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Civil War Diaries and Letters

: Albert Cross diary, 1862

: 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 Cady letters, 1862-1864

: Christian D. Rupp diary

: Edward F. Winslow memoir, 1863-1865

: Frank Malcom letters, 1864

: Frank Malcom letters, 1865

: George W. Strong correspondence and papers, 1863-1908

: Henderson Journal 01, October 3, 1861 - February 25, 1862

: Henderson Journal 03, January 1 - December 31, 1863

: Henderson Journal 04, January 1 - July 20, 1864

: Henderson Journal 05, July 13 - November 6, 1864

: Henderson Journal 06, November 8, 1864 - May 14, 1865

: Henderson Journal 07, May 15 - June 7, 1865

: Henderson Journal 08, June 8-30, 1865

: Henderson Journal 09, July 1 - September 16, 1865

: Henderson Journal 10, September 16 - November 25, 1965

: Henderson Journal 11, November 26, 1865 - January 9, 1866

: Henderson Journal 12, January 10-30, 1866

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1864-July 1864

: James B. Weaver letters, 1860-1864

: Jesse Dawley diary, 1864-1865

: Joseph Kohout letters, 1863-1865

: Laura Gibson's correspondence to her mother, June-August 1863

: Miles Beaty letters, 1863

: Minutes of disposition by General Foster for the expedition in the Stono to begin 1 July 1864

: Myron Owen diary, 1864

: Myron Underwood letters, 1862-1863

: Myron Underwood letters, 1864-1865

: Philip H. Conard diary, 1864-1865

: Robert J. Moyle letters, 1862-1906

: Shelton family papers, 1864-1936

: Such is war: the letters of an orderly in the 7th Iowa Infantry, October 1960

: Turner S. Bailey diary, 1861

: Turner S. Bailey diary, 1862

: Turner S. Bailey diary, 1863

: White family papers, July 1861-March 1865

: Wilkerson letters, 1863-1865

: William F. Goodhue diary, 1861

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University of Iowa

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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