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Philip H. Conard diary, 1864-1865

Conard was mustered into Company A of the 135th Regiment of the National Guard of Ohio on May 8, 1864, and left the army in September.

Section (3) of Buchanan gravels folded and contorted by the Iowan Ice Sheet in the first Interurban cut, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s

Located north of the upper Interurban bridge.

Andrew F. Davis diary, 1861-1862

Davis, of Liberty, Union County, Indiana, enlisted in Company I, 15th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers on May 14, 1861. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant September 10, 1861, and as a first lieutenant November 1862.

Wide portion of the Iowa River Valley as seen from the north valley wall above the Upper Interuban Bridge, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s

Turner S. Bailey diary, 1863

Bailey, of Epworth, Iowa, was mustered into the 3rd Iowa Infantry, Company A in June 1861. In 1863 the company was assigned to Memphis. They took an active part in the siege of Vicksburg, and were part of Sherman's expedition to drive Confederate…

Close view of materials in north face of gully exposure, showing Buchanan gravels at bottom, yellow Loess at top, silt and residual material intervening, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s.

Located 1/4 mile south of Black Springs.

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…

Section (2) of Buchanan Gravels folded and contorted by the Iowan Ice Sheet in the first Interurban cut, Iowa, late 1890s or early 1900s