Collection #:
SC 0931

JOHN R. HALL
CIVIL WAR RESEARCH MATERIALS, 1997

Processed by
Chris Harter
4 March 1996
Updated 8 July 2004

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

www.indianahistory.org

Collection INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 folder

COLLECTION DATES: 1997

PROVENANCE: John R. Hall, Ashland, OH, 5 February 1998

RESTRICTIONS: None

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE FORMATS: None

OTHER FINDING AIDS: None

RELATED HOLDINGS: See card catalog under heading: United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment. 7^th. (1861-1864)

ACCESSION NUMBERS: 1998.0235

NOTES:

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Jacob Moore (fl. 1862-1865) was a resident of Mooresville, Indiana (Morgan Co.). He was mustered into service with the 7^th Indiana Regiment, Company I, on July 14, 1862. In September 1864, Moore was transferred to the 20^th Indiana Regiment, Company G. He was mustered out in May 1865.

The 7^th Indiana Regiment (1861-1864) was organized in Indianapolis in September 1861. It served throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The 7^th participated in a number of important battles, including Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburgh. In the spring of 1864, the regiment joined the Army of the Potomac and continued to see action. In September of that year, the 7^th Indiana was consolidated with the 19^th regiment, which was consolidated with the 20^th regiment a month later. Soldiers who had served with the 7^th Indiana were mustered out in July 1865 when the 20^th Indiana was discharged.

Sources: Material in the collection.
Terrell, W.H.H. Report of the Adjutant General…. Vol. 2, p. 47.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of research material gathered by John R. Hall of Ashland, Ohio, for a paper entitled "An Enfield Rifle Used by Company I, 7^th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, ca. 1861–65, and Inscribed by the Veteran Who Used It." The material includes photocopies of research sources, correspondence, drawings, photographs, and Hall's findings. Hall's detailed analysis of the rifle allowed him to identify its manufacturer, a history of its use, and the soldier who owned it, Jacob Moore. The material was removed from a binder due to conservation concerns and kept in its original order.

CATALOGING INFORMATION

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