Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Cobb, Thomas A.
- Abstract:
- The Cobb mss. consists of letters, 1860-1864, from Captain Thomas A. Cobb to his family.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Cobb mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Captain Thomas A. Cobb, Commanding Company A, 10th Indiana. A farmer and school teacher of Lebanon, Indiana. His father was Squire Cobb, who was a Justice of the Peace in Boone County.
Biographical details were provided courtesy of Charles Apfelbaum.
- Scope and Content:
The Cobb mss. consists of letters, 1860-1864, from Captain Thomas A. Cobb to his family. Captain Cobb wrote about his experiences and his two brothers with him at war in Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The first three letters, 1860-1861, are from school and at home. Later letters from 1862 and 1863 detail the carnage of Tennessee Civil War battles at Pittsburgh Landing, Murfreesboro, and Chattanooga.
The collection consists of 19 letters, totaling 60 pages, with 4 letters written by Captain Cobb's relatives. Also included are many copy-pages of his Civil War record, pension papers, and biographies from Lebanon.
Scope and content details were provided courtesy of Charles Apfelbaum.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 2003
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Correspondence
Letters
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 - Names:
- Cobb, Thomas A.
- Places:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Regimental histories.
Indiana--History
Indiana --History --Civil War, 1861-1865.
Stones River, Tennessee
Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Pittsburg Landing (Tenn.).
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], Cobb 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