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This digital collection contains the diaries and other related items of soldiers, many from Iowa, who fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Their accounts offer valuable insight on their day-to-day activities, accounts of battles, and feelings regarding the war and their time as soldiers. Several of the diaries include full or partial transcriptions.
"This evening, with a very sad heart, I enlisted in the defence [sic] of my country in this great rebellion, deeming it my duty." –Read full entry
"Two young ladies here on the field in search of their brothers- one of them being in the Federal and the other in the rebel army" –Read full entry
"The year goes out cold and blustering - And leaves me a Prisoner in Sumter. [...] It is generally supposed that the ensuing year will end the civil war in America." –Read full entry
Reference URL: http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cwd
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections Dept., University of Iowa Libraries
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