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Civil War Diary of Cyrus Bussey, 1864

Civil War Diary of Cyrus Bussey, 1864

Title

Civil War Diary of Cyrus Bussey, 1864

Description

Cyrus Bussey details his exploits as an officer with the Iowa Cavalry. Bussey refers to himself in the third person in this laudatory discussion of his experiences in the Army, including his involvement in the Battles of Pea Ridge and Vicksburg, as well as the occupation of Helena, Arkansas. Cyrus Bussey, a native of Iowa, moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, in 1855. After serving as a Democrat in the Iowa Senate, Busseu was appointed by Governor Kirkwood as an Aide-de-State and was charged with sharing the responsibility for the defense of the state. During the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry. After the war, Bussey was a successful businessman and lawyer in St. Louis, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C.. He was also appointed the Assistant Secretary of the Interior (1889) during the Harrison administration.

Creator

Bussey, Cyrus, 1833-1915

Source

MS 0606

Publisher

Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

Date

1864
2010-06

Rights

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Relation

http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS606.html

Type

Text
PDF

Identifier

0606.Bussey.0001-001-01
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/