on Southern or border state soil. Most Indiana regiments fought in the western theater going... 8. Attack of the Federal Forces on the Confederate Works during the Siege of Vicksburg, May 22d, 1863 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns In May and June of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, besieging the city and entrapping a Confederate army under General John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after... 9. Joseph H. Wait diaries, 1861-1915 United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 26th (1861-1866); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indianapolis (Ind.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Joseph Wait was a soldier with the 26th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He wrote daily in diaries throughout the three years he fought in the war. The diaries contain descriptions of what he did each day, poetry,... 10. Degrading Compromise That the Northern Copperhead Leaders Would Force Upon the Country Posters; Broadsides; Copperhead movement; Newspapers; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indiana--Politics and government--1861-1865 Unity and bipartisanship in Indiana faded and opposition to Lincoln, Morton, and the war became synonymous with treason. One of the demands of "The Degrading Compromise" was "Recognition of the enemy of... 11. Battle of Antietam United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Flags; Soldiers; Battlefields; Campaigns & battles; Bridges; Horses; Artillery (Weaponry); Firearms The illustration depicts a scene during the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862. It shows Union and Confederate soldiers shooting at each other and soldiers who have been wounded lying... 12. Graves of the Indiana Volunteers Who Fell at The Battle of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Graves; Gravedigging; Cemeteries; Campaigns & battles; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; Rich Mountain, Battle of, W. Va., 1861 This battle actually took place on July 11, and was an early Union victory thanks in part to a brilliant flanking move by Gen. Rosencrans and the geographical help of a local Northern sympathizer. Despite... 13. 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... 14. 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... 15. 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... 16. Soldiers Memorial: Myers' (23D) Battery, Indiana Volunteers United States. Army. Indiana Light Artillery Battery, 23rd (1862-1865); Monuments & memorials; Broadsides; Soldiers--Indiana; War posters; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 The lithograph includes lists of commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates in the 23rd Battery. Captain Charles A. Webb mustered the battery into service in Indianpolis on November... 17. 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,... 18. All Aboard, Off for the Front United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary... 19. Stuck in the Mud and A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Shower United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life; Rain; Storms In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary... 20. Fording a River and A Halt for Twenty Minutes United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 441 item(s)  page 1 of 23 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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