Collection, 1862-1916.

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Collection, 1862-1916.

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The collection is divided into two series: papers and photographs. The papers are concerned with the business, G.A.R. and personal papers of George Johnston. George Johnston's business papers are mainly concerned with the building of the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Also included are Civil War letters to his son, and pension materials. Letters from William M. Johnston to his father detail family news and the younger Johnston trying to set himself up in business assaying mines. Also included is a diary of Sarah Alice Holmes. The photographs include family portraits, Civil War era photographs, scenes of the west from the late-nineteenth to the early-twentieth centuries, and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in downtown Indianapolis.

Manuscript Materials: 1 box, 1 bound volume.Visual Materials: 2 boxes of photographs, 1 oversize box of photographs, 1 album.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7018762

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Johnston, William M. (William Matthew)

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Holmes, Sarah Alice.

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United States. Army. Indiana Light Artillery Battery, 4th (1861-1865)

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Johnston, George W. (George William)

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George W. Johnston served with the Fourth Indiana Battery during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Indianapolis, was active in the G.A.R. and served on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Commission. Upon retirement, he bought land in Florida. William M. Johnston was the son of George W. Johnston. He attended the Colorado School of Mines, and worked in mining in Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. He returned to Indianapolis, where he was engaged in business. ...

Indiana. State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Commission.

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