William T. Anderson, 1840-1927                                                                                                                            
 MC 154

William T. Anderson, 1840-1927
Size: 1 container, 0.2 linear feet
Restrictions: none
Provenance: donor

Lieut. William T. Anderson was born in Owen Co., Indiana 10/5/1840, son of Vincent Anderson and the grandson of Rev. Daniel Anderson, a Pioneer Circuit Rider of Indiana. Rev. Anderson, a Methodist preacher, located in Martin Co., IN in 1813 and later settled in Owen Co. on government land. For 46 years he was a traveling preacher, his circuit covering Owen, Clay and other counties in this section of the state.

The materials in the collection belonged to relatives (grandson in particular), of Daniel Anderson. Since Daniel Anderson was a Methodist circuit rider in the Northwest Conference in Greencastle, 1825-26, they have been placed in the Methodist collection. The collection consists of Civil War letters from William T. Anderson to various people; Post Civil War letters from E.A.R. Thomas; misc. Civil War letters; other letters and a poem by Artie S. Anderson.

MC 154
Folder 1-Civil War letters from William T. Anderson
               Camp Vigo, August 1861 from William T. Anderson (Bud) to Mrs. Lou and H.J. Anderson "Dear Mother & Sister" 
                Helena, Arkansas, June 4, 1863 from Wm. T. Anderson to "Dear Sister"
                Little Rock Arkansas, December 30, 1863 from Wm. T. Anderson to "My Dear Sister"
                Little Rock, Arkansas, May 19, 1864 from Wm. T. Anderson to "Dear Sis"    
                Indianapolis, Indiana, December 4, 1864 from Wm. T. Anderson to "Dear Sis"
                Indianapolis, Indiana, June 15, 1865 Discharge of Wm. T. Anderson
                "At home" January 20, 1895 from Artie S. Anderson (William T. Anderson's wife) to "Dear Daughter"
                Clay County, Indiana, May 6, 1905 "Last Will and Testament" of William T. Anderson
                Newspaper clipping on death of Wm. T. Anderson
Folder 2- Post Civil War letters from E.A.R. Thomas
                York, South Carolina, January 17, 1866 from E.A.R. Thomas to "Dear Aunt" from "Your Loving Niece"
                York, South Carolina, August 12, 1866 from E.A.R. Thomas to Mrs. Jane McCarver, Spencer P.O.,Owen County, Indiana
                York, South Carolina, October 6, 1867 from  E.A.R. Thomas to Mrs. Jane McCarver
                York, South Carolina, March 23, 1874 from  E.A.R. Thomas to Mrs. J.W. McCarver
                (Mrs. McCarver lived at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana)
Folder 3- Civil War letters-miscellaneous
                Lexington, Illinois, December 28, 1862 from Sarah Pollard to "My dear old Friend"
                Lexington, December 16, ? from Sarah Pollard to "My dear and well-remembered friend" (written during war)                
                "At Uncle Ferguses," October 25, 1863 from Artie (Artemicia Shattuck) of Bowling Green, Indiana to "Dear Lestia Kelsey" of Brazil, Indiana
                "At Uncle's," October 25, 1863 from Artie Shattuck to "Dear Sister"
                Mercer County, Kentucky, January 20, 1866 from Ann L. Vaught to "dear old neighbor and esteemed friend," who is Jane W. McCarver
                Eldorado, Mercer Co., Kentucky, March 22, 1868 from Ann L. Vaught to "Dear Old Friend"
                Brazil, Indiana, January 16, 1895 from Otis Anderson to "Dear Sister"
                April 12, 1919 from Artie S. Anderson to "Sister Lou" (poems)
Folder 4-January 20, 1895 Letter from William T. and Artie S. Anderson to "My dear Daughter"
               Poem of Artie S. Anderson ("Grandma Anderson")
Folder 5-Copy of New York Herald, April 15, 1856, containing account of Lincoln's Assassination
               Letter of March 28, 1873 to "Dear Aunt & Uncle" from H.A. Green