Civil War Reminiscences

Description

More than 76,000 Iowans fought in the Civil War. This collection includes written accounts by a few of those soldiers that document life in camp, campaigns, exploits including a prison escape, and their thoughts on the war.

Sample Items

Civil War diary of James Robertson, 1861

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Civil War diary of James Robertson, 1861-1862

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Civil War letter of Mather family member, 1862

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Civil War letter of William Vanzant to Henry C. Vanzant, 1862

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Civil War reminiscences of Cyrus Bussey, 1864

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Civil War diary of L. Stone Hall, 1864-1865

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Civil War diary of James Robertson, 1862

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Civil War diary of Charles W. Chapman, 1862-1869

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Civil War diary of Celestia Lee Barker, 1863

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Time Span

1861 to 1904
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Top Subjects

american civil war (united states : 1861-1865) history soldiers personal narratives nineteenth century

Locations

iowa

Genre

diaries correspondence memoirs

Objects

10 IMAGE/JPEG
10 TOTAL ITEMS
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