Delaware County Civil War records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes bounty applications and audit certificates, regiment muster certificates, recruit lists, service records, financial records, veterans' enrollment forms, and other materials from Delaware County, Indiana ranging from 1861 to 1906 regarding the history of the Civil War in Delaware County, and, more specifically, the administration of bounties, enlistment of men, and enrollment of veterans during and after the war.
Dates
- 1861-1906
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Historical Note
Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, the Union army found itself in need of recruits to wage a long-term war. Many counties, including Delaware County, offered bounties as an incentive to boost enlistment in the army. Many soldiers from Delaware County traveled to Richmond or Indianapolis to enlist in one of the Hoosier regiments. The Union soldiers from Delaware County fought in numerous battles across the country including Gettysburg, Antietam, and Second Bull Run. Following the war, Delaware County created and maintained records of the county's Civil War veterans using veterans' enrollment forms in 1886 and 1890.
Extent
3.6 Cubic Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Bounty applications and audit certificates, 1872-1877
Subseries 1.1: Bounty applications, 1872-1877
Subseries 1.2: Bounty audit certificates, 1872
Series 2: Regiment muster certificates, recruits lists, and other materials, 1861-1864
Series 3: Delaware County Civil War service records, financial records, and other materials, 1861-1906
Series 4: Veterans' Enrollment forms, 1886, 1890
Subseries 4.1: Veterans' Enrollment forms, 1886
Subseries 4.2: Veterans' Enrollment forms, 1890
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of Delaware County Civil War records are available electronically in the Ball State University Digital Media Repository: http://libx.bsu.edu/.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2008 Apr. by A. Frohberg. Finding aid revised 2011 Mar. by B. Hahn. EAD finding aid created 2012/06/26 by Lisa Barney. EAD finding aid revised 2012/10/04 by Bethany Fiechter.
- Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Veterans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Delaware County Civil War records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
libarchives@bsu.edu
