Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Soldiers; War casualties; Campaigns & battles; Guards; Sick persons; Military inspections; Military training; Marching; Typhus fever; Death; Graves
Letters from Beaty to his family recounting his experience as a Union soldier in the 149th Regiment of the Pennsylvania infantry, and letters to his family from his comrades recounting the circumstances of his death and burial.
Newspaper articles about Nile Kinnick's untimely death and the many tributes that followed, which included scholarships, awards, memorials and the renaming of the University of Iowa's stadium to Kinnick Stadium.
Concerning Thornton’s health; an evening thunderstorm; various acquaintances and family, including Mrs. Hunter, Ann, Bess, Mr. Alsager, and Mr. Creevey.