Charles T. Swindler was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness and taken to Andersonville Prison. He enlisted on September 18, 1861, and mustered out February 21, 1865. He was a member of the 7th Indiana Infantry and fought at Gettysburg.
Letter from William Templin to his wife Pollyanna Templin and children. W.M. Templin originally enlisted in the Confederate Army in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He was captured and sent to Indiana. He took the oath of allegience and enlisted in Co....
Cyrus Clark (bio unknown) of Indiana writing to his parents in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. Clark details his unit's movements in Georgia and Tennessee.
Cyrus Clark (Indiana, regiment unknown), to his parents in Clinton County, Indiana. Clark details movements through Ringgold, Resaca, and Dalton, Georgia.
Letter to John G. Decker from a friend and fellow soldier by the name of Herman from Evansville. Herman comments on the poor appearance of Abraham Lincoln since the beginning of the war and life as a soldier. See also the John G. Decker Papers,...
Photograph of four members of the Decker family. John G. Decker, first from left, and Phillip G. Decker, second from right, are twins. Phillip G. Decker died during the war. John G. Decker was a member of Co. K, 32nd Indiana Vol., USA. Numerous...
Tintype of Thomas Stewart. Stewart was born in Quebec, Canada, and his family later moved to Indiana. Stewart enlisted in Co. A, 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment, USA. He was captured at the Battle of Atlanta. Stewart was a POW at Andersonville,...
Union bass drum with two drum sticks, one spur, a Civil War medal, and drum strap. It was used in Masonic parades after the war in Indiana. Written around the drum head are the names of the battles Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Stones River.
Letter with a hand-drawn map of the Battle of Spring Hill. The letter was written by J. H. Watson of the 57th Indiana Regiment and describes several Tenn. engagements, especially the Battle of Franklin. It was written from a "Camp near...
Tintype of Albert Haws Gray and Florinda Bell Gray in a case with an ambrotype of an unidentified soldier (possibly their son?). The Grays migrated from Indiana to Mississippi County, Missouri.
History of the 83rd Ind. Vol. Inf. Regt. by J. Grecian of Co. A. Published in Cincinnati, 1865. Book belonged to Samuel Stewart, possibly of Putnam County. Family lore has it that Samuel was working in a field when he was kidnapped by Yankees and...
Three reunion ribbons for 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The ribbons belonged to William Frances Shaver. Shaver served with the 9th and fought at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Stones River. He was captured at Chickamauga and served time in Libby prison.
William A. Geiger in color, standing with one hand on a chair at the estate of Dixon Place Downey in Vero Beach, Florida. Geiger was a member of the 149th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and was shot in the leg during the Civil War. He was originally...
Small, orange paper "ticket" advertising Republican candidates in the campaign of 1868: Ulysses S. Grant for president, presidential electors (including Dewitt Clinton Senter), and Samuel M. Arnell for Congress. Also listed are electors for...
Front and side views of the Northern Bank of Alabama flying United States flag under Federal military occupation. Numerous uniformed soldiers and guards stand in front of the building.
Form II, Book and Blank Division, from Ordnance Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., to Colonel George P. Buell, 58th Indiana Volunteers, Department of the Cumberland. "I transmit to your address today, by mail, in compliance with requisition...
