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…
Barton, a nurse, tended to the wounded on the battlefields of the Civil War, eventually being put in charge of hospitals and of locating missing Union soldiers. After the war she became active in women's suffrage and civil rights movements and was…
Barton, a nurse, tended to the wounded on the battlefields of the Civil War, eventually being put in charge of hospitals and of locating missing Union soldiers. After the war she became active in women's suffrage and civil rights movements and was…
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…
