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Charles W. Hadley diary, 1862

Charles W. Hadley diary, 1862

Title

Charles W. Hadley diary, 1862

Description

Diary kept by Charles Whipple Hadley (1844-1936), of Anamosa, Iowa. At age 17, Hadley left Anamosa to enlist in the Union army during the American Civil War. He traveled south to Davenport, where he became a member of the 14th Iowa Regiment of Volunteer Company H. Hadley's regiment was based in St. Louis at Benton Barracks.
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Serving from 1861 to 1863, Hadley commanded his own company, spent six months as a prisoner of war, and was probably wounded in battle. In 1863, he returned to Anamosa to live with his family, where he continued writing in his diary until 1864. He spent many years in Ogden City, Utah, where he died in 1936.

Creator

Hadley, Charles Whipple, 1844-1936

Publisher

State Historical Society of Iowa

Date

1862
2006-11

Rights

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.

Relation

Historic Iowa Children's Diaries
http://www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap/discovery.shtml

Format

jpeg

Language

English

Type

Text
Diaries

Identifier

166351812
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/