Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Hadley, J. V. (John Vestal), 1840-1915
- Abstract:
- The Hadley mss., 1860-1869, consists of the Civil War letters of John Vestal Hadley, 1842-1915.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Hadley mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
John Vestal Hadley was born on 31 October 1842 in Hendricks County, Indiana, to parents Jonathan and Ara (Carter) Handley. He served in the Civil War from 1861-1865 in the Seventh Regiment, Indiana Infantry with the Army of the Potomac. Following the war, he was an Indiana State Senator, 1869-1872; Circuit Court Judge, 1888-1899; and Indiana State Supreme Court Justice, 1899-1911. Hadley died on 17 November 1915.
- Scope and Content:
The letters in the collection were written to Hadley's future wife, Mary J. Hill, and to his brother, Enos Hadley. They contain descriptions of the Battle of Green Briar, 1861; Winchester Heights, 1862; Port Republic, 1862; Bull Run, 1862, in which he was wounded; Chancellorsville, 1863; and Gettysburg, 1863. There is a map of Reynolds' camp, Cheat Mountain Pass, Virginia, at the end of a letter of September 25, 1861, to his brother. Unfavorable comments on McClellan as a general are found in a letter of July 7, 1862. Throughout the letters the activities of other Indiana soldiers are mentioned.
In addition to the 1860-1865 letters, there is one of February 7, 1869, written by Hadley to his wife, which tells of a visit to Terre Haute, Indiana, to inspect a new building of the state normal school.
With some omissions, letters in this collection have been edited by James I. Robertson, Jr., and published in the Indiana Magazine of History, LIX: 189-288, September 1963.
For digitized content, see Digital Collections.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 2002
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Online content
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Hadley mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu