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Joseph Kohout letters, 1863-1865

Letters written during the Civil War which include references to the siege of Vicksburg and the Atlanta campaign.

Charles H. Perry application for service in naval hospital, Aug. 29, 1861

Application for a position as an Asst. Surgeon in the United States Navy as well as the initial medical test with answers given by the applicant.

Laura Gibson's correspondence to her mother, June-August 1863

Details life in a camp near Vicksburg where she resided with her husband, a surgeon with the 15th Iowa Volunteer Regiment.

A. B. Cree letters to Hattie Smith Cree, 1863-1865

Contains references to Col. William Stone, deserters, Copperheads, and temperance.

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Robert J. Moyle letters, 1862-1906

Moyle, a resident of Hillsboro, Iowa, (Henry Co.), was a member of the 25th Regiment of Iowa Volunteers and participated in the siege of Vicksburg and encounters at Dallas, Georgia. His letters, addressed to his parents, include descriptions of…

Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas Civil War diary, 1862-1863

Introduction written in 1965 by Paul Dysart, Jr., grandson to Henry Dysart. Original diary donated to the National Military Park, Pea Ridge, Arkansas.

George S. and Sarah Smith, 1860s

Myron Owen diary, 1864

Myron Owen served with the 8th New York Cavalry Regiment and joined the Army of the Potomac. He served the quartermaster, managing supplies of forage for the horses. He was present at the battles of Harper's Ferry, Antietam, Chancellorsville and Rich…

Commonplace-book of Thomas E. Corkhill, 1851-1895

Corkhill was a Methodist minister, instrumental in the founding of Iowa Wesleyan College and the reformatories in Mitchellville and Eldora, Iowa. Governor Samuel Kirkwood commissioned this account of Corkhill's experiences as a chaplain for the 25th…

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