Howard G. Walker collection on the 81st Indiana Regiment L448

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Rare Books and Manuscripts 140 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 317-232-3671 Howard G. Walker collection on the 81st Indiana Regiment L448

Table of Contents

Summary Information ...... 3 Historical note...... 4 Scope and Contents...... 4 Arrangement...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Controlled Access Headings...... 5 Collection Inventory...... 7

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Summary Information

Repository Rare Books and Manuscripts

Title Howard G. Walker collection on the 81st Indiana Regiment

Date 1996-1999

Extent 0.6 Cubic feet 2 manuscript boxes

Language English

Preferred Citation Howard G. Walker collection on the 81st Indiana Regiment, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library

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Historical note

The 81st Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment used during the Civil War that supported the . It was organized in 1862 until 1865 under the command of Colonel William W. Caldwell in New Albany, Indiana. "The regiment was attached to 32nd Brigade, 9th Division, , September 1862. 32nd Brigade, 9th Division, III Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Right Wing, XIV Corps, , to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to March 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XX Corps, to October 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865" (Wikipedia, 2015). Howard G. Walker was born in 1930 and passed away in 2010 in Montgomery, Alabama (Tributes, 2016) Source: Wikipedia: "81st Indiana Volunteer Infantry". Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/81st_Indiana_Infantry_Regiment. and Tributes: "Howard G. Walker Obituary". Retrieved from http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Howard-G.-Walker-88432840

Scope and Contents

This collection includes five volumes from Howard G. Walker ranging from 1996-1999 regarding 81st Indiana Regiment. These volumes include extracts of reports of time of battle by leaders, calender astronomical reports, records of correspondence, roster of volunteers, and collection of photographs of headstones.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Custodial History This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Howard G. Walker on 1999/07 and 2000/01.

Accruals No further additions are expected.

Processing Information Collection processing completed 2016/10/26 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid created 2016/10/26 by Kori Nell.

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 81st (1862-1865).

Genre(s)

• Burial records

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Geographic Name(s)

• New Albany (Ind.) • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Personal Name(s)

• Walker, Howard G., 1930-2010

Subject(s)

• Volunteers

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Collection Inventory

Box Folder

1 1 "Articles of the 81st Indiana Infantry Regiment Volunteers" Vol 1, part 1 and "History of the 81st Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry" Vol 1, part 2., 1996-1997

1 2 "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" Vol 1, part 3, 1997

1 3 "Reports, Records, and Documentation of the 81st Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry" Vol 1, part 4., 1997-1998

2 1 "A Roster of the 81st Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry" Vol 1, part 5., 1999

2 2 "A Collection of Photographs of Headstones of Members of the 81st Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry" Vol 2., 1997

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