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Civil War diary of James Robertson, 1862 Item Info
- Title:
- Civil War diary of James Robertson, 1862
- Creator (Person):
- Robertson, James (Soldier)
- Date Created:
- 1862
- Time Period:
- 1860s
- Description:
- James Robertson was a native of Clifton, Iowa, in Louisa County. He was a private in Company C, 8th Iowa Infantry, was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh and hospitalized in Nashville, Tennessee's University Hospital. The diary details his travels, thoughts, purchases, and transcriptions of some poetry and verse. The collection contains three of Robertson's personal diaries: two personal diaries from 1861-1862 and an account book ca. 1860. Diaries detail his travels, thoughts, purchases, and transcriptions of some poetry and verse. Although the diaries are preprinted with the dates 1856, 1858, and 1861, he appears to have used them at later dates than those for which they were intended. Pages not included here are either blank or missing.
- Subject (Topic):
- Soldiers History Personal narratives American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- Subject (Organization):
- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865). Company C
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- James Robertson Civil War diaries
- Call Number:
- MS 646
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91b6b
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 116 pages
- Genre:
- diaries
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Civil War reminiscences
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fq9q51d
- Identifier:
- civilwar1791
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9np03
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Civil War diary of James Robertson, 1862", Civil War Reminiscences, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9np03
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.