United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-1864)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
W. F. Shelley Paper, circa 1890
Item — Box 4273.002: [Barcode: 1005680101], Folder: 015
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a handwritten memoir of the Battle of Gainsville (August 28, 1862), a preliminary action to the second Battle of Bun Run (August 2-30, 1862), read to the George W. Lennard Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Indiana, probably sometime during the 1890s. Shelley was evidently a member of the 19th Indiana regiment, which formed part of the famous "Iron Brigade" of the 1st Division, 1st Corps, U.S. Army. Much of the paper appears to be missing.
Dates:
circa 1890