Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
This is a photo taken during the Civil War outside of the post office in Oskaloosa, Iowa. As one could imagine, mail was of the utmost important during the conflict, as soldiers depended on letters and packages from loved ones, and family members…
This photograph was taken on September 17, 1913, where the surviving members from Iowa 33rd Regiment in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War were honored for their service in a parade and reunion outside of the Mahaska County…
This is a picture taken of the surviving field and staff members from the 33rd Iowa Regiment during the Civil War. These men were part of the Grand Army of the Republic, which helped defeat the Confederacy in 1865. Situated at the top right of the…
This is a photograph of Congressman John F. Lacey taken in the year 1861. Lacey was asked to serve in the 33rd Iowa Regiment as a Sergeant under his mentor, Colonel (eventually Brigadier General) Samuel Allen Rice. As the Civil War lingered on,…
This is a photo of a Civil War soldier at an encampment during the Fall or Winter during the Conflict. It was common for a soldier to bring his family and belongings with him to camp during the war. Here you can see the soldier's dog alongside him,…
