Processed
by:
Ellen Swain
Updated 8 July2004
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
Indianapolis, IN
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 folder
COLLECTION DATES: 1861
PROVENANCE: Paul F. Hoag, Weatogue, CT, June 1963
RESTRICTIONS: None
COPYRIGHT: Held by Indiana Historical Society
ALTERNATE FORMAT: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: See card catalog under United States History - Civil War, 1861-1865 and Indiana History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1963.0602
Floyd Thurman, son of William R. and Anna Shrode Thurman, was born March 10, 1837 in Spencer County, Indiana. On July 22, 1861, he was mustered into Company F First Indiana Cavalry. The First fought in the battles of Fredrickstown, Helena, Pine Bluff and in numerous skirmishes. Thurman was discharged September 1864 as a first Sergeant. He returned to Spencer County where in 1875 he married Ellen Gilson.
Source: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana. (Chicago: Goodspeed, 1885)
The collection contains two letters, dated October 18th and 27th, 1861, from Thurman to his brother. The letters describe Thurman's involvement in the Battle of Fredrickstown. Transcripts of both letters are included.
1 Letters and Transcripts, 1861
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