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Amanda Shelton from the 1860s and a speech written by R. Amanda Shelton in 1911 about her experiences during the Civil War. O.C. Shelton served as an officer in the Iowa Infantry 45th Regiment and died of illness shortly after returning home; his sisters, under the guidance of Annie Wittenmeyer, helped set up "diet kitchens" in Union military hospitals in the South and tended to wounded soldiers. Shelton, O. C.; Shelton Mary E.; Shelton, Rhoda Amanda University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. 1864/1936 2008-10-15 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. 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Amanda Shelton from the 1860s and a speech written by R. Amanda Shelton in 1911 about her experiences during the Civil War. O.C. Shelton served as an officer in the Iowa Infantry 45th Regiment and died of illness shortly after returning home; his sisters, under the guidance of Annie Wittenmeyer, helped set up "diet kitchens" in Union military hospitals in the South and tended to wounded soldiers. Shelton, O. C.; Shelton Mary E.; Shelton, Rhoda Amanda University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. 1864/1936 2008-10-15 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. Civil War Diaries and Letters; Abraham Lincoln Collection Shelton Family Papers http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0007 Text Diaries; Speeches; Obituaries; Military passes jpeg MSC0007 31858055128080 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/