William D. Ward papers
Collection Statement
This collection contains college speeches, folders on the Civil War, miscellaneous folders, and pictures. Also included in the back of the document case is a copy of a diary from June 24, 1863 and a brief history of the part played by Col. William D. Ward in the Civil War as written by himself.
Dates
- 1830 - 1950
Creator
- Ward, William D. (class of 1853) (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University.
Biographical Sketch
LL. B. Born, February 1, 1830, Madisonville, Ind. Student College of Liberal Arts, Indiana Asbury University, 1849-52; studied law, Versailles; engaged in practice of law, Versailles, 1865-75; removed to Vevay, engaged in practice of law, 1875-98; captain of Company A., Thirty-seventh Indiana Volunteers, 1861-65; mustered out as lieutenant-colonel. Married, May, 1853, Miss Sarah J. Todd, Madison, Ind., deceased; married, September 1, 1880, Mrs. T. H. North, Rising Sun, Ind. Died, February 24, 1898, while conducting a trial in court, Vevay, Ind.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- William D. Ward papers Class of 1852; School of Law, Class of 1858
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Date
- 10/4/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
