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Box 4273.001

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Contains 62 Results:

Grand Army of the Republic National Encampment Ribbon, 1893

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 051
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a single convention/reunion type ribbon from the late 19th-century. The ribbon is 7" long by 2 3/8" wide and is striped red, white and blue with the following text on it: "G.A.R. National Encampment Indianapolis, 1893".

Dates: 1893
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

E. F. Mendendall Paper, 1895 June 8

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 052
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a handwritten paper titled "From School Room to Army," read to the Grand Army of the Republic George W. Lennard post in New Castle, Indiana, on June 8, 1895, by Mendenhall, a soldier in the 101st Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The regiment saw extensive service in the Western theater, including the Battle of Chickamauga, the siege of Chattanooga, and Sherman's "March to the Sea." These events, however, are only mentioned in passing in Mendenhall's very brief...
Dates: 1895 June 8
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

John L. W. Monenntly Paper, 1895 March 2

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 053
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a handwritten paper about Indiana's contributions to the Civil War, read to the George W. Lennard post of the Grand Army of the Republic in New Castle, Indiana, on March 2, 1895, by Monenntly. It contains no references to any individual service or regiment, being an encomium lauding the service of Indiana regiments and officers. Were its hagiographic qualities in any doubt, Monenntly's paper actually heaps praise on General Ambrose Burnside, calling him "as fine a...
Dates: 1895 March 2
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

L. P. Mitchell Paper, 1895 June 14

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 054
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a handwritten memoir titled "Retrospective of the War, of Mitchell's Civil War experiences, both growing up in Indiana and in the Army," which was read to the George W. Lennard post of the Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Indiana, on June 14, 1895. Mitchell never mentions his regimental number, but, judging by the date he states that it was mustered into the service--June 8, 1864--it was perhaps the 139th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, whose service consisted...
Dates: 1895 June 14
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

G. W. Burke Paper, 1895 April 27

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 055
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a photocopy of paper titled "The March to the Sea," read to the George W. Lennard post of the Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Indiana, on April 27, 1895, which recounts William T. Sherman's army's march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, September-December 1864. Burke, according to a handwritten inscription at the paper's end, was a member of the 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The paper reads more like a newspaper account than the reminiscence of a...
Dates: 1895 April 27
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

Louis Moore Paper, 1895 April 13

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 056
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a handwritten memoir of Civil War service by Lou Moore, which was read to the George W. Lennard Post of the Grand Army of the Republic at New Castle, Indiana, on April 13, 1895. It describes Moore's service in the 16th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which was mustered into United States service on August 12, 1862. The regiment saw service in the Western theater, including the Battle of Richmond (August 29-30, 1862), the Vicksburg campaign, the Battle of Arkansas Post...
Dates: 1895 April 13
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

A.T. Goodloe Postcard, 1910 August 22

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 057
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one postcard from A. T. Goodloe of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, to Lieutenant A. F. Evans of Huntsvile, Madison County, Alabama, inquiring about the given name of a fellow officer in the CSA.

Dates: 1910 August 22
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

Andrew Cowan Death Announcement, 1919

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 058
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a card from Andrew Cowan & Company, Inc., announcing the death of Colonel Andrew Cowan on Saturday, August 23, 1919, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dates: 1919
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

Charles A. Watson Letter, 1928 April 20

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 059
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter from Watson to John E. Boos, describing his experiences at the Battle of Gettysburg, where Watson fought as a member of the 13th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and where he had two comrades fatally wounded at his side.

Dates: 1928 April 20
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

Correspondence

 File — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 060
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains letters, coins, photographs, newspaper clippings, promotion and military discharge documents concerning George Trowbridge Cottrell of Morenci, Michigan, dating between 1861 and 1887.

Dates: 1861 - 1887
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials / George Trowbridge Cottrell Papers

Journal

 Item — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 061
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains letters, coins, photographs, newspaper clippings, promotion and military discharge documents concerning George Trowbridge Cottrell of Morenci, Michigan, dating between 1861 and 1887.

Dates: 1861 - 1887
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials / George Trowbridge Cottrell Papers

Coins, Photographs, and Miscellaneous Documents

 File — Box: 4273.001, Folder: 062
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains letters, coins, photographs, newspaper clippings, promotion and military discharge documents concerning George Trowbridge Cottrell of Morenci, Michigan, dating between 1861 and 1887.

Dates: 1861 - 1887
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials / George Trowbridge Cottrell Papers