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Camp 4th Iowa Cav
Hebron's near Vicksburg
Sunday, Jan. 17th 1864
Jennie, My Sister.
I wrote to Sallie a few days ago and told her to warn you of a coming messenger Now I wish I could personate that messenger and not be obliged to that unsatsfactory substitute of letter writing.
I have been away from home too long to get "homesick" now, but I cannot help it, I think of home and friends very often and often imagine the great pleasure I would enjoy were I to meet once again my friends those who have smoothed and lighted a dark path for me, as you have Jennie those who have treated me kindly and encouragingly in the battle of life, as
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Mann family papers, January 1864-March 1866 |
| Creator | Mann, William |
| Date Original | 1864-01/1866-03 |
| Description | The three Mann brothers of Fremont County, Iowa, were all soldiers in Company A of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. Eldest brother William enlisted on Oct. 2, 1861 at age 34. He was promoted to Veterinary Surgeon on Feb. 10, 1864 and was mustered out on Aug. 10, 1865 in Atlanta, Georgia. John Mann was 26 years old when he enlisted on Aug. 29, 1862. He was killed in action during the siege of Vicksburg. The youngest brother was Asahel Mann, born on Dec. 4, 1842. He was eighteen when he joined the army on Aug. 26, 1861. He was taken prisoner on Oct. 11, 1862 in Jones Lane, Arkansas and was exchanged and returned to this company on Dec. 1, 1862. He held the rank of First Lieutenant when he was mustered out on Aug. 8, 1865. |
| Topical Subject (LCTGM) |
War Soldiers Prisoners of war War casualties |
| Topical Subject (LCSH) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 |
| Personal Name Subject |
Mann, John Mann, Asahel |
| Corporate Name Subject | United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865) |
| Geographic Subject |
United States United States -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg |
| Chronological Subject | 1860-1870 |
| Type (DCMIType) | Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence Envelopes Certificates |
| Type (IMT) | jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Civil War Diaries and Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection | Mann Family papers |
| Collection Identifier | MSC0161 |
| Collection Guide | http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0161 |
| Box Number | 1 |
| Rights Management | 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. |
| Contact Information | Contact the Special Collections Dept. at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/contact/index. |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 Scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Master image available in tiff format. |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Identifier | 31858055128700 |
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| Title | 1864-01-17-Page 01 |
| File Name | 31858055128700_1864-01-17-Page 01.jpg |
| Full Text | Camp 4th Iowa Cav Hebron's near Vicksburg Sunday, Jan. 17th 1864 Jennie, My Sister. I wrote to Sallie a few days ago and told her to warn you of a coming messenger Now I wish I could personate that messenger and not be obliged to that unsatsfactory substitute of letter writing. I have been away from home too long to get "homesick" now, but I cannot help it, I think of home and friends very often and often imagine the great pleasure I would enjoy were I to meet once again my friends those who have smoothed and lighted a dark path for me, as you have Jennie those who have treated me kindly and encouragingly in the battle of life, as |
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