Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Dates
- Creation: 1857 - 1865
Creator
- Ladley, Oscar Derostus, 1837-1880 (Person)
- Ladley, Catherine Griffith, 1812-1871 (Person)
- Totten, Alice Ladley, 1846-1933 (Person)
- Carr, Mary Ladley, c.1845-1901 (Person)
- Ladley family (Family)
Summary
SELECTIONS of the Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138), specifically his Civil War correspondence (from box 1, folders 1-9), have been digitized and are available online in CORE Scholar, Wright State University’s Campus Online Repository. Click on the "Digital Object" icon to view these items online now.
Biographical / Historical
Ladley was a career army officer who fought in the Civil War with Company G, 75th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was later assigned to Fort Sully in the Dakota Territories. His papers consist primarily of letters written to his mother and sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio, telling of his Civil War experiences, and later, his life as a frontier army officer. Also included are some Civil War military records.
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
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