Finding aid for the Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 Roll Book


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23
Title: Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 Roll Book
Dates: 1894-1904
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23, was a local Findlay, Ohio chapter of an organization which provided financial relief to Civil War veterans and their families. The collection consists of names of women and the veterans they represent, giving date of muster, company, regiment, and status (living or dead).
MS Number MS 0575
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 Roll Book, 1894-1904, consists of names of women and the veterans they represent, giving date of muster, company, regiment, and status (living or dead).

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Findley, Ohio, and the activities of the Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 of the Woman's Veteran Relief Union there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Those interested in the history of the American Civil War and women's history will find this collection useful. Those studying issues of military veterans, philanthropy, and charity will find this collection useful. Genealogists will find this collection useful for both the names listed for Civil War veterans and the women in the Chapter who represented them.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
Veterans -- Ohio.
Woman's Veteran Relief Union. Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 (Findlay, Ohio)
Women -- Ohio -- Findlay -- Societies and clubs.
Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Findlay.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 575 Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 Roll Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio