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: Albert Cross diary, 1862

: American travel diary of an unknown Englishman, 1864

: Andrew F. Davis diary, 1861-1862

: Andrew F. Davis diary, 1861-1862

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

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

: Christian D. Rupp diary

: Civil War artifacts of Thomas Rescum Sterns, 1861-1862

: Commonplace-book of Thomas E. Corkhill, 1851-1895

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

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

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1861

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1862

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1863

: George C. Burmeister diary, 1864

: George M. Shearer diary, 1863

: George M. Shearer diary, 1864

: George M. Shearer diary, 1865

: George S. Smith diary, 1862-1866

: 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

: Isaac N. Williamson diary, 1863

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1864-July 1864

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865

: Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January-July 1863

: 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 Harrison Allspaugh diary, September 1862-January 1863

: Jacob Nauman diary, 1864-1865

: Jesse Dawley diary, 1864-1865

: John C. Brown diary, 1864

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

: John W. Pratt diary, 1862

: John W. Pratt diary, 1865

: Joseph Child diary, 1862-1863

: Lewis Crater diary, 1864-1898

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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