James Reagles, Jr., Collection

Collection — Box: R-45

Identifier: WHC-M-1828

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Scope and Contents

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Soldier. Correspondence (1866-1868) to and from Reagle regarding personal matters as well as his assignments at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory, with descriptions of the Indians of various tribes with whom he came into contact; and Reagles's diary (1864-1867), in which he recorded his experiences as a Union soldier in Virginia during the Civil War and his post-war service with the U.S. 10th Cavalry at Fort Arbuckle. In the diary Reagle recorded prominent Comanche, Choctaw and Chickasaw words and their English translations, a Caddo drinking song, and recipes for "elixirs of life." Of special note are his impressions of the Indians, his history of the Comanches through 1867, and drawing of a Caddo village he visited in 1867. James Reagle Jr. Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates

1864-1868

Creator

Reagles, James, Jr (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Available for public access.

Extent

.10 ft. (.10 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Ownership and Custodial History

Purchased.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Unknown. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1979.

Subjects

Antiquities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Caddo Indians -- Music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Caddo Indians -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Chickasaw Indians -- Languages Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Chickasaw Indians -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Languages Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Comanche Indians -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Comanche Indians -- Languages Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Comanche Indians -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fort Arbuckle (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indian Territory -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America -- Languages Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America -- Music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Medicine -- Indian Territory -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oklahoma -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1866-1950)