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William Titus Rigby papers, 1860s-1910s?

William Titus Rigby papers, 1860s-1910s?

Title

William Titus Rigby papers, 1860s-1910s?

Description

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 College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, gaining his A.B. degree in 1869. He later became a banker at Mechanicsville. Rigby was deeply involved with veterans affairs. In 1895, he was elected secretary of the Vicksburg National Military Park Association. In 1899, he became the park's resident commissioner. He is buried at the Vicksburg National Cemetery.

Creator

Rigby, William Titus

Publisher

University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept.

Date

1860/1919

Rights

Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.

Relation

Civil War Diaries and Letters
William Titus Rigby papers
http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0082

Type

Text; Still image
Correspondence; Invitations; Clippings (Information artifacts); Documents; Postcards; Maps
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Identifier

MsC82
index.cpd
31858055128585
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/