Asahel Mann and his two brothers were soldiers in Company A of the 4th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. Asahel enlisted in Aug. 1861 at age 18, was taken prisoner on Oct. 11, 1862 in Jones Lane, Ark., and was exchanged and returned to his company on Dec. 1,...
Some of the papers included in this book have appeared in Art and archeology, The seven arts, The dial, The nation, The new republic, and The touchstone-P. [vii].