This photograph was taken on September 17, 1913, where the surviving members from Iowa 33rd Regiment in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War were honored for their service in a parade and reunion outside of the Mahaska County…
This is a picture taken of the surviving field and staff members from the 33rd Iowa Regiment during the Civil War. These men were part of the Grand Army of the Republic, which helped defeat the Confederacy in 1865. Situated at the top right of the…
Thomas Gray enlisted in the Union Army on August 24, 1861. He was from the booming river town of Eddyville, Iowa, located in Mahaska County. After being mustered up the next month, Gray was engaged in some of the earliest battles of the Civil War. …
This is a photograph of Congressman John F. Lacey taken in the year 1861. Lacey was asked to serve in the 33rd Iowa Regiment as a Sergeant under his mentor, Colonel (eventually Brigadier General) Samuel Allen Rice. As the Civil War lingered on,…
This is a photograph of an unknown Union soldier during the Civil War. It was common for soldiers to get their picture taken in full uniform before leaving for the battlefield. It also served as a memento for loved ones in case the soldier did not…
