Typed transcriptions, photocopies and newspaper clippings documenting the Civil War experiences of Charles T. Ackley, a New York native who moved to Iowa before the War, and of the Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry to which he belonged.
This collection includes a photograph of Charles Cady's grandmother's house in Danville, Iowa, an engraved plate of Cady, and his military promotion papers and military discharge papers.
The Charles Cady letters were written during his service in the Civil War. Included are the letters he wrote to his parents, brother, and sister living at home in Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa. He discussed army life, talked of casualties and…
The collaborative new media team Mary Agnes Krell + Craig Dietrich is currently in a year-long production looking at the incidents and accidents of urban fabric in America and Europe, of which the included photograph is part. The project catalogues…
