Correspondence detailing the experiences of Joseph Franklin Culver, who served with the Illinois 129th Infantry Regiment, Company A, from 1862-1865, first as a lieutenant and later as captain.
John Paisley was born in Ohio in 1831 In the Civil War, he served in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and he was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. In later life he lived in Iowa, Washington, D.C., and...
Campaigns & battles; Guards; Military camps; Sick persons; Slaves; Soldiers; War casualties; Military officers; Political elections; Voting; Farms; Farmers; Farming; Harvesting; Blockades; Forts & fortifications; Orchards; Rivers; Recruiting &...
The Charles Cady letters were written during his service in the Civil War. Included are the letters he wrote to his parents, brother, and sister living at home in Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa. He discussed army life, talked of casualties and...
Accounting; Dry goods stores; Equipment; Grocery stores; Commerce; Building materials; Food; Writing materials; Bookselling; Wages; Paying bills; Harvesting; Students; Education; Teachers; Soldiers; Military life; Military camps; Military...
Includes ledger kept by Emanuel Mericle from 1863 to 1865 and five letters written by Martin Mericle to his brothers while he served with the 114th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the Civil War.