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Collection
Denues Family Papers
Title
Denues Family Papers
Object ID
MG0528
Date Range
1855-1890
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Collection
Denues Family Papers
Title
Denues Family Papers
Description
The Denues Family Papers contain documents related to the professional and military career of Charles Denues, as well as information about the Denues family. This collection also contains Civil War era items, including a $20 South Carolina note, and a presidential ticket from the 1864 election.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles Denues was born on 28 August 1923 in Shrewsbury Pennsylvania. He married Fannie Haines on 21 August 1859, and the couple had 8 children. Before enlisting to fight with the Union Army, Denues was a lawyer and a school teacher. In 1862 he enlisted, and became captain of the 135th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company E on 12 August 1862. On 24 May 1863 he was honorably discharged with the rest of his company.
Date Range
1855-1890
Year Range From
1855
Year Range To
1890
Date of Accumulation
1855-1890
Creator
Denues family
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Curtin, Andrew Gregg
Denues, Charles
Geary, John White
Johnson, Andrew
Lincoln, Abraham
Strawbridge, George W.
Subjects
Appointment to office
Appointments, Military
Military pensions
Money--Confederate States of America
Soldiers
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Ballots
Civil War
Elections
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Military appointments
Pensions, Military
Military records
Money
Political appointments
Presidential elections
Soldiers
Extent
1 box, 7 folders, 15 items, 47 pages to scan, .25 cubic feet
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0528
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Civil War Collection, MG0018, Box 2, Folder 85
Civil War Collection, MG0018, Box 4, Folder 128
Civil War Collection, MG0018, Box 15, Books 1-4
James Buchanan Family Papers, JBFP 1.2.3.011
Notes
Preferred Citation: Denues Family Papers (MG0528), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-528
Other Number
MG-528
Classification
MG0528
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RA, 15 September 2015. Added to database 6 August 2021.
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Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Civil War Files
Title
Gary Hawbaker's Civil War Files
Object ID
MG0980
Date Range
1861-
Collection
Gary Hawbaker's Civil War Files
Title
Gary Hawbaker's Civil War Files
Description
Research files on Civil War soldiers, including photocopies of Civil War records from Mr. Hawbaker's research at the National Archives.
Box 1: Surnames A - F
Box 2: Surnames G - Ma
(William Manger's alias is Michael High.)
Box 3: Surnames Mc - Q
(Victor Enault--see John McLain)
Box 4: Surnames R - Z
(Wolfert also appears as Wolbert and Wolpert)
Date Range
1861-
Creator
Hawbaker, Gary Thomas, 1944-2023
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Wall
Side 13
People
Afflebach, William
Armstrong, Henry
Albright, Adam
Aument, Amos
Aument, Franklin
Aument, William F.
Backet, James
Bair, Abraham E.
Baker, John
Barber, John
Bear, Nathan S.
Barr, Edward
Barton, Thomas B., Jr.
Bauman, George M.
Bear, William L.
Benedict, Benjamin F.
Beymount, Isaac
Bitner, Albert H.
Bitzer, Thomas J.
Black, Thomas S.
Black, William
Blackburn, James
Bonce, George
Bowman, Charles
Brady, Andrew
Breneman, Edward DeWitt
Brindle, Jacob
Bubb, William H.
Buford, William H. H.
Cake, William J.
Childs, Charles A.
Chilson, Stephen L.
Coffey, James
Coleman, Henry A.
Cohick, Samuel
Cooper, Samuel J.
Cox, George A.
Cox, William W.
Crummel, Jacob H.
Cunningham, Israel
Cunningham, James
Curley, William B.
Danner, Thomas Jefferson
Davis, Charles
Dellet, William
Diffenderfer, Jacob
Dougherty, Andrew
Downey, David
Duchman, Augustus C.
Dunkle, Benjamin F.
Eicherly, John G.
Eicholtz, John C.
Elliott, John
Elmyer, George
Engle, George W.
Eshbach, Richael
Everts, Strickler R.
Feller, Henry
Fisher, James G.
Flick, Henry
Foreman, Harrison
Foreman, Joseph
Forney, Isaac H.
Fralich, Daniel C.
Frankford, Edward
Frecht, James L.
Freeland, Edwin D.
Freitag, Frederick D.
Gable, Jacob F.
Garber, John
Getz, Jacob
Greenawalt, Abraham B.
Greenly, Andrew J.
Gregg, William B.
Gross, Joseph
Grow, John H.
Hackman, Henry
Hahn, George
Haines, Franklin A.
Hamp, William H.
Hannum, Abel K.
Hargreaves, William F.
Harman, Cyrus
Harman, William H.
Hart, Mattias
Hartman, Lewis S.
Harvey, John C.
Hasselbach, Francis
Hauke, Philip B.
Heighstreet, Jacob
Heiser, Peter Martin
Herr, Lorenzo D.
Hiestand, Harry G.
Hine, Jacob D.
Hoffmeier, William M.
Holt, Robert
Hook, Harry
Hoover, Benjamin
Hoover, Henry
Hoover, William W.
Hopwood, John
Horner, George W.
Hughes, David
Hughes, Edward
Hughes, William
Hultzhouse, Elam
Humes, James G.
Jackson, John K.
Judge, Thomas
Kaley, Jesse
Kauffman, Jacob G.
Kaufman, Tobias B.
Keech, George
Keene, George
Keene, Joseph M.
Keiffer, Thompson
Keller, Martin V. B.
Kendig, George W.
Killian, Henry M.
King, George W.
Klein, Gottleib Christian
Kline, John
Kunkel, Peter
Kurtz, Isaac W.
Kurtz, Obadiah
Lambert, David
Leedars, Charles
Lefever, Elam
Lefever, John S.
LeFevre, Hiram L.
Leonard, William
Lewis, James
Lithgow, David
Lockwood, George T.
Lutz, Josiah Alfonso Howlett
Lonious, William A.
Manger, William
Markley, Charles A.
Marshbank, Robert B.
Mason, John H.
Maynard, Ambrose
McCall, Franklin
McCauley, Henry C.
McClain, John C.
McClain, William G.
McCracken, John C.
McCulley, James T.
McCumsy, William
McGinley, John A.
McGinnis, Peter L.
McGrann, John L.
McIntire, Henry M.
McKeegan, John
McLain, John
McPhail, William T.
Mercer, George A.
Metzgar, Emanuel C.
Metzger, Emanuel
Miller, Alfred H.
Miller, George
Miller, George B.
Miller, Jacob M.
Miller, Samuel S.
Millicsock, Augustus
Milton, William
Mishler, Henry L.
Moffet, James
Mohow, Jacob
Morrison, Jasper
Morrison, John H.
Moss, John A.
Murphy, Calvin L.
Murray, William E.
Myer, Grabill B.
Myers, David M.
Myers, Gilbert C.
Nauman, John L.
Neff, Aldus J.
Nyman, Ambrose F.
Ochs, George H.
O'Neil, Charles
O'Rourke, Patrick I.
O'Rourke, Washington A.
Parvin, Theodore C.
Patton, Edwin C.
Phrame, Rohrer J.
Pickel, Isaac H.
Pinkerton, Charles R. G.
Potts, Junius B.
Powers, Ambrose C.
Price, Thomas P.
Quinn, Patrick
Rauch, Lewis A.
Read, Lewis W.
Reed, John C.
Renner, John B.
Resser, Jacob
Rettican, John
Riley, John B.
Rinier, Hiram
Rinier, Jacob
Rinier, Samuel
Roberts, R. Biddle
Robinson, John
Rock, Miles
Rockafellow, Andrew D.
Rooney, Joseph C.
Rupert, Alfred
Ruth, David
Ruth, Hiram
Rutter, John K.
Rutter, Joseph
Sanders, Daniel L.
Seibert, John
Setley, Samuel
Shanes, Joseph
Sheaffer, John
Short, Andrew
Sprecher, Philip L.
Stark, Charles C.
Stauffer, William D.
Spece, Frederick
Stayley, William H.
Steers, Isaac B.
Steers, Thomas J.
Steinheiser, George F.
Stewart, William Warren
Stone, Augustus
Stoner, Samuel
Strachan, James E.
Strachan, Samuel S.
Strickler, Jacob M.
Styer, Jonathan
Swope, George K.
Talley, William Cooper
Templeton, Jacob
Thomas, Joseph R.
Todd, Lemuel
Varnes, Henry C.
Waggoner, John A.
Weaver, Joseph
Weidler, Milton
Weidel, John
Weiler, Jacob
Wenditz, Theodore
Werntz, George L.
Wherry, John A.
Whitlock, Franklin
White, John
Winour, George
Wolfert, Peter
Worth, Joseph P.
Wortz, John M.
Zellers, Jacob T.
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Search Terms
Civil War
Pensions, Military
Military records
Manuscript groups
Finding aids
Extent
4 boxes, 254 files, 4 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0980
Location of Originals
National Archives (archives.gov)
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2022.021
Other Numbers
MG-980
Classification
MG0980
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Box list added to database 1 February 2024.
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Catalogue of Revolutionary war pension and bounty-land-warrant application files ; American Revolutionary war service records and general index

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17046
Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
Date of Publication
1980?]
Call Number
016 U58
Responsibility
[National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration].
Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
Place of Publication
[Washington
Publisher
The Service,
Date of Publication
1980?]
Physical Description
80, 72, 7 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
National Archives microfilm publications ;
Notes
Title from cover.
Subjects
Military pensions - United States
United States - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016 U58
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A census of pensioners for revolutionary or military services : with their names, ages, and places of residence ... under the act for taking the sixth census. Bound with a general index

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7143
Corporate Author
United States. Census Office. 6th Census,
Date of Publication
1989, c1965.
Call Number
929.311 C396
Responsibility
prepared by The Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
ISBN
0806306319
Corporate Author
United States. Census Office. 6th Census,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1989, c1965.
Physical Description
195, 382 p. (2 v. in 1) ; 23 cm.
Notes
A Census of pensioners originally published: Washington, D. C., 1841.
Subjects
Pensions, Military - United States
Additional Corporate Author
Genealogical Society of Utah
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.311 C396
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General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Certificate for pension
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F03
Date Range
1847
  1 document     2 images  
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Certificate for pension
Description
Handwritten draft or copy of a pension application for the disability of his leg wound. Written by Thomas Welsh in longhand describing in detail the leg wound he received at Buena Vista. Undated and unsigned, but evidently written in the spring of 1847. Narrative includes dates of June 9, 1846 and February 23, 1847.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
1847
Creation Date
1847
Creator
Welsh, Thomas, 1824-1863
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Cutter, George Washington
Welsh, Thomas
Subjects
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847
Pensions--United States
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Buenavista (Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico)
Battle casualties
Wounds and injuries
Search Terms
Battle casualties
Battle of Buena Vista
Buenavista, Mexico
Mexican War
Pensions
Saltillo, Mexico
Wounds and injuries
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Some stains, but generally good.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F03
Notes
Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-B-47-10
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
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General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Invalid Pension, War Department
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F04
Date Range
1847/08/11
  1 document     4 images  
Collection
General Thomas Welsh Family Papers
Title
Invalid Pension, War Department
Description
Pre-printed form with the appropriate blanks filled in noting that Thomas Welsh (private) is to receive a pension of $8 per month, payable semi-annually at Cincinnati. A stylized engraving of an eagle, symbolic of the War Department, heads the page, and an official seal graces the lower left. Two page document. Signed by the Secretary of War and Commissioner of Pensions.
Admin/Biographical History
Thomas Welsh (1824-1863) was a Lancaster County native (born and raised in Columbia), who rose from hardscrabble origins to local fame, first as a Mexican War hero, and then as a brigadier general during the Civil War. He was well known and well respected as a no nonsense officer, for his leadership and gallantry in battle, for his dedication to the service of his country, and for his concern for the welfare of his men. See MG0828 for more biographical information.
Date Range
1847/08/11
Creation Date
1847/08/11
Creator
United States. War Department
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Marcy, William Learned
Edwards, James Lewis
Hall, James
Robinson, E. W.
Welsh, Thomas
Other Creators
Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857
Subjects
United States. War Department
Pensions--United States
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Search Terms
Pensions
Mexican War
War Department
Extent
1 item, 4 pages to scan
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Condition good. The official seal has completely faded; slight tears at the edge the folds; discoloration along the folds on the verso.
Parent Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesB_F04
Notes
Added to PP 12/19/2020 by HST
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
TW-B-47-11
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation.
Images
Documents
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Civil War pension affidavits and index to ledgers of Dr. Benjamin F. Porter, 1864-1888

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17247
Author
Porter, Benjamin Franklin,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Call Number
974.841 P844
Responsibility
[transcribed by Cynthia Hartman].
Author
Porter, Benjamin Franklin,
Place of Publication
York, Pa
Publisher
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
c2011.
Physical Description
46 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Special publication ; number 71
Notes
"July 2011."
Subjects
Porter, Benjamin Franklin, - 1827-1886.
Military pensions - United States
Military pensions - Pennsylvania - York County.
Affidavits - Pennsylvania - York County.
Account books - Pennsylvania - York County
York County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Hartman, Cynthia.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.841 P844
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Index of Revolutionary War pension applications in the National Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7277
Corporate Author
National Genealogical Society.
Edition
Bicentennial ed., rev. & enl.
Date of Publication
1979, 1976.
Call Number
973.344 I38
ISBN
0915156008
Corporate Author
National Genealogical Society.
Edition
Bicentennial ed., rev. & enl.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Genealogical Society,
Date of Publication
1979, 1976.
Physical Description
xxii, 658 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Special publication - National Genealogical Society ; no. 40
Notes
Revised at the National Archives and Records Service.
Introduction and index to the National Archives and Records Service's microfilm edition of records of the Veterans Administration published under title: Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant application files, 1800-1900.
Subjects
Military pensions - United States
United States - Genealogy.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. National Archives and Records Service.
United States. Veterans Administration.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.344 I38
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Index to old wars pension files, 1815-1926

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7168
Author
White, Virgil D.
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
929.311 W588o
Responsibility
transcribed by Virgil D. White.
ISBN
0945099010 (v. 1 : cover)
0945099029 (v. 2 : cover)
Author
White, Virgil D.
Place of Publication
Waynesboro, Tenn
Publisher
National Historical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
2 v. (1194 p.) ; 22 cm.
Notes
Compiled from microfilm records held by the National Archives.
Contents
V. l. A-K -- v. 2. L-Z.
Subjects
Pensions, Military - United States
Additional Corporate Author
United States. National Archives.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.311 W588o
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Index to War of 1812 pension files

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7139
Author
White, Virgil D.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
929.311 W588w
Responsibility
transcribed by Virgil D. White.
ISBN
0945099088 (set)
Author
White, Virgil D.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Waynesboro, Tenn
Publisher
National Historical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
3 v. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Military pensions - United States
United States - History - War of 1812 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.311 W588w
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