BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
John Hardwick of Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana enlisted in Company "C" of the 33rd Indiana Regiment in
September 1861. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Thompsons Station (Tennessee) in 1863 and spent
several months in Libby Prison, Virginia. Hardwick was promote to 1st lieutenant in February 1865, and was mustered
out in July of the same year. He returned to Martinsville and was the subscription manager for J. McBride's History of
the Thirty-third Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Four Years of the Civil War (1900).
Sources:
Terrell, William Henry Harrison, Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana. Indianapolis : A.H. Connor
[etc.] State Printer, 1865-69. E506.2 I39 T4 1865.
Materials in collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection contains letters written by Hardwick to his family in Martinsville, Morgan County, while serving with
the 33rd Indiana Regiment, 1861–65. Most of the letters were written to his brother, Alexander, in Brooklyn, Morgan
County, and his parents in Centerton, Morgan County. Letters were written while with the 33rd Regiment in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas and describe military operations and battles, camp life, and include
comments and questions about people and conditions at home.
Of particular note is his detailed description of the regiment's actions with Sherman's march through Georgia, May–
December 1864. Also contained in the papers are Hardwick's handwritten description and a typescript of his capture
at the Battle of Thompsons Station and his subsequent imprisonment at Libby Prison, Virginia, March–May 1863. In
it he details the horrors of a Confederate hospital at Columbia, Tennessee, and the indignities that existed at Libby
Prison.
The remainder of Hardwick's papers deal with his role as subscription manager for John McBride's regimental history
of the 33rd, published in 1900. In addition to a signed copy of the history, there are letters from the surviving veterans,
order forms, and subscription records, 1896–1902.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTAINER
Collection #
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
www.indianahistory.org
COLLECTION INFORMATION
VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:
2 manuscript boxes
COLLECTION
DATES:
1861–1902
PROVENANCE: Earl Robinson c/o Omnica, 15560-D Rockfield Blvd., Irvine,
CA 92618, 30 April 2002
RESTRICTIONS: None
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection
must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.
ACCESSION
NUMBER:
2002.0444
NOTES: From self published book, Nov 20, 1910; PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Of W.J.Knox a civil war vet from Morgan County, buried in Brooklyn Cemetery at top of hill with historical marker. See pages 99 & 100. Describes the surrender at the battle of Thompson's station and that John Hardwick had been shot in the thigh.
(Tim Burk May2022)
John Hardwick of Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana enlisted in Company "C" of the 33rd Indiana Regiment in
September 1861. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Thompsons Station (Tennessee) in 1863 and spent
several months in Libby Prison, Virginia. Hardwick was promote to 1st lieutenant in February 1865, and was mustered
out in July of the same year. He returned to Martinsville and was the subscription manager for J. McBride's History of
the Thirty-third Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Four Years of the Civil War (1900).
Sources:
Terrell, William Henry Harrison, Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana. Indianapolis : A.H. Connor
[etc.] State Printer, 1865-69. E506.2 I39 T4 1865.
Materials in collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection contains letters written by Hardwick to his family in Martinsville, Morgan County, while serving with
the 33rd Indiana Regiment, 1861–65. Most of the letters were written to his brother, Alexander, in Brooklyn, Morgan
County, and his parents in Centerton, Morgan County. Letters were written while with the 33rd Regiment in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas and describe military operations and battles, camp life, and include
comments and questions about people and conditions at home.
Of particular note is his detailed description of the regiment's actions with Sherman's march through Georgia, May–
December 1864. Also contained in the papers are Hardwick's handwritten description and a typescript of his capture
at the Battle of Thompsons Station and his subsequent imprisonment at Libby Prison, Virginia, March–May 1863. In
it he details the horrors of a Confederate hospital at Columbia, Tennessee, and the indignities that existed at Libby
Prison.
The remainder of Hardwick's papers deal with his role as subscription manager for John McBride's regimental history
of the 33rd, published in 1900. In addition to a signed copy of the history, there are letters from the surviving veterans,
order forms, and subscription records, 1896–1902.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTAINER
Collection #
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
www.indianahistory.org
COLLECTION INFORMATION
VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:
2 manuscript boxes
COLLECTION
DATES:
1861–1902
PROVENANCE: Earl Robinson c/o Omnica, 15560-D Rockfield Blvd., Irvine,
CA 92618, 30 April 2002
RESTRICTIONS: None
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection
must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.
ACCESSION
NUMBER:
2002.0444
NOTES: From self published book, Nov 20, 1910; PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Of W.J.Knox a civil war vet from Morgan County, buried in Brooklyn Cemetery at top of hill with historical marker. See pages 99 & 100. Describes the surrender at the battle of Thompson's station and that John Hardwick had been shot in the thigh.
(Tim Burk May2022)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
John Hardwick of Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana enlisted in Company "C" of the 33rd Indiana Regiment in
September 1861. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Thompsons Station (Tennessee) in 1863 and spent
several months in Libby Prison, Virginia. Hardwick was promote to 1st lieutenant in February 1865, and was mustered
out in July of the same year. He returned to Martinsville and was the subscription manager for J. McBride's History of
the Thirty-third Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Four Years of the Civil War (1900).
Sources:
Terrell, William Henry Harrison, Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana. Indianapolis : A.H. Connor
[etc.] State Printer, 1865-69. E506.2 I39 T4 1865.
Materials in collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection contains letters written by Hardwick to his family in Martinsville, Morgan County, while serving with
the 33rd Indiana Regiment, 1861–65. Most of the letters were written to his brother, Alexander, in Brooklyn, Morgan
County, and his parents in Centerton, Morgan County. Letters were written while with the 33rd Regiment in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas and describe military operations and battles, camp life, and include
comments and questions about people and conditions at home.
Of particular note is his detailed description of the regiment's actions with Sherman's march through Georgia, May–
December 1864. Also contained in the papers are Hardwick's handwritten description and a typescript of his capture
at the Battle of Thompsons Station and his subsequent imprisonment at Libby Prison, Virginia, March–May 1863. In
it he details the horrors of a Confederate hospital at Columbia, Tennessee, and the indignities that existed at Libby
Prison.
The remainder of Hardwick's papers deal with his role as subscription manager for John McBride's regimental history
of the 33rd, published in 1900. In addition to a signed copy of the history, there are letters from the surviving veterans,
order forms, and subscription records, 1896–1902.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTAINER
Collection #
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
www.indianahistory.org
COLLECTION INFORMATION
VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:
2 manuscript boxes
COLLECTION
DATES:
1861–1902
PROVENANCE: Earl Robinson c/o Omnica, 15560-D Rockfield Blvd., Irvine,
CA 92618, 30 April 2002
RESTRICTIONS: None
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection
must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.
ACCESSION
NUMBER:
2002.0444
NOTES: From self published book, Nov 20, 1910; PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Of W.J.Knox a civil war vet from Morgan County, buried in Brooklyn Cemetery at top of hill with historical marker. See pages 99 & 100. Describes the surrender at the battle of Thompson's station and that John Hardwick had been shot in the thigh.
(Tim Burk May2022)
John Hardwick of Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana enlisted in Company "C" of the 33rd Indiana Regiment in
September 1861. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Thompsons Station (Tennessee) in 1863 and spent
several months in Libby Prison, Virginia. Hardwick was promote to 1st lieutenant in February 1865, and was mustered
out in July of the same year. He returned to Martinsville and was the subscription manager for J. McBride's History of
the Thirty-third Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Four Years of the Civil War (1900).
Sources:
Terrell, William Henry Harrison, Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana. Indianapolis : A.H. Connor
[etc.] State Printer, 1865-69. E506.2 I39 T4 1865.
Materials in collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection contains letters written by Hardwick to his family in Martinsville, Morgan County, while serving with
the 33rd Indiana Regiment, 1861–65. Most of the letters were written to his brother, Alexander, in Brooklyn, Morgan
County, and his parents in Centerton, Morgan County. Letters were written while with the 33rd Regiment in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas and describe military operations and battles, camp life, and include
comments and questions about people and conditions at home.
Of particular note is his detailed description of the regiment's actions with Sherman's march through Georgia, May–
December 1864. Also contained in the papers are Hardwick's handwritten description and a typescript of his capture
at the Battle of Thompsons Station and his subsequent imprisonment at Libby Prison, Virginia, March–May 1863. In
it he details the horrors of a Confederate hospital at Columbia, Tennessee, and the indignities that existed at Libby
Prison.
The remainder of Hardwick's papers deal with his role as subscription manager for John McBride's regimental history
of the 33rd, published in 1900. In addition to a signed copy of the history, there are letters from the surviving veterans,
order forms, and subscription records, 1896–1902.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTAINER
Collection #
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
www.indianahistory.org
COLLECTION INFORMATION
VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:
2 manuscript boxes
COLLECTION
DATES:
1861–1902
PROVENANCE: Earl Robinson c/o Omnica, 15560-D Rockfield Blvd., Irvine,
CA 92618, 30 April 2002
RESTRICTIONS: None
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection
must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.
ACCESSION
NUMBER:
2002.0444
NOTES: From self published book, Nov 20, 1910; PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Of W.J.Knox a civil war vet from Morgan County, buried in Brooklyn Cemetery at top of hill with historical marker. See pages 99 & 100. Describes the surrender at the battle of Thompson's station and that John Hardwick had been shot in the thigh.
(Tim Burk May2022)
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