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Civil War Diaries and Letters

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: 20th Regiment Iowa Volunteers muster roll, Aug. 25, 1862

: Albert Cross diary, 1862

: American travel diary of an unknown Englishman, 1864

: Andrew F. Davis diary, 1861-1862

: Anson R. Butler letters, 1861-1900

: Asahel Mann Civil War records, 1862-1908

: Bean family letters, 1845-1860

: Bean family letters, 1862-1863

: Bean family letters, 1868-1898

: Bean family letters and papers, 1912-1962

: Bean family letters, circa 1855-1880

: Bean family papers, 1839-1863

: Byron McClain letters, 1863-1864

: California Civil War diary of an unknown soldier, 1862-1863

: Charles Arad Gates letters, 1861-1863

: Charles Cady letters, 1862-1864

: Charles Cady photographs and military papers, 1863-1864

: Charles H. Perry application for service in naval hospital, Aug. 29, 1861

: Christian D. Rupp diary

: Edward F. Winslow memoir, 1863-1865

: Eliphalet W. Ensign diary, August 1865-June 1866

: Eliphalet W. Ensign diary, January 1864-August 1865

: Frank Malcom letters, 1864

: Frank Malcom letters, 1865

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1861

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1862

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1863

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1864

: George Hall letters, 1861-1864

: George M. Shearer, 1863

: George M. Shearer diary, 1863

: George M. Shearer diary, 1864

: George M. Shearer diary, 1865

: George S. and Sarah Smith, 1860s

: George W. Strong correspondence and papers, 1863-1865

: 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

: Henry Brockway diary, 1864

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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