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Lithographic Portrait of Major General E.W. Rice at the time of the American Civil War, 1861
Elliott Warren Rice was born on November 16, 1835, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. The younger brother of General Samuel Allen Rice, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jenkin's Ferry in April, 1864, E.W. Rice served in the conflict during…
Colonel James F. McNeill; Lincoln Guard of Honor Member; 1906
This is a photgraph taken of Colonel James F. McNeill of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1906. Colonel McNeill served on an elite team of men that was put to the task of guarding the body/tomb of President Abraham Lincoln after an attempt of stealing his…
Civil War Union Non-Commissioned Officer Posing before the Camera, Circa 1861
In this photograph poses an unknown non-commissioned Union soldier from Mahaska County, Iowa. Taken around 1861, the Civil War was the first American War in which much of the conflict was documented through photography. Officers and…
Grand Army of the Republic Building, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1885-1890
This is a picture taken of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) building, which served as a meeting site for veterans of the Civil War from 1885 until 1890. Veterans that served under the 33rd Iowa Regiment would most likely have utilized this…
Labor Day Celebration Announcement in Oskaloosa, Iowa, September 6-8, 1909
This image depicts an advertisement for the upcoming Labor Day celebration festivities from September 6-8, 1909. The advertisement also expresses an interest in getting all veterans of the Civil War from the Iowa 33rd Regiment to participate in the…
Town Square War Memorial, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1920
Pictured here is a war memorial that was dedicated to the men and woman who bravely served the United States military during the American Civil War (1861-1865), Spanish-American War (1898), and World War I (1917-1918). The Woman's Relief Corps. was…
Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice; Civil War Hero
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…
Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero
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…
Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero
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…
Post Office during the Civil War, 1861-1864; Oskaloosa, IA; Mahaska County
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…