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Birmingham November the 1st l86l
Dear Son Alfred
We have just received yours of the 24th which we was glad to
hear that you was well and well satisfied We also ar all in
good health hoping that these my faind you injoing the sam
biasing
You stat that you have not received no letters from us the
must have ben mis carid because we have anserd all of your
James have writen 2 and I one which i am sory that you have
not received non
i wrot to you in regard of our work and how we was giting
along we ar giting along very well we have our work principly
done we expect to finish the corn usking to morw that is the
standing corn We have the crib and the smok house full and we have
the old grand to gather yet do your duty at all times stand like
a man - alwes be in good chir and lively nuver regrette wat you have
undertekin mak yursef usefull as far as you can improuve your tal-
ent in your yong days Stouts' boy is dead Wm colbertson got hurt
under a saw log got is ribs and brest bone brok it is expected
that he well get well James is coon hunting to night
Te fini en vous embrusant De coeur et Dafection restant pour la vie
ton devoue' Pere et mer et frere et soeur et amis
Charles Giauque
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Giauque family papers, 1861-1865 |
| Creator | Giauque, James |
| Date Original | 1861/1865 |
| Description | Brothers James and Alfred Giauque, along with their cousin Florian all served in the Civil War. James was a corporal in Company D, 30th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the siege of Vicksburg and a number of other battles. Alfred Giauque was in the military in 1861, and wrote in detail about the company’s band of which he was a member. Florian Giauque was a cousin of James and Alfred’s from Ohio. He served in the 102nd Ohio Volunteers. |
| Topical Subject (LCTGM) |
War Soldiers Military bands |
| Topical Subject (LCSH) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 |
| Personal Name Subject |
Giauque, Alfred Giauque, Florian |
| Corporate Name Subject | United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 30th (1862-1865) |
| Geographic Subject |
United States United States -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg |
| Chronological Subject | 1850-1860 |
| Type (DCMIType) | Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence Envelopes |
| Type (IMT) | jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Civil War Diaries and Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection | Giauque Family papers |
| Collection Identifier | MSC0110 |
| Collection Guide | http://lib.uiowa.edu/collguides/?MSC0110 |
| 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 | 20100219091627189 |
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