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James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864
James B. Weaver was trained as a lawyer, entered the Civil War as a private and left as a brigadier general, was an attorney general, tax assessor, and newspaper editor in Iowa, was elected to Congress, and was twice a presidential candidate, for the…
Col. David James Palmer papers, November 1862 - November 1928
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…
Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
Correspondence written by Davis to his wife and daughters on such matters as troop morale, slavery, Copperheads, camp life, and battle.
Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863
Letters to his father, sister and brother in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa and journal excerpts concerning camp life and activities; containing references to General Sherman, the battle of Shiloh and the siege of Vicksburg.
Charles T. Ackley Civil War documents, 1859-1965?
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.
Turner S. Bailey diary, 1862
Bailey, of Epworth, Iowa, was mustered into the 3rd Iowa Infantry, Company A in June 1861. After spending a year with the company in Missouri, they moved south by boat and train in the Spring of 1862 and participated in the battle of Shiloh (which he…
James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864
James B. Weaver was trained as a lawyer, entered the Civil War as a private and left as a brigadier general, was an attorney general, tax assessor, and newspaper editor in Iowa, was elected to Congress, and was twice a presidential candidate, for the…
Col. David James Palmer papers, November 1862 - November 1928
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…
Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
Correspondence written by Davis to his wife and daughters on such matters as troop morale, slavery, Copperheads, camp life, and battle.