Select Collection

Search box

Civil War Diaries and Letters

Pages

: A. B. Cree letters to Hattie Smith Cree, 1863-1865

: Account of pay and clothing for Joseph H. Forest, 1862

: American travel diary of an unknown Englishman, 1864

: Andrew F. Davis diary, 1861-1862

: Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862

: Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863

: Andrew F. Davis papers, May-December 1861

: Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas Civil War diary, 1862-1863

: Charles Thomas Ackley letters to his wife, January 1864-March 1865

: Clara Barton's letters to Cousin Leander (Len), 1863-1864

: Col. David James Palmer papers, August-December 1863

: Col. David James Palmer papers, December 1864-May 1865

: Col. David James Palmer papers, January 1863

: Col. David James Palmer papers, January 1863-February 1887

: Col. David James Palmer papers, January 1864-May 1865

: Col. David James Palmer papers, January-June 1864

: Col. David James Palmer papers, July-December 1864

: Col. David James Palmer papers, November 1862 - November 1928

: Edward F. Winslow papers, July 1864-December 1865

: Edward F. Winslow papers, September 1862-August 1864

: Ferdinand Sophus Winslow letters, September 1861-February 1862

: Ferdinand Sophus Winslow letters, September 1862-April 1865

: General Sherman letter to Col. Tourtelotte, August 7, 1887

: General Sherman letter to Col. Tourtelotte, February 4, 1887

: General Sherman letter to John Murray Corse, November 4, 1871

: General Sherman letter to William F. Scott, July 20, 1888

: George S. and Sarah Smith, 1860s

: George S. Smith diary, 1862-1866

: Giauque family papers, 1861-1865

: Iowa Infantry 3rd Regiment Company E muster roll, June 8, 1861

: Iowa Infantry 3rd Regiment losses at Shiloh of companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, and K, April 6-7, 1862

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1864-July 1864

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, July-Nov. 1864

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, November 1864-January 1865

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, Oct. 1863-Jan. 1864

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, September 1861-September 1862

: Jacob Nauman diary, 1864-1865

: James Miller papers, 1862-1903

: James Miller papers, August 1862-November 1879

: James Schenck letter to brother and sister, October 6, 1864

: John G. Roller Civil War diary transcript and related correspondence, 1864-1960

: Joseph Franklin Culver papers, 1800s

: Joseph Franklin Culver papers, 1863

: Joseph Franklin Culver papers, January-April 1864

: Joseph Franklin Culver papers, January-June 1865

: Joseph Franklin Culver papers, March 1860-December 1862

: Joseph Franklin Culver papers, May-November 1864

Pages

In collections

University of Iowa

Description

Details

Title: Civil War Diaries and Letters
Date Created: 1837/1894
Description: Diaries, correspondence, and photographs from Iowa soldiers and their families during the American Civil War. The collection offers valuable insight on soldiers' daily activities, experiences in battles, and views on the war.
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Civil wars
Military life
Soldiers
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject: Time: 1860-1870
Subject: Place: United States
Archival Collection: Civil War Diaries and Letters
Abraham Lincoln Collection
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Date Digital: 2007/2015
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Department at the University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
Item Type (DCMI): Collection
Item Type (AAT): diaries
correspondence
Item Type (IMT): jpeg