Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives
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Chris Harter
25 March 1997
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 4 folders (1 oversize folder)
COLLECTION DATES: 1861-1900
PROVENANCE: The State Historical Society of Colorado, Colorado State Museum, East 14th Ave. & Sherman, Denver, CO 80202
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: None
ACCESSION NUMBERS: 1964.0905
NOTES:
James Harvey Tegarden (1840-1872) was a resident of Leipsic, Indiana (Orange Co.). He served in the 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company A, from 1861 to 1862, whereupon he was honorably discharged due to a disability. He later served as first sergeant in the 137th Infantry Regiment, Company H.
Tegarden was married to Charlotte (Lotta) Temple Elliott (1844-1901), and had three children: John Ludwell, Elta Belle, and James Harvey, Jr. After the death of James Sr., the Tegarden family resided near Campbellsburg, Indiana (Washington Co.).
John Ludwell Tegarden (1867-1943) graduated from the Eikosi Academy, located in Salem, Indiana (Washington Co.), in 1888. He attended the Central Normal College in Danville, Indiana (Hendricks Co.), and received a pharmaceutical degree from the University of Michigan in 1894. Material in the collection indicates that Tegarden was a school teacher for a time (c. 1889-1890). He later worked as an analytical chemist and traveling representative for drug firms in Michigan and Colorado. He served one term as a Colorado State Representative (1925-1929). Upon retirement, Tegarden moved to a Colorado ranch owned in partnership with his brother, James. He resided there until his death.
Elta (Ettie) Tegarden (1869-1907) graduated from the Bordon Institute, located in Bordon, Indiana (Clark Co.). She married Charles McPherson Bright (18667-1905) in 1898, and had one daughter. Elta and her husband lived in Golden, Colorado.
James Harvey Tegarden, Jr. (b. 1871) also graduated from the Bordon Institute, and attended Purdue University. He maintained a ranch in Golden, Colorado. Tegarden married Eva Esther Howard (b. 1874) in 1902, and had one daughter.
Cambren Rice Vancleave (b. 1846), a resident of Washington County, Indiana, was a relative of the Tegarden family.
No information located in available resources for: C. W. Beason, Silas Leaver, or "Matt. Springer."
Sources: Material in the collection.
Descendants of Abraham Tegarden. p. 457-458. (Indiana State Library, Genealogical Division, G929.2 T261v).
Terrell, W. H. H. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Vol. 5. p.198.
This collection consists of material pertaining to James H. Tegarden's military service, and his wife's claims with the United States Pension Bureau. Oversized material includes a certificate of service awarded to "First Sergeant James H. Tegarden, 137th Regt. Indiana Vol. Infantry."
Also included in the collection are various printed materials, including a stock certificate in the name of Lotta Tegarden, a bill from the boarding department at Eikosi Academy, and John L. Tegarden's school diploma and teaching licenses, as well as a number of family receipts.
Miscellaneous handwritten material includes an undated rental agreement between Charlotte Tegarden and Cambren Vancleave. Also present are two poems: "Yea Pretty Girls of Hoosier State," written by C. W. Beason, July 24, 1864, and presented to Silas Leaver; and "Battle Cry of Freedom," written by "Miss Matt. Springer" of Paoli, Indiana (Orange Co.).
Material is arranged chronologically within each folder.
Folder
1 (OM 329) Military and Pension Material
2 Printed Material
3 Receipts
4 Miscellaneous
OM 329
Certificate of Service
MAIN ENTRY: Tegarden, James H. (James Harvey), 1840-1872
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Tegarden, James H. (James Harvey), 1840-1972
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 38th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 137th (1864)
Soldiers--Indiana--Leipsic
Military pensions--Indiana--Cambellsburg
Boarding schools--Indiana--Salem
Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources
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