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Civil War reminiscences of Cyrus Bussey, 1864 Item Info
- Title:
- Civil War reminiscences of Cyrus Bussey, 1864
- Creator (Person):
- Bussey, Cyrus, 1833-1915
- Date Created:
- 1864
- Time Period:
- 1860s
- Description:
- Cyrus Bussey details his exploits as an officer with the Iowa Cavalry. Bussey refers to himself in the third person in this laudatory discussion of his experiences in the Army, including his involvement in the Battles of Pea Ridge and Vicksburg, as well as the occupation of Helena, Arkansas. Cyrus Bussey, a native of Iowa, moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, in 1855. After serving as a Democrat in the Iowa Senate, Bussey was appointed by Governor Kirkwood as an Aide-de-State and was charged with sharing the responsibility for the defense of the state. During the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry. After the war, Bussey was a successful businessman and lawyer in St. Louis, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C.. He was also appointed the Assistant Secretary of the Interior (1889) during the Harrison administration.
- Subject (Topic):
- History Soldiers Personal narratives American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) Battle of Pea Ridge (Arkansas : 1862) Siege of Vicksburg (Vicksburg, Mississippi : 1863)
- Subject (Organization):
- United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865)
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Cyrus Bussey Civil War reminiscences
- Call Number:
- MS 606
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91f4m
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 37 pages
- Genre:
- memoirs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Civil War reminiscences
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fq9q51d
- Identifier:
- civilwar1483
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91v9n
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Civil War reminiscences of Cyrus Bussey, 1864", Civil War Reminiscences, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91v9n
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.