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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Clint Fink papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 300
Content Description The Clint Fink papers document Fink's life and career as a peace activist and educator. The papers documenting his career reflect his research while in graduate school and various proposals and presentations from after he received his doctorate. This series is also particularly strong in its coverage of Fink's involvement in and work with peace activism and advocacy. The collection contains records pertaining to the Peace Groups he led and participated in as well as a number of serial...
Dates: 1864 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1995
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

George W. Miller papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 42, Placement: 3, Folder: 1, 2, 3
Identifier: MSP 57
Scope and Contents The George W. Miller papers (1853-1865; 0.2 cubic feet) document the participation of George W. Miller, a baker, as a Union soldier in the Civil War. There are a few date discrepancies in the diary. In Diary 1 (1862-1863), Pages 1 through Page 80, Entry August 10 are thought to have been written in 1863. Although Diary 1 itself says 1861, on pages with entries for Saturday, January 17 through Thursday, January 22, Miller has marked out the date and written in "1863" instead. He has also had...
Dates: 1853 - 1864; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1864; Event: Date acquired: 07/10/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

A. M. Tucker Civil War diary

 Collection — Communal collections box 2, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSP 50
Scope and Contents

The A. M. Tucker Civil War diary is a seventy-two page manuscript diary of Lieutenant A. M. Tucker (100th Indiana Regiment) and contains entries in Mississippi during the Civil War, various receipts, dates of letters written to "Nellie," and supply needs of various companies.

Dates: 1862 - 1863
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Vessels family Civil War letters

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-057
Dates: 1861 - 1865
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections