Letters detailing army life in 1863 for Civil War soldier William Titus Rigby of the 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Company B, including the Vicksburg campaign.
Letters detailing army life in 1863 for Civil War soldier William Titus Rigby of the 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Company B, including the Vicksburg campaign.
William Titus Rigby served in the Civil War as a second lieutenant in the 24th Iowa Infantry, Company B. Later he attained the rank of captain. He was involved in the Coldwater Expedition and the Vicksburg campaign. After the war he attended Cornell…
Letters written from near Waverly, Tennessee describing enemy attacks, camp life and activities, and his impressions of the state; includes a letter from Eli Keeler telling of Pugh’s capture; and two printed documents concerning Pugh as Enrolling…
John W. Pratt was a soldier in Company A of the 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He enlisted on August 22, 1862, and was mustered out on August 7, 1865. This diary includes short comments about encounters with the rebel…
John W. Pratt was a soldier in Company A of the 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He enlisted on August 22, 1862, and was mustered out on August 7, 1865. This diary is filled with his feelings of homesickness and longing…
William lived in Charleston, South Carolina, and Thomas lived in Vinton, Iowa. The letters illustrate their deteriorating relationship brought about by the Civil War.
Papers describing the war experiences of Palmer, who was from Washington County, Iowa and fought with the 8th Iowa Infantry and later the 25th Iowa Infantry. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Shiloh but recovered and was promoted to captain…